Happy Veterans’ Day

District Lodge 19 would like to wish all our Veterans a happy Veterans Day and to thank you all for your service.

NS Pulse Survey

NS has asked it’s employees to take a survey that has the potential to effect upcoming Collective Bargaining.  District 19 advises Membership not to participate. Pulse-Survey-Letter-to-MembershipDownload

Update from PDGC Sandberg

Greetings IAM District Lodge 19 Members, Help us in thanking Kyle Loos for all of the work he put in over the years. Congratulations to Kyle and his family as he moves into retirement. District 19 has recently taken on the representation of Machinists at an additional...

Advanced Local Chairman Program

District 19 Leadership would like to congratulate and thank members of District 19 who currently completed the Advanced Local Chairman Program at the Winpisinger Training Center in Hollywood, Maryland. The participants went through extensive hearings in which they...

Local Lodge 478 meets with Congressman

 On August 11, 2023, Congressman Sean Casten, Illinois 6th District, visited the Belt Railroad Shop in Chicago IL.  District 19 Local Lodge 478 President Mike Lemon had the opportunity to introduce the Congressman to some of our Machinists on duty in the...