BLET Puts “Members First” at Sixth National Convention

<p>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 bargaining victories, efforts to protect rail jobs, and plans to strengthen the organization. “We enter this Convention with renewed life and purpose. Our purpose is to return this Brotherhood to its members,” BLET National President Mark Wallace said in his State of the Union address during the convention’s first day. “That means listening to them, being accountable to them, and standing beside them when they need us,” Wallace said. Wallace highlighted the union’s support for members during successful strikes at New Jersey Transit in 2025 and the Long Island Rail Road in 2026, efforts to protect American rail jobs at the southern border, and the decision to respect members’ rejection of a contract agreement at CPKC. Since Wallace assumed the presidency on May 1 last year, the BLET has reached 31 contract settlements covering short-line railroads, Class I freight carriers and passenger railroads. BLET’s National President also pointed to the settlement of the national freight agreement and what he described as historic strikes at New Jersey Transit and the Long [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://blet.org/news/blet-puts-members-first-at-sixth-national-convention/">BLET Puts “Members First” at Sixth National Convention</a> appeared first on <a href="https://blet.org">Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen</a>.</p>

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14th October 2026

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