June 4, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News
BLET members last week ratified a new three-year agreement with the Delaware & Hudson Railway. The agreement covers the period from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027, and provides general wage increases of 4.5% for 2024, 4.0% for 2025, and 3.75% for 2026. There...
June 3, 2026 | News, Teamsters, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
Clout /klaʊt/ noun/ Definition: The power to influence people, steer decisions, or control situations. In the past week, The Wall Street Journal editorialized twice regarding BLET’s growing clout and the defeat of corporate and anti-worker interests. On May 19, the...
June 2, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative six-year agreement with the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (NIRCRC/Metra). The tentative deal covers about 250 BLET members who work as locomotive engineers for Metra. The deal reached represents a...
June 1, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
Ballots were mailed last week to approximately 500 BLET members for voting on the BLET’s tentative agreement with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). The tentative deal comes after three years of bargaining, two Presidential Emergency Boards, and a three-day...
May 29, 2026 | News, NS, STB, Top News, UP
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Thursday announced that it has paused the review of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application — again. “Several aspects of the revised application… are unclear or underdeveloped and require supplementation...
May 28, 2026 | News, Top News
Members and officers of BLET Division 98 (Lincoln, Nebraska) gathered together on May 13 to honor the memory of the late L.D. (Vern) Gordon. Brother Gordon passed away unexpectedly in July 2025. He served Division 98 as Local Chairman for many years, and was also a...
May 28, 2026 | News, NS, STB, Top News, UP
The Surface Transportation Board today accepted the Union Pacific (UP)–Norfolk Southern (NS) merger application but delayed the review process to collect vital information that is still missing from the railroads’ revised application. The STB has put a hold on the...
May 27, 2026 | NASLBC, News, Top News
Members of the BLET’s National Association of State Legislative Board Chairmen (NASLBC), meeting at National Division headquarters in Independence, Ohio, concluded their 51st annual meeting on May 20. The chairmen representing 40 states heard a comprehensive report...
May 26, 2026 | News, Top News
The BLET Advisory Board met on Thursday, May 21 at National Division Headquarters in Independence, OH. The Advisory Board is composed of the 14 highest-ranking elected officers in the union, and is the chief policy making body of the BLET between conventions. During...
May 25, 2026 | Health & Welfare, News, Top News
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which focuses on raising awareness, sharing resources, and strengthening support for those facing challenges. As part of the National Health & Welfare Plan, BLET members and their families have access to mental health benefits...
