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BRS, Local Union 52
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Contact Information11655 LUMBERJACK DR #67
CINCINNATI, OH 45240
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AbstractThe BRS was founded in 1901 as a trade union representing railroad employees working in what was then the new craft of signaling. As railroads increasingly turned to the new technology of signal systems to improve the safety and efficiency of their operations, the BRS expanded and eventually grew into a national organization representing the men and women who install and maintain signal systems for most of the nation's railroads. The BRS represents nearly 9,500 members working for railroads across the United States and into Canada. Signalmen install, repair and maintain the signal systems which railroads utilize to direct train movements. Automatic signals and switches installed and maintained by Signalmen allow railroads to move large numbers of freight and passenger trains at higher speeds and with greater safety. Signalmen also install and maintain the warning systems used at railroad-highway crossings, which play a vital role in ensuring the safety of highway travelers. Some Signalmen work constructing, installing or upgrading signal systems or making major repairs. After signal systems are installed, other Signalmen perform maintenance and inspection of the equipment. Many signal employees are assigned to a particular section of railroad and are responsible for keeping the signals, switches and crossing devices in their section in safe operating condition. Signalmen inspect and maintain the equipment on a regular schedule, using special test equipment to check mechanical devices and the sophisticated electrical and electronic devices used in modern signal systems. If there is a problem with the signal system, trains can be delayed and safety of the railroad operation will be affected. When that happens, Signalmen are called on to make repairs and restore safe operation of the railroad. Railroads operate 24 hours every day, so Signalmen are called on to work at all hours of the day and night, in all kinds of weather. Signalmen learn their craft through on-the-job experience and formal apprentice training programs. They are schooled in the stringent federal regulations which govern railroad signal systems, and in railroad operations, electricity, electronics, and mechanics. After serving an apprenticeship of up to four years, employees attain journeyman status. Many employees also receive advanced training in computer technology and the increasingly sophisticated electronic circuitry used in today's signal systems.
Other Unions in CINCINNATI, OHPACE 1462, APWU 7038, RWDSU 390, AFSCME 217, BLET 480, IBT 1199, IATSE 754, IW 44, NPMHU 304, BMWE 885, CWA 84773, USW 876, NALC 43, OPEIU 375, AFGE 3840, IBB 68, USW 1858, UFCW 32, IBEW 1347, UAW 2029, UBC 126, IBT 114, IBEW 1224, PACE 989, GCC 3, IBT 100, RWAW 42, CWA 84729, IATSE 864, PACE 757, HFIAW 8, CWA 84765, CWA 14519, IBEW 212, AFSCME 282, PACE 609, IUEC 11, IW 522, IUPAT 643, IW 372, IBT 1717, LIUNA 265, CWA 84757, ATU 627, BLET 95, OPEIU 1313, IBT 661, CWA 34009, AFM 1, IUPAT 387, UAW 647, BCTGM 253, IBT 26, IUOE 20, UA 392, CWA 4401, GCC 508, USW 12049, GMP 170, BCTGM 208, UFCW 7, OPEIU 98, APWU 164
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