June 10, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET members are currently voting on two tentative agreements, one with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the other with Metra. Eligible members who have not yet received a ballot should call the BLET National Division’s dedicated voicemail line to have a... June 2, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative six-year agreement with the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (NIRCRC/Metra). The tentative deal covers about 250 BLET members who work as locomotive engineers for Metra. The deal reached represents a... June 1, 2026 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News
Ballots were mailed last week to approximately 500 BLET members for voting on the BLET’s tentative agreement with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). The tentative deal comes after three years of bargaining, two Presidential Emergency Boards, and a three-day... May 18, 2026 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The coalition of five labor unions, including BLET, today ended their 3-day strike at Long Island Rail Road after coming to terms on a tentative contract. The strike began just after midnight on Saturday, May 16. Terms of the agreement will be sent to the BLET’s 500... May 14, 2026 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Delaware & Hudson Railway. If ratified by the members, the TA would provide general wage increases only — there are no changes to work rules or health & welfare benefits. It would cover the period... May 11, 2026 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET members are currently voting on a tentative agreement with the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway. Ballots will be tabulated on Thursday, May 21. Eligible members who have not received a ballot by Monday, May 11, should call the BLET National Division’s... April 25, 2026 | Contract Negotiations, CPKC, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative eight-year agreement with the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC). The tentative deal covers 1,200 members who work at former territories that are now a part of the consolidated CPKC, including Kansas City Southern Railway,... April 1, 2026 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
BLET members are continuing to vote on two tentative agreements: one with the Utah Central Railway and another with the Tacoma Municipal Belt Railway (Tacoma Rail). Eligible members who have not received a ratification packet by this time should immediately request a... March 25, 2026 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached tentative agreements with two short line railroads: the Utah Central Railway and the Tacoma Municipal Belt Railway (Tacoma Rail). Utah Central The Utah Central tentative agreement is significant. If ratified, it would represent a first-ever union... March 12, 2026 | Contract Negotiations, News, Tentative Contract, Top News
The BLET has reached a tentative agreement with the Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY). Ballots were mailed to members last week. If ratified by the members, the agreement will run through 2031 and provide a 7% general wage increase (GWI) in 2026, 4.5% GWIs each year... 