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Take a video tour of Amtrak’s new Acela

(Source: Railway Age, October 28, 2020) NEW YORK — In a newly released video, Amtrak Vice President Northeast Corridor Service Line Caroline Decker takes viewers on a tour of the onboard amenities and features that customers will be able to enjoy when the next...

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Norfolk Southern monitors Hurricane Zeta

(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, October 28, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to monitor Hurricane Zeta which is now a Category 2 hurricane that is currently affecting the Gulf Coast and will make landfall along the central gulf coast early this...

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Rail blockade ends in Chihuahua, Mexico

(Source: Freight Waves, October 27, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After more than 60 days of protests, a railroad blockade in the Mexican state of Chihuahua has ended, according to the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of the United Mexican States (CONCAMIN). While...

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BLET News

BLET to conduct LM-2 GCA Secretary-Treasurer workshop

In January 2011, the BLET Education and Training Department will conduct a workshop for all Secretary-Treasurers who file an LM-2 report for their General Committee of Adjustment (GCA) or Division. The workshop will be held January 9-12, 2011 in San Diego, Calif.

Harvard Med School, WGBH team with BLET on fatigue project

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is working in conjunction with Harvard Medical School, the WGBH Educational Foundation, and the United Transportation Union to create a website for railroaders that provides them with practical information about sleep, sleep disorders and fatigue management.

Thank you, veterans!

By Dennis R. Pierce
BLET National President

On behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, I extend our most sincere thank you to all members of the military on this Veterans Day. You have our never-ending gratitude for protecting the American way of life, our freedom, and our families.

President Pierce: National bargaining update

By Dennis R. Pierce, BLET National President

Let me say this loud enough for the railroads to hear, BLET WILL NOT ACCEPT A CONCESSIONARY AGREEMENT IN THIS BARGAINING ROUND! The membership of our great union has given enough, it’s past time for us to receive wages and benefits commensurate with the contribution we make to the Carrier’s profits.

Secretary-Treasurers invited to final workshop of 2010

The BLET’s Education and Training Department is inviting all Secretary-Treasurers to participate in its final Compliance Workshop of 2010, which will be held here in Cleveland from December 12-15.

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