December 16th, 2023, ATDA Vice President Colin Thurman and General Chairman Andy Brewer conducted meetings in Hugo, OK and Ashdown,… Read More »Kiamichi Members Ratify New Agreement for Wage Increases and Work Rules
ATDA President Ed Dowell met with President of the United States Joe Biden in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 8… Read More »President Biden Speaks with ATDA President Dowell, other Rail Labor Leaders Prior to Historic High-Speed Rail Announcement
SUMMARY: Since the beginning of 2021, 123 rail accidents/incidents have been reported to FRA as having been caused, in whole… Read More »FRA Issues Safety Advisory 2023-07 Regarding Preventing Weather-Related Accidents and Incidents
During the week of November 13, ATDA Vice President Brandon Denucci traveled to Arizona, Illinois, and New Jersey, representing the… Read More »ATDA Vice President Denucci Represents Members at Pharmacy Benefit Manager Meetings
CALIFORNIA – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA), which oversees the largest high-speed rail project under construction in North… Read More »ATDA and 12 Other Rail Unions Ink Historic Commitment with California High-Speed Rail Authority
“I will continue to be a union-buster, because every time you see me on national TV busting the unions, another… Read More »Presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s quotes about Unions
On November 14-15, ATDA Vice President Kevin Porter, and BNSF System Committee General Chairman David Ursini attended meetings with… Read More »ATDA Representatives Participate in FRA Western Region Safety Meetings
The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) Executive Committee convened on November 9th in Washington D.C. The meeting’s purpose… Read More »ATDA President Dowell Advocates for Members in Washington D.C.
As the nation celebrates this 2023 Veterans Day, the ATDA extends its heartfelt thanks to all veterans for their unwavering dedication,… Read More »American Train Dispatchers Association Honors Veterans on Veterans Day
It is with great sadness that we must inform our members that retired CSX member Phil Houle has unexpectedly passed… Read More »ATDA Brother Phil Houle Will Be Deeply Missed
ATDA Trustee and BNSF System Committee General Chairman David Ursini has been selected by President Ed Dowell to serve as part of the ATDA’s… Read More »ATDA Trustee and BNSF General Chairman David Ursini joins ATDA National Staff
October 31, 2023 – Today, ATDA and the other fraternal organizations of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department – Rail Labor… Read More »Rail Labor Unions Ask House Members To Vote Against Transportation Appropriations (THUD) Bill
New ATDA President Ed Dowell and other Rail Labor leaders have just concluded a meeting with the National Carrier’s… Read More »Breaking News: Monthly Health and Welfare Cost-Share Will Not Increase in 2024
In the ATDA’s continuing effort to advocate for its members, President Dowell recently met with Federal Railroad Administration Administrator… Read More »President Dowell and FRA Administrator Bose Discuss Rail Safety
6-Term ATDA President Leo McCann, who first took the office in 1999, announced his retirement at the Organization’s recent… Read More »ATDA bids farewell to outgoing President Leo McCann
The American Train Dispatchers Association is proud to announce that the Delegates of the 34th General Assembly elected Ed Dowell… Read More »ATDA Elects New President and Other National Officers
The position of the American Train Dispatchers Association in particular, and Rail Labor in general, is that therequirements of these… Read More »Rail Labor Comments on CP Extraterritorial Dispatching Waiver
The BRC is looking to hire a Train Dispatcher. See the job description. If interested, submit a resume to [email protected].… Read More »Now Hiring! Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Washington, D.C. – The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO today released the following statement on behalf of rail unions… Read More »RAIL LABOR WILL NOT REST UNTIL THE FREIGHT RAIL INDUSTRY IS FIXED AND RAIL WORKERS ARE TREATED FAIRLY
It is with great sadness that we must inform our members and fellow colleagues in the rail industry that Vice… Read More »Vice President Rory Broyles has lost his battle with ALS