The BLET Advisory Board met on October 7 at the National Division to discuss many pressing issues crucial to the Brotherhood.
Bargaining strategies for this next round of contract talks with the largest carriers were the main topic of discussion when the BLET Advisory Board, National Wage Team and the union’s General Chairmen met at National Division headquarters in Independence, Ohio on October 7 and 8.
Contracts negotiated under the Railway Labor Act, the labor law for those employed by railroads and airlines, don’t expire — they become “amendable.” With the exchange of a Section 6 notice early next month, contract negotiations with the nation’s Class I railroads will begin.
A Section 6 notice is the written notification that must be served to initiate negotiations over additions or changes to a collective bargaining agreement. Simply put, it is “a set of demands” for what the union hopes to achieve in a new contract and addresses items such as rates of pay, work rules, and health and welfare.
Watch for more information on this round of negotiations in future issues of the Weekly Recap.