IAM International President Brian Bryant has appointed longtime TCU/IAM leader Brian Shanahan as IAM Railroad Coordinator, effective March 1, 2024. Shanahan, who previously served as a TCU/IAM National Vice President, was first initiated into the union as a clerk on METRA (Northeast Illinois Commuter Rail) in June 2008. Shanahan was appointed to the Local 829
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Shop Craft Unions at Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway are urgently calling upon the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to initiate unannounced focus inspections on all locomotives and rail cars owned and leased by BNSF Railway, and immediately issue non-compliance orders requiring BNSF to fix all found defects before being permitted to use such
Read moreIAM District 19, the IAM Rail Division, and their allies took to the streets recently in Los Angeles to call on immediate action to protect communities from the recent scourge of railway accidents.
Read moreThe IAM Human Rights Department has taken on its own identity within the IAM, with the sole purpose of advancing equality and justice. This February, the IAM Human Rights Department is featuring accomplished IAM members of the Black community in celebration of Black History Month. IAM members being honored for Black History Month are among the many
Read moreMembers of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Rail Division, IAM District 19, affiliates of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, and community allies will gather for an informational picket outside Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA. The members will gather to advocate for the passage of the Rail Safety
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