May 2, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative agreement with the Union Railroad of Pittsburgh, Pa. The deal governs pay, benefits, and work rules. If approved by the members, the contract will run through July of 2028 and provides for a $500 signing bonus and general wage...
April 15, 2025 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
Unless NJ Transit offers its engineers wage improvements that close the gap with engineers at other commuter railroads, “self-help” where union members can strike or NJ Transit can call a lockout could begin on May 16. NEWARK — Locomotive engineers at NJ Transit,...
April 1, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET members are currently voting on the union’s tentative agreement with New Jersey Transit. Ballots were mailed earlier this month and are due by Tuesday, April 15. Members who are eligible and have not received a ratification packet can request one beginning...
March 26, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative agreement that provides voluntary off days for locomotive engineers and trainmen who work at CPKC’s former Texas Mexican Railway (Tex-Mex). If ratified, the agreement would govern nearly 250 members of Division 244 in Laredo, Texas....
March 10, 2025 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
Locomotive engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), who keep NJ Transit’s trains running for the nation’s third largest commuter railroad, have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. If the contract is ratified by...
February 18, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET members are continuing to vote on a tentative contract with Alstom governing rates of pay, benefits, and work rules for members who operate Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) trains in the Washington-Baltimore area. Ballots are due by Thursday, February 20, at...
February 13, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative contract with Alstom for locomotive engineers who operate Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) trains in the Washington-Baltimore area. The tentative agreement governs pay, benefits and work rules for 20 members. Ballots were mailed last...
January 20, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative contract with Keolis Commuter Services for locomotive engineers working at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston. The tentative agreement governs rates of pay, benefits and work rules for 194 members. Ballots...
December 18, 2024 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative contract with the Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E). The tentative agreement governs rates of pay, benefits and work rules for 32 members. Ballots were mailed this week. Ballots are due by Friday, December 27, 2024, at noon...
December 2, 2024 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
Ballots for the five-year tentative contract with Indiana Southern Railroad are due back to the National Division by December 5. Photo: courtesy of Grady McKinley ____________________ The BLET has reached a tentative contract with the Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR)....
