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Documents available on this website are a partial representation of those comprising the Agreements in force between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Western Region General Committee of Adjustment and the Union Pacific Railroad Company as governed by the Railway Labor Act. This information is provided solely for the guidance and usage of Engineers and Trainmen represented by the BLET, Western Region General Committee of Adjustment. All rights, including those of copy or duplication, are reserved for this group. Scanning and reproduction errors are unintentional.

These materials are not to be cited as the ultimate authority on any matter contained in or relating to the Agreements; that capacity is reserved to the National President of the BLET and the WRGCA General Chairman. Questions regarding interpretation or application of the Agreement should be reduced to writing and forwarded to this office through your Local Chairmen.

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BLET Newsletter

Stock analyst BMO downgrades CN as new strategic plan doesn’t tap “full potential”

September 21, 2021
(Source: BNN Bloomberg, September 21, 2021)NEW YORK — BMO Capital Markets is downgrading its view on Canadian National Railway Co. ...
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CN to cut 1,000 jobs as part of new strategic plan

September 21, 2021
(Source: Railway Age, September 21, 2021)NEW YORK — A few days after throwing in the towel on its attempted merger ...
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Week 36: Intermodal volume a drag on U.S. rail traffic total

September 20, 2021
(Source: Progressive Railroading 09/16/2021) U.S. railroads logged 468,610 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Sept. 11, a 1.3% ...
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CP-KCS a “powerful combination,” CP CEO says

September 20, 2021
(Source: Railway Age, September 17, 2021)NEW YORK — “I am elated for our CP family,” an understandably energized Canadian Pacific ...
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Union Pacific CEO sees strong economy coming out of pandemic

September 20, 2021
(Source: Associated Press, September 17, 2021)OMAHA, Neb. — As Union Pacific’s CEO, Lance Fritz has had to find ways to ...
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UP ramps up hiring efforts

September 2, 2021
(Source: Progressive Railroading 09/02/2021) Union Pacific Railroad announced it is among U.S. employers actively hiring as the nation’s economy continues to ...
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AAR: U.S. railroads navagating supply-chain challenges

September 2, 2021
(Source: Progressive Railroading 09/02/2021) U.S. freight railroads' traffic was steady last month compared with the August 2020 level, according to Association ...
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Port of Coos Bay, developer to build new multimodal container facility

September 2, 2021
The facility will handle over 1 million 40-foot containers annually through the port via the Coos Bay Rail Line. Photo ...
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KCS, NS, UP evaluate hurricane damage

August 31, 2021
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/31/2021) Three Class Is are evaluating the impact Hurricane Ida has had on their operations in Louisiana ...
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Railroads brace for gridlock after Ida hammers New Orleans hub

August 31, 2021
(Source: Bloomberg, August 30, 2021)NEW YORK — Hurricane Ida forced Kansas City Southern to shut its main line in Louisiana ...
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Activist investor raises stake in “undervalued” CN, may seek board seat

August 31, 2021
(Source: BNN Bloomberg, August 30, 2021)MONTREAL — The investment firm founded by billionaire Christopher Hohn has increased its stake in ...
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Class Is employed fewer people in July

August 30, 2021
Only the transportation (train and engine) category posted a month-to-month increase in employment. Photo – BNSF Railway Co. (Source: Progressive ...
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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen - UP Western Region GCA represents locomotive engineers working in the Western Region of the Union Pacific Railroad, which encompasses Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and portions of Nevada. We also represent members on the Portland & Western Railroad as well as the Portland Terminal Railroad.

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