The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen of the Teamsters Rail Conference has kicked off its Sixth National Convention in Las Vegas! Delegates are gathered from across the country to write the next chapter of the BLET. Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman were joined by Mark Wallace, President of the BLET and the Teamsters Rail Conference as well as Mike Smith, Director of the Teamsters Rail Conference. O’Brien and Zuckerman spoke about the vital contributions of the BLET to the Teamsters Union, as well as strategies to tackle upcoming priorities. “The partnership between the Teamsters Rail Conference and the International Union has never been stronger,” O’Brien said. “We are bargaining harder, organizing faster, and fighting more fiercely than we ever have. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today is a better union because of the hard work, dedication, and engagement of our tens of thousands of railroaders across the country.”

BREAKING NEWS: Amazon Teamsters in New York City are on the verge of passing the Delivery Protection Act and becoming the first city to end dangerous delivery subcontracting. The legislation has support from @NYCMayor and a supermajority of the council. But New Yorkers are waiting on @SpeakerMenin to put this important bill up for a vote. Speaker Menin, the ball is in your court. It’s time to stand with workers and to listen to every day New Yorkers. It’s time to pass the Delivery Protection Act!