CLEVELAND and WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today announced the appointment of BLE and Teamster members to four joint committees charged with the task of drafting a Merger Agreement for the two organizations. Staff from both Unions will assist in the process as necessary.
As previously announced, BLE International President Don M. Hahs and Teamsters President James P. Hoffa will serve as co-chairmen of the Merger Committee, which has oversight of four subcommittees covering constitution and bylaws, legislative, finance, and Canada.
The work of the joint committees will be completed in six months. At that time, a Merger Agreement will go to each organization for approval according to each organization’s Constitutional requirements.
The subcommittee members are as follows:
Constitution and Bylaws
BLE co-chairman: Ed Rodzwicz, First Vice-President & Alternate President
IBT co-chairman: C. Thomas Keegel, General Secretary-Treasurer
Legislative
BLE co-chairman: Raymond Holmes, BLE Vice-President & U.S. National Legislative Representative
IBT co-chairman: Mike Mathis, Director, Government Affairs
Finance
BLE co-chairman: Bill Walpert, General Secretary-Treasurer
IBT Co-Chariman: C. Thomas Keegel, General Secretary-Treasurer
Canada
BLE co-chairmen: Gilles Hallé, BLE Vice-President & Canadian Director,
and George Hucker, BLE Vice-President & National Legislative
Representative-Canada
IBT Co-chairman: Robert Bouvier, President of Teamsters Canada