CLEVELAND, April 17 — BLET members looking to enjoy themselves while fostering the fraternal spirit of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen are encouraged to attend one of the union’s four regional meetings this summer.
BLET regional meetings offer plenty of family fun but also important educational opportunities. All BLET regional meetings schedule plenty of activities for families, plus important educational opportunities for BLET members and their spouses.
The meetings give members the opportunity to meet with BLET National Officers, General Chairmen, State Legislative Board Chairmen and local officers to exchange ideas and information.
The 2008 meetings are as follows:
June 15-19… 81st Annual Southeastern Meeting Association (SMA), Montgomery, Ala.
Chairman: Jason Popwell
Email: popwelll@yahoo.com
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel. For reservations, please call 1-800 EMBASSY or (334) 269-5055. Be sure to use group code “SMA” to get the discounted room rate of $119 per night. Cut off date is June 1, 2008.
Activities: Golf; Victory Land dog racing track; Kid’s night; Old Alabama Tour; Montgomery Biscuits minor league baseball game; Shopping trip; and Banquet.
Workshops: Local Chairmen, Secretary-Treasurers, Legislative Representatives, and Legal Affairs.
Registration form:
https://www.ble-t.org/info/meetings/sma/2008SMA.pdf
July 6-10… 70th Annual Eastern Union Meeting Association (EUMA), Huron, Ohio
Arrangements Chairman: Rodney Cutlip
Email: lc385@aol.com
Location: Sawmill Creek Resort, 400 Sawmill Creek Dr., Huron, OH 44839; Phone: 1-800-729-6455; Rate: $154 ($144 Sunday arrival).
Activities: Cedar Point (the roller coaster capital of the world), golf, fishing charter, poolside barbecue, Toledo Mud Hens minor league baseball game.
Workshops: Local Chairmen, Secretary-Treasurers, Legislative Representatives, Division Presidents, Department of Labor, Federal Railroad Administration, Nuclear waste transportation, Signal diagnostics, Signal tapes, and Post traumatic stress.
Other: Register before May 1 to receive a discount on registration fees and be entered to win a free one-week stay at Sawmill Creek Resort or free 18 holes of golf for a 4-some! Registration limited to the first 250 who register.
Website: http://www.EUMA2008.com
More info: www.sawmillcreek.com; www.cedarpoint.com
Registration form:
https://www.ble-t.org/info/meetings/euma/EUMA2008.pdf
August 17-20… 68th Annual International Western Convention (IWC), San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Chairman: Mike Galvani
Email: SLOBLE664@wildblue.net.
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-6506, Phone: (805) 549-0800, Rate: $159.
Activities: Golf tournament, wine tasting, Hearst Castle tour, farmers market, charter fishing trip to Morro Bay, others to be announced.
Workshops: To be determined.
Website: http://iwc2008slo.com
September 14-18… 73rd Southwestern Convention Meeting (SWCM), St. Louis, Mo.
Chairman: David Grimes
Email: dgrimes@boycomonline.com.
Location: Hilton BallPark, One South Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102, Phone: 314-421-1776, Rate: $124, Reference Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers “Southwestern Convention 2008” when making reservations, Cutoff date for this rate is August 21.
Activities: Golf tournament, Texas Hold ‘Em tournament, Mississippi River dinner cruise, Union Station shopping, Missouri Botanical Gardens, Banquet.
Workshops: Local Chairmen, Secretary-Treasurers, Legislative Representatives, Radiation training
Website: http://www.swcmblet.org