BLET members ratify Amtrak contract
Friday, January 20, 2012
By a nearly 4-to-1 margin, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) today ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Amtrak.
Standard Building to go on the market
Thursday, January 19, 2012
If you drive by the corner of Ontario Street and St. Clair Avenue this week it is very clear that this intersection is transforming into a very busy and vibrant area. The Medical Mart and Convention Center are well underway and other real estate projects are in the works.
BLET recognizes staffer Chuck Anderson upon retirement
Thursday, January 12, 2012
BLET National Division officers and staff bid a fond farewell to long-serving staff employee and Brotherhood member Charles E. “Chuck” Anderson. Brother Anderson retired effective December 31, 2011, after 23 years of dedicated service to the national union.
Update from BLET Tax Compliance department
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Internal Revenue Service regulations require the BLET National Division to inform its members that a certain portion of your National Division dues are not tax deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction on your personal tax returns.
Ronnie Rhodes reelected UP-Central Region General Chairman
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Ronnie E. Rhodes was reelected to the office of General Chairman at the Union Pacific-Central Region General Committee of Adjustment’s quadrennial meeting held last week in North Little Rock, Ark.
BLET to conduct LM-2 GCA Secretary-Treasurer workshop
Monday, January 09, 2012
The BLET Education and Training Department will conduct a workshop for all Secretary-Treasurers who file an LM-2 report for their General Committee of Adjustment (GCA) or Division in Jacksonville, Fla., from January 29-February 1.
BLET members ratify national contract
Thursday, January 05, 2012
By a margin of better than 2-to-1, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) today approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC).
BLET hosts two Secretary-Treasurer workshops in early 2012
Thursday, January 05, 2012
The BLET’s Education and Training Department is hosting two expanded Secretary-Treasurer Compliance Workshops in February and March.
Happy Holidays from the BLET Executive Committee
Thursday, December 22, 2011
When the members of your current Executive Committee were sworn in on January 1, 2011, none of us had any idea of the challenges that were waiting for us throughout the year. From attending rallies in state capitols to testifying at Congressional hearings on Capitol Hill to intensive labor negotiations, the year 2011 was loaded with challenges that taxed the will and strength of us all.
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