Members to vote on merger
Leaders of the two unions representing railroad operating and other transportation
employees in the U.S. and Canada -- the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
(BLE) and the United Transportation Union (UTU) -- announced on July 23
that agreement has been reached to merge their unions, subject to ratification
by each union's membership. In a telephone conference call Sunday afternoon,
the BLE's Advisory Board authorized the union to submit the proposal to
the membership.
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Get out the vote on H.R. 1140!
As this issue of the Newsletter was going to press, it was announced
that the U.S. House of Representatives may schedule a floor vote on H.R.
1140 as early as July 30 or 31.
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Committee revises nomination process
A committee appointed by BLE President Edward Dubroski has issued recommendations to reform the process by which candidates are nominated for International office, as required by Section 14.3 - Ritual of the BLE Constitution & Bylaws.
In essence, the two-page recommendation reforms and standardizes the caucus process that takes place every five years during the union's International conventions.
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