FRA Meeting November 1st, 2017
Brothers & Sisters, Just a reminder that representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration will be attending our regularly scheduled Union meeting on November 1st, 2017. Some of these representatives will be from the OP, Signal, MP&E, and possibly the...
Hurricane Harvey – Perrien Fund
BLET relaunches Perrien Fund to assist members with Hurricane Harvey relief INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 30 -The BLET's National Division Advisory Board approved a recommendation from BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce today to re-activate and expand its Gary...
Rule Violations
If you are charged with a rule violation you DO NOT have to sign for discipline the day of the incident. It has been reported that crews are being pressured to sign; once again you DO NOT have to sign that day. I spoke with Superintendent Ricky Wells and he stated...
Town Hall Meeting on September 7th
National President Dennis R Pierce will be attending a Town Hall meeting on September 7, 2017 @ 10:00 it will be held at Villaggio Ristorante 1242 Lake street Roselle, IL. 60172 Barring a last minute schedule change, National President Pierce has also committed to...
National negotiations update: Coordinated Bargaining Group Unions say contract negotiations take a “step backwards”
As part of our ongoing effort to conclude national contract negotiations, the Coordinated Bar-gaining Group (CBG) met with the nation’s freight rail Carriers (NCCC) for three days during the week of June 26th. These efforts were part of our ongoing mediation process,...