The roughly 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 voted to reject a tentative agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC).
“The Tentative Agreement has been rejected and the strike authorization vote was approved by IAM District 19 members,” IAM District 19 said in a statement. An extension has been agreed to until 12 p.m. ET on Sept. 29.
“This extension will allow us to continue to negotiate changes with the NCCC in the hopes of achieving an agreement our membership would ratify,” IAM District 19 said
“IAM freight rail members are skilled professionals who have worked in difficult conditions through a pandemic to make sure essential products get to their destinations,” IAM District 19 added. “We look forward to continuing that vital work with a fair contract that ensures our members and their families are treated with the respect they deserve for keeping America’s goods and resources moving through the pandemic.”
IAM District 19 represents Locomotive Machinists, Track Equipment Mechanics and Facility Maintenance Personnel at NCCC freight rail carriers.
