LL 112 donates proceeds from annual family picnic.
Local lodge 112 donated the proceeds of the recent ninth annual family picnic in the amount of $750 dollars to the Minnesota MNPL fund and $750 dollars to the…
IAM District 19 Secures Paid Sick Days, Other Victories for Members at BNSF
IAM District 19 leadership has gained a historic victory by securing four paid sick days for all IAM members at BNSF. “Our members spoke and the District leadership moved into action,” said…
IBEW, IAM, SMART-MD UNIONS FILE OUTSOURCING SUIT AGAINST BNSF RAILWAY
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19, and International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Mechanical and Engineering…
IAM District 19 Members Ratify Strong Agreement at South Central Florida Express
Jason Gibbs from District 19 of the IAM Rail Division recently overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract for South Central Florida Express in Clewiston, FL. South Central Florida Express delivers sugar…
NS New Hire Class
At the end of January General Chairmen Heath Jacobs, James Orwan and Special Rep. Derrick Battle visited Norfolk Southern’s Machinist New Hire class to meet the new Machinists and provide…
Rail Labor Will Not Rest Until the Freight Rail Industry is Fixed and Rail Workers are Treated Fairly
Washington, D.C. – The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO today released the following statement on behalf of rail unions regarding next steps in our push forward on reforms…
District 19 GC’s meet with Norfolk Southern new hires.
GC’s J. Gibbs, H. Jacobs, and J. Orwan visited Norfolk Southern’s training facility in McDonough Georgia, and met with 11 new Machinists. C L Higdon, Benjamin Davis, Lucas Tester, Richard…