May 6, 2026 | Legislation, Mexico, News, Take Action, Top News
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National Division is asking members, families, and friends to call their Representatives and ask for support of the bipartisan “Protecting American Railroad Workers Jobs Act of 2026” (H.R. 8468), which...
April 24, 2026 | BMWED, Legislation, News, Railroad Retirement, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
The BLET National Division has been busy on Capitol Hill this week. Ongoing advocacy on behalf of its active and retired members has resulted in three major Congressional actions in recent days. These accomplishments are summarized below. First, BLET helped secure the...
April 24, 2026 | Headlines, Legislation, Mexico, Railroad Safety, Railroad Security
(Source: Trains.com, April 23, 2026) Two members of the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would block Mexican railroad crews from bringing trains across the border into the United States The Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act was...
April 23, 2026 | Legislation, Mexico, News, Railroad Security, Top News
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National Division today applauded introduction of the bipartisan Protecting American Railroad Workers Jobs Act of 2026 (H.R. 8468) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation introduced by...
April 20, 2026 | Legislation, News, Top News
The Teamsters Rail Conference, comprised of BLET and BMWED, is supporting the No Tax on Overtime For All Workers Act (S. 4310). The legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week by Sens. Jim Justice (R-WV) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA). The bipartisan bill would...
April 1, 2026 | Legislation, News, Top News
Last week, the BLET and Teamsters Rail Conference launched a petition in support of the No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act (H.R. 5475) with the goal of securing at least 8,000 signatures. The proposed bill would provide BLET members and all rail workers with the...
March 20, 2026 | Legislation, News, Take Action, Top News
As part of the BLET’s effort to make members and other railroaders eligible for the overtime tax relief that most other workers received through the “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed in July 2025, the BLET and the Teamsters Rail Conference have launched a petition in...
March 16, 2026 | BMWED, Legislation, News, Teamsters, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
Legislation introduced in Congress, with support from BLET, the Teamsters Rail Conference and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, would put into federal law the current long-standing requirement that railroad tracks are visually inspected twice a week while...
March 3, 2026 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News, Railroad Safety, Top News
On March 2, Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), along with co-leads Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Rulli (R-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), introduced a companion bill to the Railway Safety Act of 2026 in the U.S. House Representatives. It matches the Senate measure that was...
February 26, 2026 | Legislation, News, Top News
The BLET and Teamsters Rail Conference have thrown their support behind two U.S. Senate bills that will improve the pay and benefits of all Americans, including rail workers. Holiday Pay: The “Holiday Pay Act,” introduced by Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), would require...
