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BLET, Local Union 426
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Contact Information10212 WINTERHUE DRIVE
BATON ROUGE, LA 70810
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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 BATON ROUGE, LACWA 3403, UTU 21, UBC 1098, BLET 914, SMWIA 21, BLET 531, IAM 1366, UBC 720, LIUNA 692, OPEIU 383, OPCMIA 812, NALC 129, APWU 174, LIUNA 1177, IBB 582, IBEW 995, RWAW 317, ATU 1546, IBEW 767, IUPAT 728, IBT 5, IUOE 216, IBB 5, UA 198, IW 623
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