September 26, 2024 | CN, CPKC, CSX, DOL, DOT, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 25, 2024) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su today sent letters to the CEOs of three Class I freight railroads – CPKC, CN, and CSX –...
August 9, 2024 | Legislation, News, Paid Sick Leave, PSR, Railroad Safety, Regional Meetings, Top News
The BLET National Division has prepared a video featuring highlights from several speakers at the union’s Eastern Regional Meeting last week in Washington D.C. The 8-minute video features the meeting’s opening ceremony and includes messages from U.S. Senator Bernie...
April 19, 2024 | CPKC, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Unions
(Source: Transportation Communications Union press release, April 16, 2024) The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division (BRC-TCU) is proud to announce that a sick leave agreement has been reached with Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad (CPKC). This agreement is in...
March 18, 2024 | CPKC, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Unions
(Source: Television station KCTV, March 16, 2024) On March 15, the KC Current kicked off its season in the brand new CPKC Stadium, while fans made their way to the stadium, protesters lined the streets as well. The American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) staged...
February 15, 2024 | CPKC, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Associated Press, February 7, 2024) Not only is CPKC lagging the trend of major freight railroads agreeing to provide paid sick time to most of their workers, but now some of its dispatchers may lose the benefit later this year when they move to the merged...
February 8, 2024 | CPKC, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Associated Press, February 7, 2024) Not only is CPKC lagging the trend of major freight railroads agreeing to provide paid sick time to most of their workers, but now some of its dispatchers may lose the benefit later this year when they move to the merged...
January 5, 2024 | Education and Training, Health & Welfare, Legislation, News, Paid Sick Leave, Railroad Safety, Regional Meetings, Tentative Contract
Happy New Year! As we move forward into 2024, let’s examine the biggest achievements of the BLET’s five major departments in 2023: Protective, Legislative, Education & Training, Organizing, and Public Relations. Please enjoy our Year in Review!...
December 28, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, December 21, 2023) The year 2023 seemed to kick off quietly for U.S. freight railroads: The industry had seen the resolution of the labor contract impasse between craft unions and U.S. Class I railroads in December 2022, while rail service was...
December 14, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Health & Welfare, News, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO’s weekly late-night television program which takes a satirical look at news and current events, devoted all of its most recent broadcast to “freight trains.” Prior to the episode premiering on Sunday, December 10, BLET...
October 4, 2023 | BNSF, News, Paid Sick Leave
The four BLET General Chairmen reported on October 3 that a majority of BLET Divisions representing locomotive engineers on BNSF Railway ratified a system-wide agreement that improves the quality of work-life balance for approximately 8,000 locomotive engineers....
