|
|
BLET, Local Union 155
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Contact Information10 PEGGY ANN DRIVE
DECATUR, IL 62521
Post a message
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 DECATUR, ILIBEW 513, LIUNA 159, APWU 4726, BMWE 226, IBEW 1306, IBEW 146, PACE 837, UA 65, PACE 876, USW 713, IUPAT 288, NALC 317, UTU 768, TCU 6277, UBC 742, TCU 439, UAW 751, GCC 219, PACE 838, BCTGM 103, RWAW 92
|