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Legislative Update: Advocacy for increased RRB funding, introduction of two major bipartisan bills highlight BLET’s hard work on Capitol Hill this week
The BLET National Division has been busy on Capitol Hill this week. Ongoing advocacy on behalf of its active and retired members has resulted in three major Congressional actions in recent days. These accomplishments are summarized below. First, BLET helped secure the...
America 250: CN unveils two commemorative locomotives
On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Earlier this year, CN unveiled two commemorative locomotives in tribute to the historic anniversary. The railroad said the two...
Sign Teamsters petition to support FLCA!
458 days. Because of corporate corruption, a rigged system, and broken labor laws, that's how long the average American worker waits for their first union contract after voting to unionize. The Teamsters are leading the charge to fix it with the Faster Labor Contracts...
Alert to BLET members on the dangers of reliance on Positive Train Control
PTC Is Not Your Co-Pilot By Dan Lucansky Director of BLET Arbitration Department (BLET Editor’s Note: The following was written by BLET Arbitration Department Director Dan Lucansky. The alert seeks to advise BLET locomotive engineers on discipline cases that have been...
BLET applauds bipartisan bill to protect American railroad jobs at the Southern Border
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National Division today applauded introduction of the bipartisan Protecting American Railroad Workers Jobs Act of 2026 (H.R. 8468) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation introduced by...
National Health & Welfare Benefits: Are you due for preventive care?
Preventive health care can help you find little things early, before they turn into bigger issues. That means that seeing your doctor every 12 months could help you stay healthier in the long term. Plus, there’s no cost to BLET members and their families. The National...
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House bill would block Mexican rail crews from operating trains into U.S.
Mark Wallace, president of the Teamsters Rail Conference and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, said the bill addresses “a critically important issue. … In repeated visits to the southern border, I heard one consistent message from BLET members: railroad jobs in America should be done by Americans.”
BNSF reports Q4, full year 2025 results
For full-year 2025, BNSF reported total revenue of $23.4 billion, about the same as the previous year, and net income of $5.5 billion, up 9%.
Second PEB finds for unions in dispute with LIRR
A second Presidential Emergency Board has sided with a coalition of unions in their ongoing contract dispute with the Long Island Rail Road — but the LIRR rejected the board’s recommendation, setting the stage for a strike or lockout in May.
CN announces Q4, full-year 2025 results
CN reported revenues of C$4,464 million and operating income of C$1,733 million.
Norfolk Southern reports Q4, full-year 2025 results
For the fourth quarter of 2025, NS reported revenue of $3.0 billion and income from railway operations of $937 million.
CPKC reports Q4, full-year 2025 results
CPKC announced its fourth-quarter 2025 revenues of $3.9 billion.
Union Pacific reports Q4, full-year 2025 results
UP reported 2025 fourth quarter net income of $1.8 billion
CSX announces Q4, full-year 2025 results
CSX Corp. announced fourth quarter 2025 operating income of $1.11 billion and net earnings of $720 million.
Railroads thwart safety fixes, costing lives
Fatigue-related accidents killed at least nine people and injured over 300 from 2015 through 2024, the Howard Center’s analysis of NTSB investigation reports found.
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