As we move forward, I am asking you to stay involved in your Union. He successfully negotiated the agreement for the W&LE for both locomotive engineers as well as the trainmen crafts in 2019. More specific details will be announced at a later date. In 1982, he began working in Conrail commuter service as a trainman/conductor in Hoboken, NJ. Since joining the Brotherhood, in 1973 he has been elected to numerous offices over his 49+ year career, including Division President, Local Chairman, Legislative Representative, and First Vice General Chairman. History His father Fred retired as a conductor from UP in 2010 after 48 years of service. He was elevated to the office of General Chairman on May 12, 2016, winning election by acclamation at the GCAs quadrennial meeting a few days later. (NS), Hoboken, N.J. (NJ Transit), Baltimore, Md. Brother Bagby joined the BLET on October 1, 1994, and he became a locomotive engineer February 7, 1995, with seniority from Kansas City to Marysville, Kansas. 16801 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99037, USA. The union which represents more than 57,000 U.S. rail employees reports 99.5% of its members voted to authorize a strike if such an action becomes legal and "necessary to secure a contract worthy of their consideration," BLET National President Dennis Pierce said in a statement issued Tuesday. Over the next three years, he was elevated to serve the GCA as First Vice General Chairman and Acting General Chairman. Upcoming Events The convention featured a full slate of presentations and special guests, including sessions led by a series of esteemed special guests, including: LECMPA would like to congratulate BLET on another successful convention and continues to stand in solidarity with union brothers and sisters across North America. Brother Lyons is assigned to the National Wage Committee for the current round of national contract negotiations, and served in the same role during the round of negotiations that concluded in 2017, with an agreement that was ratified by 88% of voting members. My assignments have included: Maintenance of Way, Brakeman, Conductor, Engineer, Agent, Dispatcher, Sales Manager, and Vice President of Marketing. He first began serving the GCA in 1997 when he was elected to the Alternate Secretary-Treasurer position. He was most recently reelected by acclamation to his third term of office at the BLETs Fifth National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 12, 2022. He continued in both positions until becoming Division 28s Legislative Representative in 2006 and full-time Local Chairman in 2008. In 2004, Brother Lyons became Division 34s first-ever Local Chairman for trainmen after the BLE merged with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Affiliates & Links It was the best job in the area with the best benefits. From 2008-2011, he served as Vice General Chairman of the BLETs BNSF-ATSF GCA. I truly enjoy working for LECMPA, as it allows me to help fellow transportation workers protect their income against heavy-handed discipline handed down by big corporations. He was appointed to the Assistant Coordinator of the Safety Task Force on February 3, 2020. He began engineer training in November of 1977 and earned promotion to locomotive engineer on May 6, 1978. 7061 East Pleasant Valley Road Convention delegates are elected by local BLET Division members. Arbitration My wife Christina and I have four children Rylee, Haley, Hannah, and Cade. Sign up to receive BLET news alerts, updates and to get informed on actions you can take to support union causes. He was elected unanimously by the BLET Advisory Board to serve a partial term as Trustee effective February 1, 2018, and was reelected by acclamation to continue serving in that role at the BLETs Fourth National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 3, 2018. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 7061 East Pleasant Valley Road Accidental Death & Dismemberment Some BLET senior officers even advocated that where two crew members are required, the second be a BLET represented "assistant engineer" rather than a SMART-TD represented conductor. Brother Estes is an Amtrak locomotive engineer who spent most of his career working the Cascades service between Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. 7061 East Pleasant Valley Road Edward A. Hall, who is running as an individual against sitting President Dennis Pierce and his United Slate. (the January-March 2022 issue). Payrates incorrect. He was then elected Chairman of the WGCA in 2012. February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS. Vice President Louis has been active in the BLE/BLETs Eastern Union Meeting Association (EUMA), serving as Arrangements Chairman in 2004, and then as Vice Chairman of the EUMA Standing Committee from 2005 to 2014. Arbitration Independence, Ohio 44131 I also enjoy going to concerts with my wife. Wishing each and every one of you a very happy holiday season, and all the best for the new year! Education & Training Page 13. . The BLET's Fifth National Convention will convene at the Bally's Las Vegas Hotel and Casino from Monday, October 10 . The convention was kicked off by the Report of the National President, delivered by BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce during the morning session of the BLETs Fifth National Convention on October 10. October 19, 2022. He is a third-generation railroader. I have been with LECMPA for 23 years. The convention will begin on Monday, October 10 and will be held at Bally's Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, 3645 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. Pursuant to the BLET Bylaws, the Rules for the 2022 BLET National Division Officers Affiliates & Links Effective July 1, 2013, he was elevated to the office of National Vice President upon the retirement of Vice President Willard E. Knight. BLET's change from delegate elections in convention to rank and file elections of National Division Officers was . . Already registered? Union Plus, BLET News Health & Welfare National Division Rules, Sec. Critical Illness & Accident Insurance He was elected by acclamation to the office of National Vice President at the BLETs Fifth National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 5, 2022. I have worked as an electronic signal specialist in the CSX Dispatch Center in Jacksonville, FL for the last 31 years. Daily Headlines Record & Compliance Their report was accepted without debate. Accidental Death & Dismemberment National Legislative Office BLET 5th National Convention Information can be found at BLETCONVENTION.ORG Railroad Retirement Board seminars can be found at RRB.GOV 2021 - October 29 - The Office of the Labor Member is pleased to announce that our Pre-Retirement Seminar presentation is now available to view online. He also represented the interests of BLET members in regulatory matters before the Department of Transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board the Transportation Security Administration, and the Transportation Research Board, among others agencies and organizations. Brotherhood of February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines. FRA Certification Helpline: (216) 694-0240, National Division We save homes and families what could be better? He also served as a member of the National Divisions Arrangements Committee during the 2010 and 2014 conventions. Public Relations Gain instant access to your member data and update your home mailing address, email and other personal contact information. Becoming a Member Public Relations A fourth-generation railroader, Vice President Louis is proud of his strong union background. National Legislative Office Vice President Louiss railroad career began when he hired out with Conrail as a trainman on August 6, 1976, in Buffalo, N.Y. Our Association was proud to attend the BLET Fifth National Convention, which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. When I look, I see some incredible labor leaders, from the men seated behind me to all of you. Immediately prior to his 2014 election to the Advisory Board, Vice President Louis served as General Chairman of the Conrail SAA/CSXT Northern District General Committee of Adjustment in Buffalo, N.Y. BLET Auxiliary Also, his great uncle was a conductor for the Penn Central and the Southern Pacific. (Source: Bloomberg, February 15, 2023) Nearly two weeks after a train carrying carcinogenic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the extent of the damage to the nearby community is still unclear. Its about making sure that they have peace of mind knowing that they will be taken care of if something were to happen. "Increased participation starts with all of the people in this room. Updates and related information will be available on the BLETs National Convention website, https://bletconvention.org. Brother Gibbons railroad career began in 1972 on the former Illinois Central Gulf in Slater, Mo. Safety Task Force Copyright 2023 LECMPA. Meetings, training classes and other events will be scheduled throughout the remainder of the week and will include a closing dinner on Thursday night. Advance registration for visitors is strongly encouraged as visitors will be required to display a name badge when they are in the convention visitor seating area. He has held continuous membership in BLET Division 776 (Galveston, Texas) since initiating into the Brotherhood on February 1, 1980. Updates and related information will be available on the BLET's National . Brother Bagby also assisted in the settlement of claims for targeting of crews resulting in an additional $1.25 million for the members of the Central Region GCA. 2022 71st Conference on Exceptional Children November 2 - 4, 2022 Koury Convention Center, Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons. Scholarship Directory R. E. Dick Crow is a National Division Trustee of the 57,000-member Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a Division of the Rail Conference, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In 2012, 2015 and in 2019 Brother Bagby was elected by acclamation to the position of First Vice General Chairman. The Election Rules and other pertinent information can be found James P. Louis is National Vice President of the 57,000-member Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a Division of the Rail Conference, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. My wife Donna and I have four sons, Jeremy, Sean, Cody, and Jerry. Merchandise His grandfather, Fredrick, worked as a conductor. 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Throughout my 20 years with LECMPA, Ive loved going above and beyond to help people. Teamsters president Sean O'Brien speaks to the BLET convention, Monday, October 10 2022. The BLET Auxiliary will hold its Fourth National Auxiliary Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 10-12, 2022. In 2007, Vice President Semenek was elected to the office of 1st Vice General Chairman for the CP Rail System/U.S. While serving as a Local Chairman, Brother Crow participated in the successful negotiation of a New York Dock Implementing Agreement from 2007-2010. He has also served on the Rail Safety Advisory Committees (RSAC) Inward/Outward-Facing Recording Device Working Group. Posted on December 1, 2022 December 30, 2022. In 2014, Brother Holdcraft was elected Seventh Alternate Vice President at the BLETs Third National Convention in Las Vegas. Health & Welfare Memorial Page Union Plus, BLET News Newsletters I strongly believe in our product. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the founding member of the Teamsters Rail Conference, conducted the ballot count for the 2022 Election of BLET National Division Officers on Monday, December 12, 2022. This included a Safety Summit Agreement/Alternative Handling Program in an attempt to change the safety culture and the punitive discipline agenda on BNSF. Election Rules & Forms, Organizing He was elected by acclamation to the office of National Vice President at the BLETs Fifth National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 12, 2022. As a BLET Member, you have access to a wide variety of valuable benefits, including consumer discounts, insurance programs, scholarships, training programs and more. Brother Lyons began his railroad career when he hired out as a conductor for CSXT at Columbus, Ohio, on February 28, 2000. The video was played prior to each morning's session during the Fifth National Convention, October 10-14, 2022. Delegate registration begins on Sunday, October 9. I have been assigned to several locations throughout my 24 years of service, including Galesburg IL, Chicago, Peoria, West Quincy, Creston, IA, Lacrosse, WI, New Orleans, and Lafayette, LA. A Norfolk Southern locomotive engineer, Vice President Fannon is a member of BLET Division 37 (Norton, Va.), and has held continuous membership in the BLET since March 1, 1989. Vice President Holdcraft is a dedicated union leader who has served the Brotherhood in numerous elected offices over the years. He also holds a degree in Labor Studies. He was reelected Local Chairman in 2009. Rick Gibbons is National Vice President of the 57,000-member Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a Division of the Rail Conference, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is a Union Pacific locomotive engineer and a member of BLET Division 404 (Chicago, Ill.). He is currently an active member of BLET Division 267 (Asheville, N.C.), having joined the Brotherhood on February 1, 1997. Brother Verna began working full time for the BLET National Division on August 1, 2011, when he was appointed to the position of Director of Regulatory Affairs by BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce. The member area makes it easy to stay up-to-date on important member-only issues. Consult the actual policy or your agent for details regarding available coverages. He was elected to his first full term of office as General Chairman in May of 2013 and was reelected by acclamation in 2017 and 2021. His mother Leona, a union baker, taught Jim the values of unionism. Departments The date for the convention to convene The goal is to expedite the registration process by providing as much information as possible in advance of the convention, and to serve as a one-stop information source for convention-related news, photographs and videos. 4 at the BLETs Fourth National Convention in 2018. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). The BLETs national conventions are held quadrennially, or once every four years. He transferred to Division 659 and soon became actively involved in serving the membership. He also helped secure an Award that overturned CSXTs requirement that Locomotive Engineers dismount their equipment to inspect passing trains. My union roles have included serving as a Local Chairman. BLET members ratified that agreement by a 5-to-1 ratio on June 13, 2022. Additional information coming soon. General Committee of Adjustment. He was elected by acclamation to his first term at the BLETs Fifth National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 12, 2022. Brother Crow and his brother, Randall J. (NS), Crozet, Va. (Amtrak), Draffin, Ky. (CSXT), and Hyndman, Pa. (CSXT). Milwaukee, Wisc. Accidental Death & Dismemberment At the time of his election in 2018, Vice President Wallace was serving as a National Division Trustee and as General Chairman of the Norfolk Southern-Southern Lines General Committee of Adjustment (GCA), which at the time represented 43 Divisions with over 3,000 members. Brother Hall was elected on a platform of membership involvement, and looks forward to engaging and energizing BLET members in his new role as National President. The convention will also be a nominating convention for BLET National Division Officers. President Hall is a proud member of BLET Division 28 in Tucson, having joined the Brotherhood effective July 1, 1999. He also successfully completed grievance mediation training in April of 2017. On January 1, 2011, he was elevated to the position of General Chairman following the election of his predecessor, Mike Priester, to the BLET Advisory Board. February 15, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. He was twice elected Treasurer of the New York State Legislative Board in 2004. The general Conference will be held November 3-4, 202 2, at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. My free time is mostly spent following my daughter from softball field to softball field as she tries to earn her college scholarship. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). Most recently, he negotiated a contract that provided general wage increases of 24.75% (27% compounded) to the members of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E). He represented the BLET as party spokesman on several high profile investigations alongside the NTSB, including accidents at Petal, Miss. In 2012, Brother Bagby began serving in the position of Administrative Assistant at the request of General Chairman Rhodes which he continues to hold. LECMPA Attends BMWED Unified System Divisions Quadrennial Meeting; Announces 2022 Scholarships, LECMPA Announces New Leadership Promotions, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean OBrien, Dina Titus, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, Amit Bose, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), John Bragg, Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Greg Regan, President of the AFL-CIOs Transportation Trades Department, Kat Bisbikis National President of the BLET Auxiliary, Lyndon Isaak, President of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). Election Rules & Forms, Organizing Brother Semenek said that he looks forward to the challenges that come with the National Vice Presidents position and will always keep his BLET Brothers and Sisters best interests first and foremost in his thoughts and actions. Brother Lyons also served as a Vice Chairman of the BLETs National General Chairmens Association. Gain instant access to your member data and update your home mailing address, email and other personal contact information. History The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the founding member of the Teamsters Rail Conference, conducted the ballot count for the 2022 Election of BLET National Division Officers on Monday, December 12, 2022. Delegate Login. Public Relations In addition to his General Committee and Division offices, Vice President Louis has been heavily involved in the Brotherhoods legislative affairs since joining the union. The visitors section also contains links for hotel room and airport ground transportation reservations. Im a railroader who grew up in railroad households, where Soo Line callers would ring my engineer dad and conductor grandfather at all hours. Vice President Holdcraft served on the BLETs National Wage Committee during the round of contract talks that concluded in 2017, which resulted in more than 88 percent of the voting BLET members ratifying the agreement. The new website has numerous sections containing news and other information for delegates, visitors and vendors. Scholarship Directory He is a member of Division 60 (Seattle) where he served as both Local Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer for over two decades. It was the union's first nationwide . Merchandise The BLET also agreed -- in its national and on-property agreements -- that newly hired engineers continue to receive lower entry-level pay. Online Services Delegate registration for the BLET's Fifth National Convention will take place on Sunday, October 9, 2022. While serving as General Chairman Brother Semenek was elected by his fellow General Chairmen to lead the Western General Chairmens Association in May of 2019. First Vice PresidentPresident Teamsters Rail ConferenceDepartment Head Trainmen Department. He was elected by acclamation to the office of National Vice President at the BLET's Fifth National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 12, 2022. Becoming a Member Brother Driscoll has also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the BLETs former Eastern Meeting Union Association (EUMA) and currently serves a trustee of the National General Chairman Association. Posted on January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023. . Safety Task Force During his tenure in the BLET he was instrumental in negotiating the $11 million settlement between the UP-CR GCA and the Union Pacific Railroad for claims filed regarding guaranteed extra board regulation and drop turns violations. He was elected by acclamation to the office of First Alternate VP&NLR at the BLETs Third National Convention in Las Vegas on October 1, 2014. They will be charged with evaluating and voting on changes to the Brotherhoods Bylaws. Vice President Safety Task ForceDepartment Head BLET Department of Internal Organizing, Mobilizing and Strategic PlanningDepartment Head Short Line/Organizing Department. Vice President Best served as Local Chairman of Division 498 from 2001 until 2013. Near the end of Day 3 of the BLET's Fifth National Convention, delegates completed consideration and debate regarding the Bylaws Committee report. In compliance with the ND Bylaws, the Fifth National Convention of the BLET will convene in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 10-13, 2022. INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 3 The BLET National Division has launched a new website https://bletconvention.org to provide key information to delegates, vendors and guests attending the unions Fifth National Convention, which will be held October 10-13, 2022. Brother Vernas railroad career began in 1994 when he hired out as a brakeman for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles, Calif. All members are encouraged to attend one or both of these regional meetings in 2022. Education & Training He was elected Local Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer of Division 659 in 1989, positions he held continuously until 1997, when he transferred to Division 382. BNSF was hiring after my time in the Army ended.
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