BLET News

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ratified a new six-year contract with the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) in late May.

BLET members are encouraged to attend a two-day Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored Radiological Transportation Training workshop at the George Meany Center from August 13-15, 2007.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen scored another organizing victory as employees of the Talleyrand Terminal Railroad voted for BLET representation in May.

The Switching Operations Fatality Awareness (SOFA) Working Group is urging railroad workers engaged in switching operations to stay vigilant in the coming weeks. June and July have high switching fatality rates when compared to the o

The registration deadline is one month away for BLET members traveling to Traverse City, Mich., for the 69th annual Eastern Meeting Union Association (EUMA).

The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program will conduct three hazardous materials transportation/ chemical emergency response training programs on the George Meany Campus in Silver Spring, Md.

Members should register immediately for the quickly approaching Southeastern Meeting Association (SMA) convention at Walt Disney World.

BLET National President Don Hahs dismissed allegations from the United Transportation Union that a recently ratified BLET contract with CSX infringes on UTU work.

Brother Sean McClintock, Local Chairman of BLET Division 78 in Louisville, Ky., was killed in a motorcycle accident on Monday, May 28. He was just 35 years old.

On this Memorial Day 2007, I urge each and every member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to reflect on the sacrifices made by our troops overseas.

The Conrail SAA/CSXT Northern District General Committee of Adjustment reelected Tom Roberts for a third consecutive term as General Chairman at triennial meetings in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 21.

The BLET National Division has issued a clarification regarding “Item 4-Instructions” on the ballots of the National Contract, which was mailed out last week.

After more than a decade of denying that there is a fatigue problem — and rather than sitting down and discussing how to address fatigue now that its hand has been called — the industry is, instead, striking out against its workers.

In the May 18th Federal Register, the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Docket Management System (DMS) service disruptions would occur May 25–29 for paper filings and again June 13–17 for electronic filings, while it relocates to its new address.

Hundreds of Amtrak workers rallied on May 17 at Amtrak’s headquarters at Union Station, expressing frustration about working without a union contract for eight years with no negotiations on the horizon.

A complete copy of the BLET national contract, a synopsis of the agreement, and a back pay estimator are now available on the BLET website.

Arrangements Chairman Don Zatteau and the members of BLET Division 286 are welcoming members to Traverse City, Mich., for the 69th annual Eastern Union Meeting Association (EUMA).

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWED), both divisions of the Teamsters Rail Conference, will join other rail unions to protest Amtrak’s continued delay in negotiating fairly with union members. All unionized employees of Amtrak have been operating on contract terms negotiated in 1999.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is issuing an “action alert” that urges all members to contact their members of Congress to support H.R. 2095, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007.