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BLET, Local Union 18
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Contact InformationNEW ORLEANS, LA 70151
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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 NEW ORLEANS, LAAFGE 3475, AFGE 3457, UBC 1931, CWA 3410, SEIU 100, UBC 1846, ATU 1535, UTU 1066, NAGE 190, IUOE 406, UAW 1921, UAW 1805, IBEW 2149, AFGE 2341, ILA 1497, AFM 174, ILA 2036, OPCMIA 567, IW 58, ILA 3000, USW 8363, APWU 83, LIUNA 689, AFGE 2062, IBEW 1139, NALC 124
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