BLET News
Letter from Rail Conference President Wallace, BLET President Hall and BMWED President Cardwell
[View and download this letter as a PDF] June 13, 2023 Dear Teamster Rail Members: This message is to inform you of the ongoing anti-union activities of CSX at the railhead in Annapolis Junction, Md. In May, CSX locked out about 40 Teamster Carhaulers from the Annapolis Junction railhead after negotiations broke down between Teamsters…
Read MoreBLET Fact Sheet on new UP paid sick leave agreement
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 5 — Earlier today, the BLET announced that it has reached a paid sick leave agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad. The General Chairmen involved in negotiating the new deal have prepared the following Fact Sheet to address potential membership questions: Paid Sick Days Questions and Answers Regarding Paid Sick Leave for…
Read MoreIn latest safety advisory, FRA makes additional hot bearing detector recommendation
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 9, 2023) In the wake of a May 10 Norfolk Southern derailment in Pennsylvania, the Federal Railroad Administration today issued a safety advisory recommending that railroads implement safeguards to ensure that hot bearing detectors properly report defects. Full story: Trains Magazine
Read MoreFederal regulators promise safety review at all the major freight railroads
(Source: Associated Press, June 10, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow up with similar investigations of all the major freight railroads over the next year. Full story: Associated Press
Read MoreBLET and Union Pacific reach paid sick leave agreement
Union Pacific’s locomotive engineers will now have up to seven days paid in the event of illness OMAHA, June 5 — Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) to provide paid sick leave to the approximately 5,600 locomotive engineers employed by the railroad. Under the agreement, BLET…
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