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A call to arms: Join me in our National Contract fight

By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President (BLET Editor’s Note: The following message from BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has been excerpted from the November 2016 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News.) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 26 — In the days leading up to this month’s Newsletter going to print, a major development…

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Allen reelected Washington State Legislative Board Chairman

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 22 — Brother Shahraim C. Allen was reelected by acclamation to his second term as Chairman of the Washington State Legislative Board at its quadrennial meeting held in SeaTac, Wash., on November 16, 2016. Brother Allen is a member of BLET Division 238 (Tacoma, Wash.) who joined the Brotherhood on June 1,…

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Rail Labor seeks mediation to settle national contract talks

A PDF of this statement is available for download at: http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/Press_Release_202016_1205.pdf Rail Labor’s Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) released the following statement on December 5, 2016: Despite our best efforts, collective bargaining with the major U.S. Class 1 railroads completely stalled late last week. Therefore, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Railway Labor Act,…

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