BLET News
June 2025 RRB Q&A: Understanding unemployment and sickness benefits for railroad employees
AAR de-regulatory playbooks, part 4 in a series: Cutting corners on brake operability puts lives at risk
Educational loans from the BLET’s Greene Fund available to children of members in good standing
BLET-produced video shows safety and security threats tied to plan by Class I railroads that allows Mexican engineers to operate trains in the USA
Obituary: Former BLE International President Clarence Monin, 1940-2025
Western Regional Meeting is coming soon. Have You Registered? Don’t Delay.
BLET members ratify new contract with Terminal Railway-Alabama State Docks
“Big Beautiful Bill” passes
Texas: Investigation by CBS affiliate on “monster trains” exposes dangers to the public caused by extremely long trains
BLET and other rail unions tell DOT and Congress that proposed changes to the established safety culture put railroaders and the public at risk
BLET and Teamsters lobby Senate to change AI and no-tax on overtime provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Act”
Take Action Alert: Contact your Senators now BLET fighting to get Senate to change “Big Beautiful Bill” to include our members in overtime tax exemption
BLET Auxiliary: Now available: “Taking Charge,” a survival guide for railroad families
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Rail Industry News
SEPTA board approves budget with 45% service cuts
(Source: Trains.com, June 27, 2025) The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board has approved a fiscal 2026 budget including a 45% cut in service and a 21.5% fare increase to address a $213 million deficit. Under the approved budget, service cuts will...
BLET Auxiliary: Now available: “Taking Charge,” a survival guide for railroad families
Members of the BLET Auxiliary were busy selling raffle tickets at the Daytona Beach Regional. From left: Jodi Wallace, Chris Baldwin, Kat Bisbikis, Rachel Pharris, and Natalie Miller. ____________________ Kat Bisbikis, National President of the BLET Auxiliary,...
General President Sean O’Brien highlights list of Teamster speakers during Eastern Regional Meeting
IBT General President Sean O'Brien: “Our members are changing the game. Setting the standard. Improving the lives of their fellow Teamsters all across the country.” ____________________ Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien addressed BLET members during a rousing...
Rail unions warn DOT rollbacks could jeopardize train safety
(Source: Freight Waves, June 24, 2025) Rail unions are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to roll back protections for federal inspectors and investigators put in place in 2021 that they say could increase safety risks in the rail industry. The...
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...
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