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...
September 13, 2024 | News, Top News, Unions
A Gallup survey release just prior to Labor Day 2024 shows that a strong majority of Americans continue to view labor unions in a positive light. Seventy percent of respondents said they hold a favorable view of unions, up slightly from 67 percent in 2023. This year’s...
September 5, 2024 | Headlines, Organizing, Short Line, Unions
(Source: American Train Dispatchers Association press release, September 4, 2024) On September 4, 2024, the National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that Train Dispatchers from the Genesee & Wyoming Railroad (G&W) have voted to unionize with the American Train...
August 7, 2024 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety, Unions
(Source: Trains.com, August 6, 2024) Norfolk Southern and the American Train Dispatchers Association today agreed to join the Federal Railroad Administration’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System. Under the one-year C3RS pilot, NS dispatches can report safety...
May 3, 2024 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Unions
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, April 25, 2024) In a win for rail safety and rail workers, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) will partner...
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...
