Rail Labor: Used and abused
Rail Labor is standing strong and united in the face of railroad greed
and rail employer abuses. The carriers use us, then abuse us. We will not
tolerate it; we will fight it.
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Important reminder: Register to
vote!!
BLET members are encouraged to register to vote now in order to vote
in the ultra-important November 7 elections.
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BLET, UTU negotiating teams meet
with carriers
The national negotiating teams from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Trainmen and the United Transportation Union met jointly on September
6 in Kansas City with the National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC),
which represents most of the major railroads and many smaller ones.
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BLET, SEPTA OK new pact
Locomotive engineers working on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit
Authority's (SEPTA) regional rail line ratified a new, five-year collective
bargaining agreement on August 23.
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