The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the BNSF Railway have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract that would run through Dec. 31, 2014.

BMWED National Division President Freddie Simpson convened a meeting on October 21, 2009 for the purpose of reviewing membership surveys and finalizing bargaining demands that will be served on the nation’s freight railroads in November. The national contract with most freight railroads will expire January 1, 2010 and the next round of bargaining will begin.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has taken legal action in State and Federal Court in California to halt Metrolink’s illegal audio and video surveillance of its members inside locomotive cabs.

BLET Education and Training Department Announces Workshop for new Local chairmen.