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BLET, Local Union 140
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Contact InformationMOBILE, AL 36601
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AbstractThe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). Its predecessor union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, was the senior national labor organization in the United States and also North America's oldest rail labor union. The BLE marked its 140th anniversary in 2003 and was founded in Marshall, Mich. on May 8, 1863, as The Brotherhood of the Footboard; a year later, its name was changed to The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The BLE merged with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and became the BLET on January 1, 2004. The BLET represents Locomotive Engineers, Conductors, Brakemen, Firemen, Switchmen, Hostlers and other Train Service Employees on numerous railroads in the United States. The BLET's total membership is more than 59,000. Since Jan. 1, 1992, Locomotive Engineers must be trained and tested to be federally certified and licensed to operate trains.
Other Unions in MOBILE, ALPACE 1286, LIUNA 70, APWU 715, CWA 3907, PACE 541, IUOE 653, HFIAW 55, ILA 1985, BMWE 2154, NALC 469, IATSE 142, IBT 991, ILA 1459, UAW 1639, GCC 100, IUPAT 779, UFCW 488, UBC 89, IBEW 345, IBB 112, UA 119, PACE 229, SMWIA 441, ILA 1410, IBEW 505, ILA 1984
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