CLEVELAND, June 5 — The annual meeting of the BLET Western General Chairmen’s Association (WCGA) concluded in Detroit on May 7 with the election of officers.
Elected to one-year terms were: Chairman Matt Wilson (General Chairman, BNSF/MRL); Vice Chairman John Reynolds (General Chairman, CN-Wisconsin Central); and Secretary-Treasurer Alan Holdcraft (General Chairman, BNSF-former AT&SF).
Also elected were Executive Committee Members Sam Parker (General Chairman, Kansas City Southern) and Warren Dent (General Chairman, Union Pacific-Southern Region).
The WGCA’s membership includes the General Chairmen from the Western region of the United States. They meet annually for the purpose of discussing a wide-range of issues.
“We appreciate the opportunity to have held our meeting in Detroit to coincide with the BLET’s 150th anniversary celebration,” Chairman Wilson said. “It was a well-attended meeting due to the significance of the 150th.”
BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce, himself a former Chairman of the WGCA, addressed the body with a detailed report on matters of national importance to the Brotherhood. He congratulated all officers on their election and thanked them for their service and dedication to the membership. President Pierce also thanked them for the opportunity to address the body and for the Association’s decision to join the many members present in Detroit for the Brotherhood’s 150th Anniversary celebration.