September 20, 2024 | News, Top News
The 70,000-member Teamsters Rail Conference represents locomotive engineers, trainmen, and maintenance-of-way workers on all major freight railroads in the United States, Amtrak, and many of the nation’s commuter rail systems and short lines. The 70,000-member...
September 20, 2024 | Education and Training, News, Top News
The BLET National Division Education & Training Department hosted a claims and grievance training class for Local Chairmen on September 12. “With 113 attendees in person and via Zoom, it was the largest single training class hosted since our Department was founded...
September 20, 2024 | Legislation, News, Top News
Cory Martin, Chairman of the BLET Illinois State Legislative Board ____________________ Last month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a BLET-backed privacy bill into law that protects the identities of train crew members following grade crossing incidents...
September 20, 2024 | News, Top News
Brandon Nunnenkamp of BLET Division 130 (Kansas City, Kan.) was reelected to his second term as Chairman of the Kansas State Legislative Board at its quadrennial meeting in Lenexa, Kan., September 4-6. Brother Nunnenkamp is a BNSF locomotive engineer. He was first...
September 17, 2024 | Memorials, News, Obituary, Top News
Brother Jerry D. Arterberry, a BNSF conductor and member of BLET Division 604, suffered a medical emergency and passed away while working at BNSF’s yard in Madill, Oklahoma, on September 7. He was 54 years old. Brother Arterberry was an active and involved BLET...
September 13, 2024 | News, Top News, Unions
A Gallup survey release just prior to Labor Day 2024 shows that a strong majority of Americans continue to view labor unions in a positive light. Seventy percent of respondents said they hold a favorable view of unions, up slightly from 67 percent in 2023. This year’s...
September 12, 2024 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Brother Shawn Sausville was reelected to his second term as Chairman of the BLET’s Florida State Legislative Board during its quadrennial meeting on August 28, 2024. Brother Sausville is a CSX locomotive engineer who also serves as Legislative Representative of...
September 11, 2024 | News, Remote Control, Top News
In an August 28 national news story, the Associated Press reported on a simple solution to improving the safety of remote control train operations: two-person train crews. The article examines the NTSB’s findings in a 2023 remote control fatality at Wallbridge Yard in...
September 11, 2024 | News, Teamsters, Top News
The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program is hosting four in-person rail worker training sessions in late 2024 and early 2025. The dates are as follows: October 13-18, 2024; January 12-17, 2025; February 16-21, 2025; and March 16-21, 2025. These 40-hour...
September 8, 2024 | BNSF, C3RS, News, Railroad Safety, Top News
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released the results of its safety culture survey at the BNSF Railway on August 28. The FRA found that company leaders routinely say that safety is a core value, but lower-level managers still prioritize keeping the trains...
