BLET News
Surface Transportation Reauthorization and BLET priorities
NBC spotlights BLET cross border fight and following a BLET investigative trip to Eagle Pass and El Paso, the union reaches out to the White House
Texas: Two BLET-backed bills reach governor’s desk
Canada: Arbitrator in TCRC, CPKC contract dispute awards 3% raises
BLET’s Caltrain members ratify new contract with TASI
Make plans now to attend BLET’s Western Regional Meeting in Seattle/Bellevue
Examining funding levels for key rail programs under President Trump’s proposed 2026 federal budget
Ballots mailed in tentative BLET, Alabama State Docks agreement
BLET members ratify new contract with CSXT
BLET members ratify agreement with NJ Transit
BLET asks Trump administration to intervene in ongoing cross border issue with Mexico
Our History: Remembering contributions of railroad workers on the 81st anniversary of D-Day
Eliminating brake and mechanical inspections at the border with Mexico takes work away from U.S. citizens, puts lives at risk
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Rail Industry News
June 2025 RRB Q&A: Unemployment and sickness benefits for railroad employees
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 1, 2025) The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), which provides qualified railroaders with unemployment benefits when they become unemployed but are ready,...
CPKC system cutover triggers service woes in some former KCS locations
(Source: Trains.com, June 10, 2025) The Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger has gone smoothly over the past two years — until a long-planned computer system cutover last month in former Kansas City Southern territory in the U.S. CPKC Chief Operating Officer...
Smuggling arrest raises questions about Mexican crews moving trains into Texas
(Source: NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, June 5, 2025) The recent arrest of a Mexican railroad worker, accused of helping smuggle people across the border on trains in Eagle Pass, Texas, has raised questions about plans to allow more trains operated by Mexican crews to travel...
Parallel Systems begins testing autonomous cars on G&W short line
(Source: Trains.com, June 5, 2025) Parallel Systems and Genesee & Wyoming short line Heart of Georgia Railroad this week began the first phase of testing of Parallel’s autonomous, battery-electric flat car. Full story: Trains.com
Heartland Flyer service in jeopardy after Texas fails to provide funding
(Source: Trains.com, June 4, 2025) Texas lawmakers did not include funding for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer in a budget bill passed last week, placing the future of the train between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City in jeopardy after a year that saw a 11% increase in...
Arbitrator in CPKC, TCRC contract dispute awards 3% raises
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 2, 2025) Canadian Pacific Kansas City on May 30 received an arbitrator's ruling establishing new collective bargaining agreements for the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) Train and Engine and the Rail Traffic Controllers...
NJ Transit, BLET reach deal to end 3-day strike
(Source: USA Today, May 18, 2025) New Jersey Transit trains will begin operating again after the agency reached a deal with striking rail engineers on wage increases, the engineers' union said, ending a three-day work stoppage that affected about 350,000 passengers....
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