BLET Puts “Members First” at Sixth National Convention
OCTOBER 14, 2026 | Convention, News, Top News Putting members first was the central message as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) opened its Sixth National Convention on Tuesday, October 13, with union leaders highlighting collective...
Joe Gish elected as 3rd Vice Chairman of UP-NR GCA
Officers, delegates, and guests attending the Union Pacific-Northern Region GCA quadrennial meeting in Las Vegas this week. R.E. (Dick) Crow was reelected to his fourth term as General Chairman of the Union Pacific-Northern Region General Committee of Adjustment...
IBEW joins growing labor opposition to UP-NS merger
OCTOBER 11, 2026 | NS, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger More than 70 percent of union railroad workers now oppose the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, after the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) last week became the seventh rail union to oppose...
UP-NS claim of “majority” union support doesn’t add up.
OCTOBER 6, 2026 | BMWED, BNSF, News, NS, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are claiming a “majority of unions” representing their employees support their proposed merger. The facts show otherwise: unions representing nearly two-thirds of...
Deadline is October 31 to enroll in 2027 Health FSA program
OCTOBER 7, 2026 | Health & Welfare, News, Top News Currently happening until midnight on October 31, 2026, you can enroll or change your Medical or Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefit selections for the 2027 benefit year. Members must enroll in the...