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Posted 29 December 2014 - 06:32 PM

BLET NewsFlash, 12/29:

 

BLET reaches tentative agreement with Norfolk Southern

CLEVELAND, December 29 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reached a tentative contract agreement with Norfolk Southern (NS) governing rates of pay and work rules for more than 4,500 locomotive engineers.

TrueBallot, Inc., will conduct online and telephone voting for this agreement. Ballots and instructions, along with a copy of the agreement, are being mailed to active members working for NS on December 29, 2014. Voting ends at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2015.

 

BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce urged all eligible members to participate in the ratification process. “As a union member, you have the right — and the duty — to vote on the contracts that govern your pay and working conditions,” President Pierce said. “Membership involvement in the balloting process is a key to our strength as a labor organization. I urge you to make your voice heard by participating in this most important democratic process.”



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Posted 30 January 2015 - 12:14 PM

BLET NewsFlash, 1/30:

 

BLET members ratify contract with Norfolk Southern

 

CLEVELAND, January 30 - Yesterday, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Norfolk Southern (NS).

 

Ballots were counted on January 29, 2015, and the agreement governs rates of pay and work rules for roughly 4,500 locomotive engineers. Health and welfare benefits for NS locomotive engineers will be bargained nationally starting this year.

 

BLET National President thanked all members of the negotiating team, including Vice President Rick Gibbons and General Chairmen D.L. Dehart, NS-Northern Lines, K.S. Peek, NS-Eastern Lines, and M.L. Wallace, NS-Southern Lines.

 

"These Brothers deserve thanks for their hard work and determination throughout these contract negotiations," President Pierce said. "I also thank our members for supporting the negotiating team throughout the process and for taking the time to vote; I am particularly pleased that nearly 63% of our NS members took this duty of BLET membership so seriously. This contract will help maintain the quality of life our members have earned through their professionalism, hard work and dedication to the craft."



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Posted 31 January 2015 - 08:07 AM

NS news release:

 

Norfolk Southern and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reach new five-year collective bargaining agreement

 

NORFOLK, VA., Jan. 30, 2015 -- Norfolk Southern and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen today reached a new collective bargaining agreement that continues to link engineer compensation to corporate performance through 2019.

 

The agreement, which covers approximately 4,600 locomotive engineers, provides engineers with an annual bonus opportunity based on corporate performance and for the first time includes individual incentive opportunities based on personal performance. The agreement also includes changes to improve engineer work scheduling, which will help ensure that NS has a more stable and available workforce while providing employees with more predictable schedules.

 

“The new agreement builds on our long history of collaborative problem-solving with the BLET, and it will have a positive impact on employees, our customers and the long-term success of the company,” said Norfolk Southern Labor Relations Vice President Scott Weaver. “We thank the BLET for its continued partnership throughout this process.”






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