BLET

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: Local units of the BLET are known as Divisions. Each Division elects four primary local officers - President, Local Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer and Legislative Representative - each serving three-year terms. The BLET is comprised of more than 600 Divisions... The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). Its predecessor union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, was the senior national labor organization in the United States and also North America's oldest rail labor union. The BLE marked its 140th anniversary in 2003 and was founded in Marshall, Mich. on May 8, 1863, as The Brotherhood of the Footboard; a year later, its name was changed to The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The BLE merged with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and became the BLET on January 1, 2004... HEADQUARTER OFFICES: The BLET National Division is located at:..

Also known as: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

Primary location: Cleveland United States