District-19 IAM Union
International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Welcome to IAM Union District 19 the Rail District!
UP-NS Merger Application Update
UP–NS Merger Application Update: We wanted to provide an update on the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger application currently before the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The STB rejected the carriers' initial application on January 16, 2026, after...
Unjustly disciplined BNSF Machinist reinstated with full seniority and more than $150,000 in lost wages following a successful arbitration award.
UNION CONTRACTS PAY! A BNSF Denver Machinist was unjustly removed from service. Thanks to the due process protections negotiated in the contract, the case was challenged through the grievance and arbitration process. The Arbitrator ultimately ruled in the member's...
IAM District 19 Opposes UP-NS Merger
June 6, 2026 IAM District 19 Opposition to the Proposed Union Pacific – Norfolk Southern Merger The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 opposes the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railroad in...
IAM Local 754 Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Agreement Following Historic Three-Day Strike
IAM Local 754 Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Agreement Following Historic Three-Day Strike. For more than three years, Machinists (IAM), Electricians (IBEW), Signalmen (BRS), Clerical Workers (TCU), and Locomotive Engineers (BLET) stood shoulder to shoulder...
“There is dignity in labor that carries with it respect, both the labor of the hands and of the head – providing for our bodily wants as well as toiling to develop some enterprise of world-wide reputation” – Tom Talbot February 1889