BLET News

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 2 — The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program is hosting four training sessions in the coming months. The dates are as follows: November 13-18, 2016; January 15-20, 2017; February 19-24, 2017; and March 19-24, 2017. Each class will run on a Sunday through Friday basis, with an orientation session at 5:30…

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press ~ Aug 14, 2016 PORTLAND, Ore. — An administrative law judge in Oregon on Friday found that state regulators acted within their authority when they rejected a proposed coal terminal on the Columbia River that would funnel millions of tons of American coal to power-hungry Asia each year. The Oregon Department…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, July 26 — The BLET Education and Training Department will conduct a training class for Secretary-Treasurers from September 13-15, 2016, at the Training Center at BLET National Division headquarters in Independence, Ohio. Registration for the class will be filled by Division Secretary-Treasurers who sign up on a first come, first served basis. Attendance…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, July 18 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) testified in favor of two-person train crews at a hearing convened by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on July 15, 2016, regarding the FRA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on train crew size. Vice President and National Legislative Representative John P. Tolman…

(Source: The Hill, July 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is considering a rule that would require most trains to have a minimum number of crew members. Full story: The Hill Monday, July 18, 2016