INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 17 — Brother Daniel M. Cadogan of BLET Division 57 (Boston, Mass.) was elected by acclamation to his first full term as Chairman of the Massachusetts State Legislative Board at its quadrennial meeting held at the Teamsters Local 25 union hall in Boston Mass., on October 19, 2016.
Brother Cadogan hired out on December 17, 1997, as a trainman with Amtrak in Boston. He has been a locomotive engineer on the MBTA commuter railroad since February 2, 2005. Through competitive bidding for this privatized service, Brother Cadogan is currently employed by Keolis and that was preceded by Mass Bay Commuter Rail and Amtrak, respectively. He has held continuous membership in BLET Division 57 since February 1, 2006.
Also elected were: 1st Vice Chairman William S. Keay Sr., Division 57 (Boston, Mass.); 2nd Vice Chairman Christopher A. Roy, Division 57 (Boston, Mass.); Alternate 2nd Vice Chairman Mark A. Williams, Division 312 (Boston, Mass.); Secretary-Treasurer Joseph R. DeBartolomao, Division 112 (Greenfield, Mass.); and Alternate Secretary-Treasurer John P. Raymond, Division 57 (Boston, Mass.). Brother DeBartolomao has served the Board as S-T since February of 2008. Elected to serve as Trustees were: Joseph G. Eaton, Division 439 (Alston, Mass.); Mark A. Williams, Division 312 (Boston, Mass.); and Christopher A. Roy, Division 57 (Boston, Mass.).
BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce and Vice President and National Legislative Representative John P. Tolman represented the National Division at the meeting. It was a homecoming of sorts for Vice President Tolman, who is a member of Division 57 and is a former Chairman of the Massachusetts State Legislative Board.
“I am proud to congratulate Brother Cadogan and all officers of the Massachusetts State Legislative Board,” President Pierce said. “I also thank them for their willingness to serve our Brotherhood. I am confident they will do an excellent job representing the interests of our members throughout Massachusetts and New England. I also wish to thank outgoing Chairman Kevin Moore for his service to our Brotherhood.”
Also in attendance were: Vincent G. Verna, BLET Director of Regulatory Affairs; and George Newman, former Chairman of the Massachusetts State Legislative Board.
Brother Cadogan was serving the Board as a Vice Chairman immediately prior to his election as Chairman. He currently serves the 210 members of Division 57 in Boston as Local Chairman and Legislative Representative. He has spent over half of his nearly 20-year railroad career as a union officer, having served for several years as Vice Local Chairman and Local Chairman in the SMART-TD (former UTU) prior to joining the BLET.
The BLET’s Massachusetts State Legislative Board represents six Divisions from four different railroads around the state (Keolis, Amtrak, CSX and Pan Am). Overall, the Board represents approximately 300 members from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut.