August 13, 2026 | 2-man Crews, FRA, News, Top News
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) applauds the Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, and Federal Railroad Administration for successfully defending the federal Crew Size Rule against the railroad industry’s effort to...
August 12, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET members at the Illinois Railway (IR) are currently voting on a tentative agreement. Ballots were mailed in late-July. Eligible members who have not yet received a ballot should call the BLET National Division’s dedicated voicemail line to have a replacement...
August 11, 2026 | Education and Training, News, Top News
The BLET Education & Training Department will conduct comprehensive training classes for Local Chairmen and Secretary-Treasurers during September at the BLET National Division Headquarters in Independence, Ohio. Both classes will be offered in a hybrid format,...
August 10, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
Ballots were mailed this week to BLET members voting on a tentative agreement with the Carrollton Railroad, located in Kentucky. If ratified by the members, the tentative deal would represent the first BLET-negotiated contract at the property after Carrollton workers...
August 9, 2026 | BNSF, Fatigue, News, Top News
Brothers and Sisters, On August 6th, the BLET achieved an important victory for engineers working in pool service on the former Montana Rail Link territory. Public Law Board No. 8083 ruled that BNSF’s attempt to use the Enhanced Customer Service (ECS) provisions of...
August 8, 2026 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News, Top News
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed a BLET-backed two-person crew bill into law on July 23. The bill reads in part: “No train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight may be operated unless it has a crew consisting of at least two persons.”...
August 7, 2026 | BNSF, News, Top News
BILLINGS, Mont. — On Thursday, August 6, in an important decision for railroad workers, an arbitrator ruled in favor of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), blocking BNSF Railway from eliminating contractually-negotiated rest periods under the...
August 7, 2026 | News, STB, Top News
BLET National President Mark Wallace and First Vice President Gary Best met with Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) as part of their series of high-level meetings on Capitol Hill. Wallace and Best went to Capitol Hill late last month to advocate on behalf of BLET members and the...
August 6, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
Registration is still available for the BLET’s Eastern Regional Meeting in Chicago in August. As with the Western Regional Meeting in New Orleans earlier this month, the Chicago regional meeting will offer expanded programming in addition to the slate of traditional...
August 6, 2026 | News, Top News
BLET National President Mark Wallace and First Vice President Gary Best again met with Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) as part of their series of high-level meetings on Capitol Hill in July. They met with Senator Moreno back in January as well. Wallace and Best went to...
