Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

BLET and BMWED have signed on to a labor-led letter asking Congress to swiftly correct a technical error in the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that caused rail workers to be excluded from the bill’s overtime tax credit provision. Read more: blet.link/4o6Jnlu

The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a “regulatory sprint,” a term that describes eliminating or changing nearly 200 safety regulations that provide safeguards for the rail industry, its workers, and the communities they serve. Read more: blet.link/4o86nk8

Now you see it, now you don't: Transportation appropriations bill would use other rail infrastructure money to fund Amtrak and FRA. Read more: blet.link/4o5hoCN

Keith Kerley was reelected by acclamation to his third term as General Chairman of the BLET’s CSXT Western Lines General Committee of Adjustment at the GCA’s quadrennial meeting on July 16, 2025. Read more: blet.link/4m3dPLs

The BLET has reached a tentative agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad that would provide a general wage increase of 3% to approximately 6,000 BLET members employed at UP, if ratified. Read more: blet.link/3TWhcYG

July 2025 RRB Q&A: The Railroad Retirement Act provides disability annuities for railroaders who become totally or occupationally disabled. Please visit the RRB website to read the entire Q&A: blet.link/4kNcxDu

According to the Associated Press, UP and NS are in merger talks to create a transcontinental railroad. Read more: apnews.com/article/union-…

AAR de-regulatory playbooks: This week, we highlight how AAR is attempting to make an already risky operation even more dangerous by weakening safeguards related to remote-control locomotives. Read more: blet.link/4lEO44o

The BLET will be a part of this Rail Safety Town Hall meeting. It will be taking place on July 19, 2025 at the Best Western Plus Dutch Haus Inn and Suites in Columbiana, OH from noon to 2 pm. Hope to see you there! More info: blet.link/44PdwNo

BLET members have until Monday, July 21 to make hotel reservations for the Western Regional Meeting, which will take place the week of August 18 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Meeting registration and hotel reservations can be made at bletregionals.org.

Amtrak announced on June 30 that its Mardi Gras service between New Orleans, Louisiana. and Mobile, Alabama, with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, Mississippi will resume on August 18. Read more: blet.link/3TIM1QC

Thanks to the continued efforts of the BLET and @Teamsters, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) voted on July 10 to fund Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer for one year so that service will continue after October 1st. Read more: blet.link/46DHfeI

Registration continues for the BLET’s 2025 Western Regional Meeting in Bellevue, Wash. Registration and hotel reservations can be made at bletregionals.org. For some helpful links with ideas for sightseeing and family fun, go here: blet.link/3TF2CVn

June 2025 RRB Q&A: Understanding unemployment and sickness benefits for railroad employees. Read more: blet.link/3GFMIqN

Cutting corners on brake operability puts lives at risk: AAR is seeking to run massive freight trains for hundreds of miles with brakes that aren’t 100 percent functional. Read more: blet.link/3U0QaPN

BLET-produced video shows safety and security threats tied to plan by Class I railroads that allows Mexican engineers to operate trains in the USA. Read more: blet.link/4lqNLdy

Don't delay! Registration continues for the BLET’s 2025 Western Regional Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., located across Lake Washington from Seattle. Read more: blet.link/4lfNrhF