September 27, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET members at the Illinois & Midland Railroad (IMRR) are currently voting on a tentative agreement. Ballots were mailed earlier this month and will be tabulated on October 1. Eligible members who have not yet received a ballot should call the BLET National...
September 26, 2026 | Headlines, Organizing, Top News
BLET recently held an inaugural meeting for its newest members at the Temple & Central Texas Railway (TC), a month after securing an organizing win at the Texas-based short line railroad. National Vice President James Logan Jr. and BLET Special...
September 25, 2026 | Amtrak, FRA, News, Top News
By Mark Wallace, BLET National President On September 3, 2026, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy put the Trump Administration’s commitments to rail labor in writing. That letter was important. But it also represented something our members do not always get to...
September 24, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET has reached a tentative agreement with Georgia Central Railway, marking another important milestone for workers who voted to join the Brotherhood in October 2024. If ratified, the agreement will be the first union contract for workers at Georgia Central and would...
September 24, 2026 | News, NS, STB, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger
Jess Conard, who recently joined the BLET National Division staff as Community Coordinator, received an invitation to speak on a webinar hosted by the National League of Cities (NLC) to provide a brief tutorial on how local governments can sign up to participate in...
September 23, 2026 | News, NS, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger
Rail industry trade publication Railway Age published an article last week that reinforces the job-loss concerns BLET and the Teamsters Rail Conference have raised since Day 1. BLET has taken the position that the “Jobs for Life” promise made by UP CEO Jim Vena is...
September 22, 2026 | BMWED, News, NS, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger
Left, right, Democrat or Republican, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) continues to work across party lines to best represent its members and build opposition to the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. This month, representatives...
September 21, 2026 | Energy Management Systems, News, Positive Train Control, Top News
The BLET National Division is seeking member reports on failures and other issues involving Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Positive Train Control (PTC). The information collected through this initiative will be a critical resource in advancing the BLET’s efforts...
September 19, 2026 | Memorials, News, Top News
It’s official. The highway overpass between I-480 and 150th Street in Cleveland is now known as the SPC Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill enacting House Bill 360 into law on June 24, 2026. The highway marker was installed...
September 18, 2026 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Mark Elkins was reelected to his second term as Chairman of the Kentucky State Legislative Board at its ninth quadrennial meeting held on September 2. Elkins is a CSX locomotive engineer and a member of BLET Division 271 in Russell, Ky. The BLET’s Kentucky State...
