BLET News
Organizing Department: After seven organizing victories, BLET looks to continue momentum in 2025
Craver reelected to fifth term as Chairman of Virginia State Legislative Board
Ohio: Governor signs BLET-backed “Stop, Look, and Listen” rail safety bill
Rep. Dina Titus, a voice for Rail Labor, to serve as Ranking Member of House Rail Subcommittee
Short line department: BLET hits the ground running at Utah Central
Decision by PEB 252 sets the clock ticking for a strike date at NJ Transit
BLET thanks FRA Administrator Bose as he steps down
An “outpouring of love” for SEPTA’s first female locomotive engineer who retires after 40 years
BLET reaches tentative agreement with Keolis Commuter Services for MBTA locomotive engineers
FRA and OSHA criticize Class I railroads discipline policies that intimidate workers and discourage them from reporting injuries
Biden signs REEF Act, ending unjust reduction of Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
Texas: Memorial service on January 19 to honor Union Pacific workers who died in Pecos derailment
Twenty years later: The legacy of the Graniteville rail tragedy and remembering the loss of BLET member Chris Seeling
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Rail Industry News
Onboard workers at Brightline vote to join TWU
(Source: Transport Workers Union press release, January 14, 2025) Onboard Attendants and Lead Attendants on the Brightline railroad in Florida voted today, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, to join the Transport Workers Union of America. The National Mediation Board...
New NJ Transit head tells union he’s ready to bargain as strike deadline looms
(Source: NorthJersey.com, January 22, 2025) Kris Kolluri, the new head of NJ Transit, is imploring the union that represents locomotive engineers to come to the table before a possible strike in March. In a statement released yesterday, Eddie Hall, national president...
Shift to remote-controlled dams, trains raises unions’ concerns
(Source: Bloomberg, January 16, 2025) The Federal Railroad Administration is eyeing a test of a self-driving train car on Georgia railroads, which has sparked similar outrage from union leaders who are still reeling from the East Palestine train derailment, where...
A 60-day pre-strike period kicks in as engineers, NJ Transit negotiate pay hikes
(Source: NorthJersey.com, January 21, 2025) A presidential emergency board has sided with NJ Transit for the second time over contract negotiations between the railroad agency and the locomotive engineers' union. “Trains don’t move without engineers,” said Tom Haas,...
Appeals court blocks rule allowing movement of LNG by rail
(Source: Trains.com, January 18, 2025) A federal court has struck down a Department of Transportation rule on transportation of liquefied natural gas enacted in 2020, saying the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration did not sufficiently consider the...
January 19 ceremony to honor UP workers who died in Pecos derailment
(Source: News West 9, January 10, 2024) A ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 19 will honor the Union Pacific workers who died in the Dec. 18, 2024 Pecos, Texas train derailment. The ceremony will take place at the West of the Pecos Museum at 4 p.m. Sull story:...
DOT announces over $1.1 billion in new grants to reduce train-vehicle collisions and blocked rail crossings
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, January 10, 2025) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded more than $1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination...
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