August 7, 2025 | Mexico, News, NS, Top News, UP
In a story about the proposed megamerger between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific, CNBC reported that Union Pacific’s recent move to operate trains with Mexican national crews on rails within the United States could be a stumbling block for UP as it seeks approval...
August 6, 2025 | News, Top News
All BLET members with adolescent children going on to higher education, whether it be for trade school, associate, bachelor or graduate degrees, please take notice. The Franklin P. Greene Fund, established in 1956, is an educational loan fund set up to assist the...
August 5, 2025 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Officers of the DC SLB, from left: Dorian Potts, Secretary-Treasurer; Jeese Flotte, Second Vice Chairman; Kelly Hamrick, Alternate Secretary-Treasurer, Herbert Harris Jr., Chairman; Carlyle Smith, First Vice Chairman; Christopher Edgerton, Trustee; Ryan Merrill, Div....
August 4, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has mailed ballots to members at three different railroads — Union Pacific, New York & Atlantic, and Arizona Eastern Railway — for voting on tentative agreements. A hotline number has been established by the BLET National Division for eligible members who...
August 1, 2025 | News, Teamsters, Top News
The Teamsters Scholarship Fund (TSF) awarded scholarships to 48 children of BLET members for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. The winning BLET families represent all factions of the union, including members who work at passenger and freight lines as well as short...
July 31, 2025 | News, Obituary, Top News
Ross Rowland was a rail enthusiast and a champion for the preservation of steam locomotives for decades. He was named an honorary BLET member in the early 1970s. Photo from the BLET archives ____________________ Ross Rowland, one of only 16 lifetime honorary members...
July 31, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The tentative contract includes general wage increases and a potential retention payment. Ballots are due by Wednesday, August 6. Photo by MOBlockLimit on Flickr ____________________ The BLET has reached a tentative agreement with the New York & Atlantic Railway...
July 30, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative five-year agreement with the Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER). If ratified by the members, it would become the first union contract for the formerly non-union workers who voted to join BLET in June 2024. The tentative agreement would...
July 30, 2025 | East Palestine-NS, News, Railroad Safety, Top News
Attendees at the Roundtable, from left: BLET Ohio SLBC John Esterly, BLET VP and NLR Vince Verna, Ohio U.S. Rep Mike Rulli (R-OH), and Division 255 LR and LC Bruce Tatgenhorst. ____________________ Leaders of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division...
July 29, 2025 | News, NS, Top News, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — In response to today’s announcement by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) regarding a proposed merger, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) issued the following statement on behalf of its members at both carriers:...
