January 23, 2025 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, National Mediation Board, Unions
(Source: Transport Workers Union press release, January 14, 2025) Onboard Attendants and Lead Attendants on the Brightline railroad in Florida voted today, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, to join the Transport Workers Union of America. The National Mediation Board...
January 22, 2025 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, January 22, 2025) Kris Kolluri, the new head of NJ Transit, is imploring the union that represents locomotive engineers to come to the table before a possible strike in March. In a statement released yesterday, Eddie Hall, national president...
January 21, 2025 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, January 21, 2025) A presidential emergency board has sided with NJ Transit for the second time over contract negotiations between the railroad agency and the locomotive engineers’ union. “Trains don’t move without engineers,” said Tom...
January 9, 2025 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: NJ.com, December 18, 2025) A key date for commuters to be concerned about is March 21, 2025, when a 120-day cooling off period ends, which under the federal Railway Labor Act gives the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen the right to strike or NJ...
July 31, 2024 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, News, Organizing, Top News
BLET National President Eddie Hall officially welcomed 36 new members into the BLET family today. Train and engine service employees with commuter railroad COASTER voted to join the union in an election certified by the National Mediation Board earlier this afternoon....
July 25, 2024 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: Fox 5 New York, July 24, 2024) Following a summer of delays and service outages, President Biden just signed an order to keep NJ Transit workers from walking off the job for at least the next few months. However, do riders still need to worry about a...
July 25, 2024 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, July 24, 2025) NJ Transit officials asked President Joe Biden to form a Presidential Emergency Board, a move heading off a potential rail strike by locomotive engineers and trainmen that could have crippled the daily commute. Full story:...
July 19, 2024 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Weather
(Source: Trains.com, July 18, 2024) Extreme heat is taking its toll on rail transportation along the Northeast Corridor, with transit agencies and Amtrak all feeling the impact and taking operational measures. Full story: Trains.com
July 1, 2024 | Commuter Rail, News, Tentative Contract
The BLET has reached a tentative contract with SEPTA, and ballots were mailed today to eligible members who operate regional rail trains for the transit agency. The tentative three-year contract would run from March 3, 2023 to March 2, 2026. Among other gains, the...
June 25, 2024 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, National Mediation Board, News
30-day “cooling-off” period begins today as NMB releases BLET from mediation Today, the National Mediation Board (NMB), the federal agency that regulates labor relations for railroads and airlines, has granted release to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and...
