CLEVELAND, December 11 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers’ headquarters in Cleveland will receive a delegation of trade unionists from Russia on December 12.
The union members from various trades are coming to Cleveland, along with other U.S. cities, as part of a program conducted jointly by the Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO and the U.S. State Department.
Among the nine visitors is a top official of the Russian Railway Workers’ Union, Sergey Linev Larinov. Brother Larinov is the Chairman of the Russian Trade Union of Railway Locomotive Brigades and was a working locomotive engineer before assuming this position. The other eight participants include top leaders from the air lines and air transport, trucking, teachers, construction and natural gas unions.
They are visiting the BLE to learn about labor-management relations in the railroad industry and the role of the Federal Railroad Administration.
During their time in Cleveland, they will also be visiting the CSX’s Collinwood rail yard and the Cleveland Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
The State Department is sponsoring the financial aspects of their visit and the Solidarity Center is responsible for coordinating their professional studies while in the U.S.