September 6, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
Looking ahead to next year, the BLET’s 2027 Eastern Regional Meeting will be held in Savannah, Ga., the week of June 28. The 2027 Western Regional Meeting will take place in San Diego, Calif., the week of August 16. Please make plans now to attend one or both of these... September 2, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
It wasn’t just organizing the unorganized on the agenda at the Eastern Regional meeting in Chicago. One session touched on internal organizing and fending off raids and misinformation. Indiana Harbor Belt General Chairman Dan Wells explained how improved internal... September 1, 2026 | News, Organizing, Regional Meetings, Top News
One of the highlights of the Eastern Regional meeting was a roundtable discussion with two of the union’s newest members, Tandi Colibert of Watco and Bailey Price of the Utah Central. Both recently helped organize their short line railroads with support from BLET.... August 31, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
BLET National President Mark Wallace, in his state of the union address at the union’s Eastern Regional Meeting last week in Chicago, called the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern “one of the greatest threats facing our members today.” Addressing... August 23, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
We will be reporting to you this week from Chicago, the site of the BLET’s Eastern Regional Meeting. Last-minute registrations for meals and events will be accepted online or in person at The Drake Hotel as late as Tuesday morning, August 25. Open and members-only... August 22, 2026 | Hazmat, News, Regional Meetings, Top News
BLET members regularly operate freight trains carrying some of the most toxic and deadly substances known to man. Those looking for ways to stay safe on the job need look no further than their fellow BLET members who work as peer instructors for the Rail Workers... August 6, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
Registration is still available for the BLET’s Eastern Regional Meeting in Chicago in August. As with the Western Regional Meeting in New Orleans earlier this month, the Chicago regional meeting will offer expanded programming in addition to the slate of traditional... July 11, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
We will be reporting to you next week from New Orleans, the site of the BLET’s Western Regional Meeting. Last-minute registrations for meals and events will be accepted online or in person at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside as late as Tuesday morning, July 14. Open... July 5, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
With the deadline for room reservations just under a month away, BLET members and guests are encouraged to register now for the BLET’s Eastern Regional Meeting in Chicago. The deadline for room reservations is July 24, and the meeting will take place August 24-28 at... June 5, 2026 | News, Regional Meetings, Top News
Registration is now open for the BLET Eastern Regional Meeting, which will be held in Chicago, August 24-28. Just like this year’s Western Regional Meeting scheduled to be held in New Orleans, the Chicago Regional meeting will expand beyond the traditional training... 