INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and Union Pacific have reached tentative agreement on an interim 3% raise for BLET members while bargaining for a full contract continues.
The union said in a press release that if ratified, the interim agreement would be effective Sept. 1 and provide the raise to approximately 6,000 BLET members. It would eventually be replaced by wage increases agreed to in the final contract settlement, and would not figure in any retroactive pay agreement that might be included as part of a final deal.
Ballots for the interim agreement are being distributed by mail and are due by Friday, Aug. 8.
The BLET has to be one of the worse unions there is. They worry more about lining their pockets than protecting the members. This is the same union that protects the Hollywierd elite. That’s how I lost my job with the railroad when my union rep fell asleep during my hearing.