October 6, 2025 | Contract Negotiations, News, Top News, Unions
A former member in the 1880s, Fred Wohlenberg was such a strong supporter of the BLE that he had the union’s logo engraved on his tombstone. His great-grandson Brad recently contacted the BLET to express his family’s continued support for our union....
October 2, 2025 | News, Railroad Safety, Railroad Security, Remote Control, Teamsters, Top News, Unions
Brothers and Sisters, This past May, I was given the great honor of becoming the National President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and with that title, the responsibility of serving all our members from coast to coast. I am now the National...
September 26, 2025 | News, Organizing, Top News, Unions
BLET members working for AZER have reaped the benefits of a union job since voting to join the Brotherhood in 2024. Photo by Cory Rusch, BLET Division 659 ___________________ BLET members at the Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) are enjoying the benefits of belonging to...
August 31, 2025 | News, Top News, Unions
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) details the benefits of unions to workers, communities, and democracy. The report finds a number of benefits in the 17 states with the highest union density, including higher incomes, greater access to health...
August 24, 2025 | News, Top News, Unions
From left: Chad Clayton, LR of Division 644: Jeff Crane, LR of Division 155; Cory Martin, Illinois SLB Chairman; and Todd Knight, LC of Division 155. _____________________ Members of the BLET represented their union and the craft of locomotive engineer at the...
July 27, 2025 | Legislation, News, Top News, Unions
Teamsters Rail Conference affiliates BLET and BMWED have signed on to a labor-led letter asking Congress to swiftly correct a technical error in the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBA) that caused rail workers to be excluded from the bill’s overtime...
March 28, 2025 | Lawsuit, News, Top News, Unions
Sara Nelson, President of the AFA, seen here at a 2024 BLET Regional Meeting. She had some harsh words about the attempt to eliminate collective bargaining rights for TSA workers. ____________________ The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) filed a...
February 25, 2025 | News, Top News, Unions
Union members protesting anti-worker legislation at the state capital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo: Associated Press ____________________ A regressive collective bargaining ban that strips Utah’s public sector workers of their long-held worker rights was passed by...
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...
October 8, 2024 | News, Top News, Unions
BLET members are encouraged to attend the annual Houston Solidarity Rally, which runs from noon-7:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday, October 15. The rally features guest speakers from organized labor (including BLET), presentations from the Railroad Retirement Board and various...
