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Rail industry headcount shrinks

May 26, 2020 | Headlines

(Source: Freight Waves, May 24, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail employment dipped to record low levels in April, walloped by the COVID-19 pandemic and declining coal volumes. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that rail employment among U.S. freight and...

Sturdivant reelected NS-Southern Lines General Chairman

May 26, 2020 | News

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 26 — Jerry G. Sturdivant was reelected to his second term as General Chairman of the Norfolk Southern-Southern Lines General Committee of Adjustment (GCA) at its quadrennial meeting on May 19, 2020. Brother Sturdivant is a member of BLET...

Memorial Day 2020

May 22, 2020 | News

By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 22 — Each year, on Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the men and women who have given their lives serving in our military and we honor them for defending our country and our way of life. It is a sacred...

BLET names new General Counsel

May 22, 2020 | News

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 22 — BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has appointed Joshua D. McInerney to serve as General Counsel for the oldest labor union in the Western Hemisphere. The appointment is effective upon the May 31 retirement of long-serving General...