December 19, 2025 | CPKC, DOT, Mexico, News, Top News, UP
Today, on an issue of importance to BLET members and following direct outreach from BLET National President Mark Wallace, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Federal Railroad Administration is cracking down on the cross-border train...
December 18, 2025 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2025) The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers over concerns it will jeopardize safety and jobs, raise...
December 17, 2025 | News, NS, Top News, UP
Today, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division representing 53 percent of the unionized workforce at the Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Corporation, announced their opposition to the...
November 17, 2025 | News, NS, Top News, UP
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in a Sunday front page story that in the aftermath of the devastating 2023 East Palestine chemical spill and fire, Norfolk Southern invested hundreds of millions of dollars to boost safety through improved training programs,...
November 14, 2025 | Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2025) Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network.Roughly 99% of both railroads’ shareholders voted to support the...
October 24, 2025 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 23, 2025) Union Pacific Corporation reported 2025 third quarter net income of $1.8 billion, or $3.01 per diluted share. Results include merger costs of $41 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. Adjusted 2025 third quarter...
October 3, 2025 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News, UP
BLET members today ratified a new on-property agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad, which covers rates of pay, work rules, and health & welfare benefits for nearly 6,000 members employed at UP. Members voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratification, with 2,467...
September 23, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News, UP
BLET members who work for the Union Pacific Railroad should have received a mailing from the National Division containing a contract synopsis and a ballot for voting on the tentative agreement. Members who are eligible and have not received a ballot by today,...
September 16, 2025 | News, Top News, UP, Whistleblower
The Union Pacific Railroad remained in the headlines this week over its wrongful termination of a BLET member. As reported in our August 29 Weekly Recap, a BLET member received more than $184,000 in back pay after the BLET’s UP-Southern Region GCA got him his job...
September 12, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News, UP
The BLET has reached a tentative on-property agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad covering rates of pay, work rules, and health & welfare benefits for over 6,000 BLET members employed at UP. Highlights of the tentative five-year contract include: General wage...
