BLET News
ATDA, BLET, & SMART-TD jointly endorse Sherrod Brown for US Senate after he meets with Presidents of the three unions at ATDA HQ
Teamsters Rail Conference endorses Harris-Walz
Education & Training: Record attendance for September 12 Local Chairman class
BLET-backed identity protection bill signed into law in Illinois
Nunnenkamp reelected Kansas Legislative Board Chairman
In the Line of Duty: Division 604 member Jerry D. Arterberry, 1969-2024
Americans’ approval of labor unions near highest level since 1960s
Sausville reelected Chairman of Florida State Legislative Board
BLET continues to lead the way in publicly exposing the dangers of remote control train operations
Registration open for upcoming rail hazmat training classes
FRA safety culture survey shows need for C3RS as BNSF continues to retaliate against workers for reporting safety concerns
Labor Day 2024: BLET members show their pride
California: BLET secures C3RS safety program for new COASTER members
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Rail Industry News
Biden-Harris administration calls on Class I freight railroads to guarantee paid sick leave and get to 100% worker coverage
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 25, 2024) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su today sent letters to the CEOs of three Class I freight railroads – CPKC, CN, and CSX –...
Regulators scrutinize trends on second day of rail growth hearings
(Source: Trains.com, September 18, 2024) At the opening of today’s Surface Transportation Board hearing on the lack of rail freight volume growth, Vice Chair Karen Hedlund said she was still struck by what she heard the day before from analysts and shippers and Class...
Railroads and regulators must address the dangers of long trains, report says
(Source: Associated Press, September 17, 2024) As freight trains have grown ever longer, the number of derailments related to the forces created when railcars push and pull against each other also increased, so the National Academies of Sciences said Tuesday in a...
Norfolk Southern CEO fired for “consensual relationship” with railroad’s chief legal officer
(Source: CNN, September 12, 2024) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was fired for cause by the railroad’s board for “engaging in a consensual relationship with the company’s chief legal officer,” who was also terminated, the railroad announced Wednesday evening. While...
Safety concerns are at the heart of the TCRC-CN/CPKC dispute as arbitration decision draws near
(Source: The Conversation, August 7, 2024) On Aug. 24, Canada’s federal labour board ordered the Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPK) railways, along with over 9,000 workers, to return to work and enter binding arbitration to produce a new...
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to step down amid misconduct probe, sources say
(Source: Reuters, September 9, 2024) Norfolk Southern's CEO Alan Shaw is expected to step down from his role at the railroad company amid an investigation into allegations of potential workplace misconduct, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday....
Amtrak and partners break ground on new Connecticut River Bridge
(Source: Amtrak press release, September 5, 2024) OLD LYME, Conn. – Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner today joined U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy,...
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