BLET members today ratified an agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad that will provide a one-time general wage increase of 3% to approximately 6,000 BLET members employed at UP. The interim raise will go into effect on September 1, 2025. The interim raise is temporary and will be replaced by the wage increases agreed to in the final contract settlement.
The BLET’s Union Pacific General Chairmen currently leading the ongoing on-property negotiations are: Kyle Bagby, UP-Central Region; Chad Lambert, UP-Eastern District; Dick Crow, UP-Northern Region; Scott Alexander, UP-Southern Region; Brian Carr, UP-Western Lines; and Will Wallace, UP-Western Region. National President Mark Wallace, along with Wage Team Members First Vice-President Gary Best and UP National Vice President Kevin Sexton, are representing members in health and welfare matters and are actively supporting the General Chairmen throughout this round of negotiations.