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BLET, Local Union 253
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Contact Information327 WOODLAND CIRCLE
MADISON, WI 53704
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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 MADISON, WIAFSCME 255, IBEW 2304, NRLCA 11, IBEW 159, AFM 166, ATU 1635, BMWE 2643, IBEW 965, IW 383, CWA 4630, NALC 507, UBC 2190, UTU 56, IATSE 251, UBC 314, LIUNA 464, AFGE 1732, OPEIU 39, IBT 695, BAC 13, AFSCME 40, SMWIA 565, AFSCME 412, AFSCME 1558
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