Michael S. Baldwin

Board Member
President, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen 

Michael S. Baldwin was elected President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen on December 1, 2021. Prior to his election as President, Baldwin was the Organization’s Secretary-Treasurer. Since being appointed to Grand Lodge in 2010, he has also served as Grand Lodge Representative, Director of Research, and Vice President West. 

President Baldwin began his railroad career in March of 1998 as an Assistant Signalman assigned to a Signal Construction Gang. He was quickly promoted to the position of Signalman then Signal Technician; Baldwin was a Signal Technician at Fredericksburg, Virginia, at the time of his appointment to Grand Lodge. Baldwin also served as General Chairman of the former Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) General Committee, as well as Local Chairman and First Vice President of Local 138. 

President Baldwin’s roles with the union have entailed a variety of duties, to include, handling of grievance claims and dispute resolution, negotiations for the Class I’s national contract, local negotiations on-the-property, regulatory affairs focusing on safety, FRA working groups, training for Local Financial Secretaries, participation in the CRLO Health and Welfare Subcommittee, AFL-CIO Union Veterans’ Council, and as a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Committee. 

He is a graduate of Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia; after high school, President Baldwin served in the United States Air Force as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician prior to his career as a Signalman. Additional education includes the Advanced Electronics Training Program for Signals (2005–2006). 

President Baldwin and his wife, Pam, have two children, Matthew and Ashley, and three grandchildren.