Columbus And Ohio Rail Road Workers Vote For BLET

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) scored a short line organizing victory December 10 as a majority of workers at the Ohio Central Railroad/ Columbus & Ohio Rail Road Company voted to make the BLET their designated collective bargaining representative.

The National Mediation Board certified the election results December 10. The organizing victory brings 47 new train and engine service into the ranks of the BLET.

“The best way to thank these individuals for joining the BLET is to get to work right away and begin negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement that will give them the benefits of a strong union contract,” said Paul Sorrow, BLET President.

Headquartered in Coshocton, Ohio, the Ohio Central Railroad/Columbus & Ohio Railroad Co. is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (GWI).

The BLET is a division of the Teamsters Rail Conference which represents more than 70,000 engineers, trainmen and maintenance of way workers at freight, passenger and commuter rail systems throughout the United States.