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Election Statement by Dennis R. Pierce December 16, 2022 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the founding member of the Teamsters Rail Conference, conducted the ballot count for the 2022 Election of BLET National Division Officers on Monday, December 12, 2022. BLET’s change from delegate elections in convention to rank and file elections of…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 30 — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed two bills related to contract negotiations with the nation’s freight carriers. House Joint Resolution 100 was approved with a vote of 290 in favor, 137 opposed. This bill pertains only to the four rail unions whose members rejected tentative agreements reached in September.…

Sen. Bernie Sanders has called out Warren Buffett for making billions of dollars, while rail employees are fighting for paid sick leave and better working conditions. “Warren Buffett, the owner of BNSF Railway’s parent company, became $1.38 billion richer yesterday,” Sanders tweeted on Wednesday, referring to the boost to Buffett’s net worth from Berkshire Hathaway stock closing higher on Tuesday. “In one day, Mr. Buffett made twice as much money as it would cost to guarantee 15 paid sick days a year to every rail worker in America,” the Vermont senator said. “The greed of the rail industry must end.”

The lifetime maximum benefit for the Railroad Employees National Early Retirement Major Medical Benefit Plan (also known as ERMA or GA-46000) will increase from $182,700 to $188,000 on January 1, 2023.