BLET News

(Source: Politico, January 21, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was a rough weekend for the railroad, which came under fire from a senator and other high-profile figures for two incidents that went viral. Sherrilyn Ifill, the president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, tweeted on Friday that she had been asked to leave her seat…

(Source: Television station KHOU 11, January 21, 2020) HOUSTON — Attorney and environmental activist Erin Brockovich was invited to a community meeting in Houston 20 years after Julia Roberts played her in a namesake motion picture. She joined the chorus of concern regarding elevated cancer rates around a former creosote processing facility in Houston’s Fifth…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 22 — 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 2020 BLET Scholarship Directory. The scholarship opportunities vary widely. The following comprehensive list provides members and their families with contact information for…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 20 — The BLET National Division has launched a new webpage — https://www.ble-t.org/negotiations2019 — to provide important information to affected members regarding the current round of National Negotiations. The webpage provides members with access to PDF copies of Section 6 notices served by the BLET, as well as those served by the railroad companies…

(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 17, 2020) U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) yesterday questioned whether the nation’s four largest Class Is are committed to combating climate change. Full story: Progressive Railroading Monday, January 20, 2020