August 4, 2026 | News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
As we reported last week, the long wait BLET members and other railroaders must endure to receive earned retirement benefits may soon be over. On July 30, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted 22-0 to advance the bipartisan... July 30, 2026 | News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced dates and locations for a limited number of in-person Pre-Retirement Seminars to be held in September 2026. Please register as soon as possible if you are interested in attending, as these seminars tend to fill... July 30, 2026 | Legislation, News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
The long wait BLET members and other railroaders must endure to receive earned retirement benefits may soon be over. On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) passed a BLET and Teamsters-backed bipartisan bill, S. 4965, the... July 27, 2026 | Legislation, News, Railroad Retirement, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Railroad Retirement Board Stability Act, which would provide long-term funding for RRB’s day-to-day operations. The much-needed legislation comes after months of hard work and lobbying by the... July 6, 2026 | News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), which provides qualified railroad workers with unemployment benefits when they become unemployed but are ready, willing, and able to work, and sickness benefits when they... June 8, 2026 | News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
Each year in early June, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) mails Form BA-6 (Certificate of Service Months and Compensation) to every railroad employee with creditable railroad compensation in the previous calendar year. Form BA-6 is important because it... May 20, 2026 | News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced dates and locations for a limited number of in-person Pre-Retirement Seminars to be held in June 2026. Due to limited budget and staffing resources, the RRB is holding fewer in-person events than in previous years.... April 24, 2026 | BMWED, Legislation, News, Railroad Retirement, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
The BLET National Division has been busy on Capitol Hill this week. Ongoing advocacy on behalf of its active and retired members has resulted in three major Congressional actions in recent days. These accomplishments are summarized below. First, BLET helped secure the... April 21, 2026 | News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is providing a new online service for retired members as well as assistance to BLET members who are still working but planning to retire soon. The RRB also has newly available information especially valuable for those who may be... April 7, 2026 | News, Railroad Retirement, Top News
Due to ongoing budget constraints, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is unable to conduct pre-retirement seminars in-person this year. These critical seminars help promote a better understanding of the sometimes-complicated RRB benefit programs. In the absence of... 