Posts by William Wallace
RRB announces dates of Spring 2016 Pre-Retirement Seminars
CLEVELAND, February 10 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced the dates and locations of the agency’s spring 2016 Pre-Retirement Seminars. Designed for railroad employees and spouses planning to retire within five years or less, Pre-Retirement Seminars will familiarize attendees with the retirement benefits available to them, and also guide them through the…
Read MoreCelebration of life for Juan (Juanito, John) Rodriguez
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Read MoreBLET petitions FRA for immediate halt to LEADER, Trip Optimizer technology
CLEVELAND, February 5 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has asked the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an emergency order that would immediately prohibit the carrier-mandated use of Locomotive Engineer Assist/Display & Event Recorder (LEADER) and Trip Optimizer technologies. The BLET contends that the mandated use of these electronic devices creates unsafe…
Read MorePosting of the IBT Local 900 (WRGCA) Delegate Nomination Meeting & Rules Notice
Dear Brothers & Sisters: Attached, please find a memo to you for posting of the attached Notice of the Nomination Meeting for Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the Teamster Convention in June 2016. Please note that the notice and rules must be posted on each of our workplace bulletin boards by February 10th to ensure…
Read More2016 BLET Scholarship Directory
CLEVELAND, January 29 — Each year, the BLET National Division compiles a list of scholarship opportunities available to the children of BLET members. Numerous financial aid opportunities are published here in the 2016 BLET Scholarship Directory. The scholarship opportunities vary widely. The following comprehensive list provides members and their families with contact information for each…
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