May 10, 2023 | Amtrak, Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen press release, May 9, 2023) On May 5, 2023, BRS members working at Amtrak ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The 7-year Agreement was reached after nearly 18 months of negotiations and provided for general wage...
May 10, 2023 | Contract Agreement, News, Short Line
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 10 — On May 5, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the South Buffalo Railway (SBRR). The new three-year agreement provides a $1,000.00 signing bonus and...
March 10, 2023 | Contract Agreement, CSX, News, NS, Short Line
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 10 — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) employed by the Springfield Terminal Railway Company (ST) (an affiliate of Pan Am Railways) today ratified a New York Dock Implementing Agreement with the ST and...
March 10, 2023 | Contract Agreement, CP, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 10 — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) today ratified a new five-year agreement with the CP Rail/Soo Line Railroad. Similar to the 2022 National Agreement, the new contract provides 22% General Wage...
March 3, 2023 | Contract Agreement, News, Short Line
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 3 — Today, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) unanimously ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the Union Railroad of Pittsburgh, Pa. The four-year agreement provides General Wage Increases of...
March 3, 2023 | Contract Agreement, CP-KCS Merger, News, STB
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 3 — BLET members today ratified an implementing agreement with the Kansas City Southern (KCS) and Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E) Railroads. The agreement will only become effective should the Surface Transportation Board (STB)...
February 10, 2023 | Contract Agreement, News, Short Line
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 10 — Today, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) unanimously ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the Illinois Railway. The new five-year agreement governs rates of pay, work rules, and...
December 7, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Contract Agreement, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 7 — Today, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) by an 84.97% supermajority. The new 4-year agreement governs rates of...
October 4, 2022 | BNSF, Contract Agreement, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, October 4 — On September 30, an overwhelming majority of participating BLET members ratified an implementing agreement and Oregon Short Line Protective Agreement with BNSF regarding its resumption of service on the Montana Rail Link. In January,...
August 16, 2022 | Contract Agreement, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, August 15, 2022) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced a new two-year collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) – Train and Engine following binding arbitration. The new...
