TCU-IAM Members, Lawmakers Rally Against Outsourcing of Amtrak Call-Center...
TCU Vice President and National Legislative Director Bill DeCarlo speaks at the rally in Philadelphia TCU Members came out to fight for their jobs. Congressmen Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Brian...
View ArticleTwo More Carriers Petition FRA for Relief from “Hands-on” Periodic Refresher...
In February 2019, Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations...
View ArticleBNSF Petitions FRA for Relief from Performing Transfer Train Brake Tests
The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from Federal railroad safety regulations with respect to transfer movements between...
View Article2020 Spouse Eligibility Audit Is In Progress Now
Your Response Needed by March 31, 2020 Beginning January 1, 2020, The Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan and The National Railway Carriers and United Transportation Union (NRC/UTU)...
View ArticleDeadline to Register for 2020 IAM Presidential Endorsement is Wednesday Feb 26th
TCU members will have the opportunity to vote for the IAM’s 2020 U.S. presidential endorsement through an independent online ballot. The endorsement election will take place from Wednesday, March 4 at...
View ArticleDeadline Extended for Intermediate Web Development Class
There is still time to register for the Intermediate Web Development Class held April 19-24, 2020 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The extended deadline...
View ArticleIAM Workers’ Memorial Day Set for April 28
The IAM will remember members who have died on the job during a ceremony April 28 at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The unions of the AFL-CIO observe...
View Article2020 IAM Presidential Endorsement Registration Deadline is Wednesday
Tomorrow is the last day for IAM members in the United States to register to vote in IAM’s 2020 U.S. presidential endorsement election. The registration for the membership vote will close tomorrow,...
View ArticleTexas Mental Health Professionals Hold the Line, Vote to Join IAM
The IAM’s national Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLC) campaign is pleased to announce its first victory of 2020. Twenty more military mental health counselors at Fort Bliss Texas voted on...
View ArticleMachinists Union Calls for Manufacturing Strategy to Address Job, Technology...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2020 – Owen Herrnstadt, Chief of Staff of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), in testimony before the House Ways and Means...
View ArticleICYMI: Labor History Preservation & Outdoor Heritage Conservation on Activate...
In case you missed it, this Wednesday’s edition of the IAM’s live webcast featured guests: Lisa Vallen who explains what labor history items Georgia State University collects, how to donate materials...
View ArticleIAM Calls for Manufacturing Strategy to Address Job, Technology Loss to China
Owen Herrnstadt, IAM Chief of Staff and Director of Trade and Globalization, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee asking Congress and the Administration to adopt a comprehensive...
View ArticleMachinists Union Statement on Milwaukee Molson Coors Shooting
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2020 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) releases the following statement on the shooting at Molson Coors Beverage Company in Milwaukee. The...
View ArticleMachinists Union Statement on IAM Local 66 Member Killed in Milwaukee Shooting
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2020 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) releases the following statement on the death of IAM Local 66 member Dana Walk, 57, killed in the...
View ArticleTCU/IAM Fights Amtrak Outsourcing
The Transportation Communications Union represents call center workers in Philadelphia, whose staffing levels have been cut by more than 50% compared to 2018. Positions have been outsourced to...
View ArticleAFL-CIO Flyer – Information and Resources on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
The AFL-CIO has released a flyer with information on the coronavuirus. This flyer can be printed and emailed for distribution of the latest information about the virus. The United States and the world...
View ArticleBlevins Appointed Special Assistant to IAM International President
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Aerospace Coordinator Tony Blevins to the position of Special Assistant to the International President, effective March 1, 2020. Blevins...
View ArticleThe Ladies of Coosa Pines
In 1999, the women of Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union (FCU) in Childersburg, AL knew there was a better option. Week after week, the papermill workers in town would cash their checks and talk about...
View ArticleIAM Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center
Note: Information on this website may change as the situation, recommendations and resources evolve. Please check back frequently. About the Coronavirus Outbreak “COVID-19,” a new coronavirus, has been...
View ArticleArtie Maratea Elected TCU/IAM National President
Contact: Kevin Gifford (301) 840-8741 giffordk@tcunion.org March 4, 2020 Rockville, MD Arthur Maratea has been elected TCU/IAM National President effective August 1, 2020 by its Executive Council to...
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