October 25, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 23, 2023) Locomotive engineers and conductors are holding strike votes after months of mediated talks with SEPTA have failed to produce progress toward agreements. The engineers and conductors have not received raises in about...
October 25, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: NBC Philadelphia, October 24, 2024 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a union that represents about 160 train engineers at SEPTA, also authorized a strike vote. The union claims pay for SEPTA’s engineers and conductors “is about...
October 23, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, News
PHILADELPHIA, October 23 — This morning, National President Eddie Hall announced that BLET members will conduct a strike vote at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA). Voting begins today and results will be announced on November 20, 2023. A majority...
October 13, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, October 12, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a final rule requiring the installation of inward- and outward-facing image recording devices on all passenger train lead...
October 5, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: Metro Philadelphia, October 3, 2023) SEPTA is hoping to reach an agreement with its largest union before their contract expires at the end of the month. Members of Transport Workers Local 234 voted Sunday to authorize a strike if Oct. 31 passes without a...
October 5, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, October 3, 2023) Amtrak’s new Acela fleet, which was expected to enter service 2½ years ago, might face more delays, according to an audit released Tuesday that cites extensive complications in the federal approval process and rising costs...
August 31, 2023 | Commuter Rail, News
Results show 81 percent of eligible voters returned ballots, 100 percent of those voting were in support of strike authorization BLET members at NJT are furious over the transit agency’s misplaced priorities. The agency has “millions for penthouse views, but not a...
August 17, 2023 | Commuter Rail, News
CAMDEN, N.J. — On Thursday afternoon, the Hon. Christine O’Hearn, a judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, denied NJ Transit’s (NJT) cynical attempt to strip members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of...
August 9, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, August 8, 2023) New Jersey’s Republican leaders are calling on the union that represents NJ Transit’s locomotive engineers to meet with them in advance of a vote expected to take place later this month that could authorize a...
August 9, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ.com, August 7, 2023) Larry Higgs NJ Transit locomotive engineers who operate the agency’s commuter trains will vote on whether to strike as contract talks have not moved forward since 2019. Full story: NJ.com
