BLE Advisory Board reconsiders
resolution that ended unification talks with UTU
At a special meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
Advisory Board held in Cleveland on June 11, a resolution was passed that
opens the possibility of renewing unification talks with the United Transportation
Union (UTU) contingent on both unions immediately stopping all solicitation
of each others members.
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Senate switch may help S. 697
The Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 (H.R.
1140, S. 697) continues to garner support, and receive further support from
an unlikely mid-year switch of power to the Democrats in the Senate.
Not only is the bill continuing to gain cosponsors in the U.S. Senate,
its passage has been urged by many state legislatures around the country.
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BLE announces formation of Retired
Members Association
At the International Western Convention held in Denver, BLE International
President Edward Dubroski on May 31 announced the formation of the union's
Retired Members Association (RMA).
"The Retired Members Association will provide retired BLE members
an organized voice on the key issues of the day, and will work with the
AFL-CIO and its new Alliance of Retired Americans," said Dubroski.
"But, most importantly, the BLE Retired Members' Association will be
composed of, by and for retired BLE members."
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BLE member wins Hammond safety
award
At the International Western Convention held in Denver, BLE International
President Edward Dubroski on May 31 announced the formation of the union's
Retired Members Association (RMA).
"The Retired Members Association will provide retired BLE members
an organized voice on the key issues of the day, and will work with the
AFL-CIO and its new Alliance of Retired Americans," said Dubroski.
"But, most importantly, the BLE Retired Members' Association will be
composed of, by and for retired BLE members."
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