BLET Newsletter
United Auto Workers open tense labor talks with Ford, GM, Fiat, Chrysler
(Source: CNBC, July 15, 2019) DEARBORN, Mich. — Billions of dollars in investments and the viability of the U.S. auto industry ...
Read More Class-action lawsuit targets Blackjewel LLC
(Source: Gillette News Record, July 9, 2019) GILLETTE, Wyo. — A Gillette employee of Blackjewel LLC has filed a class-action lawsuit ...
Read More North Dakota files petition to block Washington state from restricting oil train shipments
(Source: Freight Waves, July 17, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — North Dakota filed a petition on the afternoon of July 17 asking ...
Read More Union Pacific reports Q2 2019 results
(Source: Union Pacific press release, July 18, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2019 second quarter net income of ...
Read More AAR reports rail traffic for week ending July 6, 2019
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 10, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. ...
Read More CSX sees record operating ratio in Q2 2019
(Source: Freight Waves, July 16, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Despite a drop in profit in the second quarter, CSX’s operating ratio ...
Read More Employees say Union Pacific’s PSR, longer trains and job cuts are dangerous
(Source: Television station KUTV, July 16, 2019)SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Union Pacific Railroad derailments have made a lot of ...
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Class I railroads continue the longer-train trend
(Source: Progressive Railroading July 2018) Last year, Union Pacific Railroad set a record in all five of its train-length categories. ...
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Past Practice
(Source: Conference Reporter Newsletter 07/11/2019) A well-known Baltimore labor arbitrator gave the audience this framework for understanding past practice. 1. ...
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U.S. rail traffic slump continued in Week 27
(Source: Progressive Railroading 7/11/2019) U.S. railroads started July the same way they ended June: a year-over-year decline in carload and ...
Read More Union Pacific’s new reservation system set to kick in with fines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, July 8, 2019) NEW YORK — You have 24 hours. That’s it. With precision scheduled railroading ...
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TriMet to begin light-rail track work
TriMet crews will replace some sections of track and switches, as well as upgrade signal components and eliminate a manual ...
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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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