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BLET, Local Union 477
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Contact Information68 WINDY LANE
PARKERSBURG, WV 26101
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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 PARKERSBURG, WVUBC 899, CWA 14215, USW 2383, IUPAT 1144, UA 565, CWA 2003, APWU 1580, IW 787, BMWE 1509, LIUNA 1085, IUPAT 93, UBC 1755, RWAW 242, NALC 481
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