Teamsters Rail Conference Elects Officers

At the June 24 Teamsters Rail Conference Convention, Dennis Pierce, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), First Vice President and Alternate President, was elected by acclamation to the office of President. Lee Pruitt, BLET Vice President, was elected as Vice President of the Conference, and Perry K. Geller, Sr., Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWED) Secretary-Treasurer was re-elected by acclamation to the office of Rail Conference Secretary-Treasurer.
"Brother Pruitt and I are both honored to have been given the opportunity to serve the Rail Conference,” Pierce said. “We are both dedicated to working with Brother Geller and the other officers of the Rail Conference to make the Teamsters Rail Conference stronger as BLET and BMWED transition into the future together."
The BLET Advisory Board elected representatives who will serve on the Rail Conference Policy Committee. They are First Vice President/Alternate President Dennis Pierce, National Secretary-Treasurer Bill Walpert, Vice President & National Legislative Representative John Tolman, and Vice President Lee Pruitt.
The BMWED National Division Officers also elected representatives who will serve on the Rail Conference Policy Committee. They are Secretary-Treasurer Perry K. Geller Sr., Southeast Region Vice President Randy Cook, Northwest Region Vice President David Joynt and Western Region Vice President David Tanner.
The Rail Conference Convention came on the heels of the BMWED National Convention, where delegates reelected incumbent President Freddie Simpson by acclamation, as well as Secretary-Treasurer Perry K. Geller Sr.
Simpson, who also serves as a Teamsters Vice President, congratulated the new Rail Conference officers on their election.
“I am very confident in the newly elected officers and am very excited about working with them to transition both Craft Divisions and the Teamsters Rail Conference into the future,” Simpson said.