2017 BLET Auxiliary Scholarship Winners
National BLET Auxiliary and IWC Scholarships due April 1st!
The BLET Auxiliary offers $1,000 scholarships annually to help the children of BLET and Auxiliary members realize their goals in life. Applicants must have one parent who has been a…
Read MoreJanuary Legislative Update
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE JANUARY 2015 By Kathleen Bisbikis, National Second Vice President, National Legislative Representative, BLET Auxiliary Below are some of the most recent news items that affect all of us.…
Read MoreRevised Constitution & Bylaws
The revised Constitution & Bylaws document has been posted! You can find it in the drop-down list under “General Information.” Many thanks to BLET Auxiliary National Past President Becky Schneider…
Read MoreNovember 2014 Legislative Update
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE NOVEMBER 2014 By Kathleen Bisbikis, National Second Vice President, National Legislative Representative, BLET Auxiliary It is a great honor that I have been elected by the delegates to…
Read MoreWelcome to our new site!
Welcome to our all new and improved, and very much “alive” website! We can’t begin to express how grateful we are to Member-at-Large Jodi Wallace, who responded to our plea…
Read MoreNew Officers Elected
Congratulations to our new national officers elected at the 2nd Quadrennial Convention of the BLET Auxiliary held in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 29 – October 1! A special thanks goes out…
Read MoreMainline Cooking Cookbook Closeout Sale!
The first (collector item) and second editions of Mainline Cooking are on sale! One book $10 – Two for $15 with shipping included, a savings of $25. Mainline Cookbook Order…
Read MoreSeptember Legislative Update
This is my last monthly update as National Legislative Representative for the BLET Auxiliary. To all of you who have given me positive feedback about these updates over the last…
Read MoreLegislative Update July / August 2014
Protecting Two-Person Crews Last month, it came to light that a General Committee representing trainmen on the SMART Transportation Division (formerly UTU) had negotiated a new Crew Consist Agreement that…
Read More2013-2014 BLET Auxiliary & IWC Scholarship Recipients From National Secretary Lawana W. Poss
Melanie Wilmesher, daughter of James and Kay Wilmesher, Kay is a Member-at- Large and James is Chairman of Colorado State Legislative Board and a member of Division 256. Melanie is…
Read MoreLegislative Update June 2014
Raising the Bar for Crude by Rail Shipments DOT issues emergency order for SERC Notification: On behalf of families and communities along the rail lines nationwide, emergency responders in those communities,…
Read MoreLegislative Update May 2014
Ryan Budget Passed by Narrow Margin On April 10, the House passed Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget, which includes $5.1 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years without closing…
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