BLET Newsletter
Teamsters statement on murder of George Floyd
Union Pacific extends shutdown of De Soto car shops
May 29 update and press release from the Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member; RRB begins paying CARES Act recovery payments for unemployed rail workers
FRA extends temporary safety reg waiver for freight railroads
UP publishes annual sustainability progress report
BLET’s 2020 Cincinnati regional meeting postponed
AAR: Week 21 traffic trends show ‘encouraging signs’
Feds must design a plan to conquer COVID-19
Rail companies cut capacity as volume slides 20%
U.S. rail volumes rise on a week-to-week basis
FRA extension of safety waivers to railroads puts U.S. through another two months of risk
Amtrak says it needs another $1.5 billion bailout to stay afloat
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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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