September 15, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News
BLET members have ratified a new five-year agreement with the Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY). The agreement covers 2026-2030 and provides general wage increases, a signing bonus, and various work rule enhancements. The negotiating team consisted of General...
September 12, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News
Workers at Kentucky’s Carrollton Railroad have unanimously ratified their first BLET-negotiated contract. It marks a significant milestone for the Carrollton workers, who voted to join the BLET in late 2024. The five-year contract provides back pay and general wage...
August 18, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News
BLET members have overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year agreement with the Illinois Railway (IR). Ballots were tabulated on August 14. There are no concessions in the new contract, which provides full retroactive pay from March of 2025, a $1,000 signing bonus, and...
July 7, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Organizing, Top News
Railroad workers at Watco, who joined the BLET to gain collective bargaining rights, have overwhelmingly ratified their first-ever contract. This marks a significant milestone for BLET-represented employees at the formerly non-union railroad. Prior to selecting BLET...
July 6, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News
BLET members last week unanimously ratified a new six-year contract with Keolis/Virginia Railway Express (VRE). The agreement runs from July 1, 2026, through June 29, 2031 and provides a strong wage package along with meaningful quality of life improvements. Amtrak...
June 22, 2026 | Contract Agreement, Metra, News, Top News
BLET members on June 19 ratified a new seven-year agreement with the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (NIRCRC/Metra). The deal covers about 250 BLET members who work as locomotive engineers for Metra and provides compounded general wage...
June 21, 2026 | Contract Agreement, LIRR, News, Top News
After a three-day strike and years of ongoing contract negotiations, members of the BLET overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) this week. The vote was 98 percent in favor of ratification. The BLET bargained as part of a coalition...
June 18, 2026 | Contract Agreement, LIRR, News, Top News
After a three-day strike and years of ongoing contract negotiations, BLET members have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). Ballots were tabulated today, and the vote was 98 percent in favor of ratification. The BLET bargained...
June 4, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News
BLET members last week ratified a new three-year agreement with the Delaware & Hudson Railway. The agreement covers the period from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027, and provides general wage increases of 4.5% for 2024, 4.0% for 2025, and 3.75% for 2026. There...
April 17, 2026 | Contract Agreement, News, Short Line, Top News
BLET members last week ratified a new agreement with the Tacoma Municipal Belt Railway (Tacoma Rail). The agreement provides retroactive pay from 2017-2025, general wage increases from 2026-2029, establishes an additional paid holiday (Juneteenth), and address other...
