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Congress today approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which provides much needed aid for the airline, passenger railroad and the transit sectors. The next stop for the bill, known as the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021”, is President Biden’s desk. President Biden is expected to sign the legislation into law. The American
Read moreThe Senate approved a budget resolution early this morning for a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which includes $15 billion for a clean extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP). With the Senate evenly divided, Vice President Harris cast the tiebreaking vote to approve the measure. “We’ve gotten over the first hurdle, but we
Read moreThe IAM continues to lead the fight on Capitol Hill for an extension of the airline Payroll Support Program (PSP) to keep tens of thousands of IAM members employed.
Read moreThe Metra Board of Directors last week approved the purchase of up to 500 state-of-the-art railcars from Alstom Transportation Inc. The railcars for the Chicago, IL area commuter carrier will be built by Machinists from District Lodge 19, Local Lodge 2741 members at Alstom’s manufacturing plant in Hornell, New York. “This purchase is the news we needed
Read moreSisters and Brothers, Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an iconic civil rights activist who viewed discrimination and anti-unionism as closely related ills. He was a champion for labor rights whose teachings can serve us well in these trying times, when these rights are under constant assault. Dr.
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