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IAM Union’s Brian Shanahan Appointed to Metra Board, Bringing Worker Perspective to Chicagoland Transit Leadership
The IAM is proud to announce that Brian Shanahan, IAM Railroad Coordinator, has been appointed to the Metra Board of Directors in the Chicagoland area. This appointment marks a significant milestone for labor representation in regional transit leadership, and a homecoming for Shanahan, who began his railroad career with Metra more than 17 years ago.
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SAVE THE DATE: CLUW’s 23rd Biennial Convention in San Diego
The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is set to host its 23rd Biennial Convention from Nov. 9–11, 2025, in San Diego. With the theme “Women of the World, UNITE!”, this convention will bring together union sisters and allies from across the country to address critical issues facing working women. Delegates can expect a dynamic
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New IAM Union Merch Now Available on Updated IAM Online Store!
The IAM Union’s refreshed branding has been a hit with our membership and beyond! Now, we have a way for every IAM Union member and supporter to get our brand new merch shipped directly to them. Visit our revamped iamuniongear.org online store to order today! We have the following IAM Union swag ready for purchase, with more on the
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TCU/IAM K-9 Classic Motorcycle Ride Raises More Than $122,000 for Guide Dogs
TCU/IAM recently hosted a three-day charity motorcycle ride event from their Rockville, Md., national office for the very first time. The event included motorcycle rides through Pennsylvania and a visit to Washington D.C.’s monuments. The ride raised funds for the IAM’s favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America and Tender Loving Canines (GDA | TLC). Watch
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IAM Union: Stop the Privatization of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The IAM Union is calling on all members, allies, and community supporters to mobilize now and push back against renewed efforts to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)—a public institution that for more than a century has provided reliable, affordable energy to millions and supported thousands of good union jobs for decades. This is no
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IAM Union Member Steps Up to Assist Texas Flood Emergency Workers
Retired Southwest Airlines employee and current IAM Employee Assistance Program (EAP) instructor with District 142, Mack “Big Mack” McKinney, recounts how his union training in EAP and the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) equipped him to assist recent flood victims and first responders in Kerrville, Texas. Watch the video here. McKinney emphasized the union’s broader
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🚨 TAKE ACTION : Tell Your Representative to Restore Federal Worker Collective Bargaining Rights
A bipartisan measure to reverse President Trump’s executive order that denies collective bargaining rights to millions of federal workers is making headway — and we need your help to win for working families. Federal sector workers in the IAM Union and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), along with allies in labor and
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IAM Union EAP Leaders Make Big Impact at Labor Assistance Professionals Conference
The Labor Assistance Professionals (LAP), an organization founded in 1990, is dedicated to “Labor Helping Labor.” Recently, 25 labor unions, including the IAM, gathered for their annual conference. More than 450 attendees attended seminars and were trained on different brain disorders, conditions, and other family problems members face. Watch the video here. Members were also
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IAM Union Joins AFL-CIO ‘Better in a Union’ Bus Tour, NAACP Labor Town Hall in Charlotte
The IAM Union recently joined the AFL-CIO’s “Better In A Union” Bus Tour and participated in the NAACP’s Labor Town Hall in Charlotte, where labor, community, and civil rights activists came together in a unified call for economic and social justice. WATCH: NAACP Labor Town Hall IAM Union National Legislative and Political Director Hasan Solomon
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Dee Colbert Appointed to Lead IAM Women’s and Young Workers Department
IAM Union International President Brian Bryant has announced the appointment of Demetress “Dee” Colbert as the union’s next Women’s and Young Workers Director, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Colbert will succeed Julie Frietchen, who will become the Winpisinger Center’s director on Jan. 1, 2026. Colbert brings decades of leadership and organizing experience to the role, recently serving
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