June 25, 2026 | News, Teamsters, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
BLET Editor’s Note: The stories that follow highlight the contributions of the BLET and Rail Conference during the Teamsters International Convention held last week in Las Vegas. Pictured above are BLET members who were in attendance. All photos courtesy of the... June 12, 2026 | News, Teamsters, Top News, Unions
U.S. employers spend about $1.7 billion per year on union busting efforts, according to a report published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Much of the money is spent on consultants and law firms that specialize in preventing workers from organizing and... June 10, 2026 | News, Teamsters, Top News
A recent study by Arizona State University’s Center for Work and Democracy examines the conundrum of labor unions in American politics today. On one hand, unions remain among the most trusted institutions in the country, but on the other hand, they are... June 3, 2026 | News, Teamsters, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
Clout /klaʊt/ noun/ Definition: The power to influence people, steer decisions, or control situations. In the past week, The Wall Street Journal editorialized twice regarding BLET’s growing clout and the defeat of corporate and anti-worker interests. On May 19, the... April 24, 2026 | News, Teamsters, Top News
458 days. Because of corporate corruption, a rigged system, and broken labor laws, that’s how long the average American worker waits for their first union contract after voting to unionize. The Teamsters are leading the charge to fix it with the Faster Labor... March 16, 2026 | BMWED, Legislation, News, Teamsters, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
Legislation introduced in Congress, with support from BLET, the Teamsters Rail Conference and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, would put into federal law the current long-standing requirement that railroad tracks are visually inspected twice a week while... March 14, 2026 | News, Teamsters, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News
“The Teamsters Rail Conference today is stronger, more unified, and more influential than it has ever been,” said Mark Wallace, President of the Teamsters Rail Conference and BLET National President, in his keynote report to delegates during the Rail Conference’s... December 12, 2025 | News, Teamsters, Top News
High school seniors from the Class of 2026 who are the financial dependent of a Teamster in good standing (which includes BLET and BMWED members) are encouraged to apply for financial aid from the Teamsters Scholarship Fund by April 1, 2026. Scholarships are available... October 2, 2025 | News, Railroad Safety, Railroad Security, Remote Control, Teamsters, Top News, Unions
Brothers and Sisters, This past May, I was given the great honor of becoming the National President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and with that title, the responsibility of serving all our members from coast to coast. I am now the National... September 22, 2025 | News, Teamsters, Top News
BLET representatives included, from left: Eric Sroik, Chuck Schulz, Pete Baldwin, Ross Grooters, Vince Verna, and Brendan Sullivan. ____________________ Last week, representatives from BLET and BMWED were among 200 Teamsters who gathered in Washington, D.C. for the... 