Robert A. Scardelleti was the longest serving President of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) from 1991-2020. In 2012, Scardelletti merged the Transportation Communication Union (TCU) with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). He was also a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, an executive board member of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and a chairman of the Cooperating Railway Labor Organizations (CRLO).¹

1. “On the Retirement of Robert A. Scardelletti: AFL-CIO.” AFL-CIO, March 10, 2021.https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/retirement-robert-scardelletti