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CSLB Mission Statement "In
faith to persevere for the collective good of the Brotherhood, shall
we strive for the betterment of the industry we serve and for the
families we love and protect. Where, in the halls of the Assembly and
the Legislatures of our Great State and Nation, we shall counsel the
powers of the land to insure a just and fair hearing. In our grievances
and in our accolades, we discharge the trusts of our members for
standards of safety and quality of life, and establish a righteous
purpose so as to temper the objective concerns of the industry of
railroading, with the subjective realities of the human condition. For
this we serve, for this we protect, and for this we envision a tomorrow
of credit to our calling, and to the great history and pride of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the California State Legislative
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Ed
Rodzwicz new BLET President
CLEVELAND, March 24 — Ed Rodzwicz is the new National
President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen, effective immediately.
Former National President Don M. Hahs was removed from
office on March 20 by order of the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, based upon the recommendations of a hearing
panel appointed under Article XIX of the IBT Constitution.
Brother Hahs has appealed the decision.
The decision came about after several months of
investigation by the Independent Review Board (IRB) and the
Article XIX panel. The panel indicated that it was unwilling
to conclude that Brother Hahs committed embezzlement;
however, it determined that Hahs violated his fiduciary
duties to the BLET and its members in connection with the
use and control of Cleveland Cavaliers basketball tickets
purchased with union funds, travel expenses for his wife,
and other personal expenses, thereby bringing reproach upon
the IBT in violation of the IBT Constitution. The panel’s
recommendation was reissued as a decision of IBT President
James P. Hoffa.
In line with the Panel’s recommendations, General President
Hoffa also imposed the following penalties upon National
President Hahs, effective March 20: Brother Hahs is removed
from his current office in the BLET and prohibited from
holding any office or employment with the BLET or any
affiliated benefit fund, the IBT or any IBT affiliate, until
the current term of office for BLET National President has
expired in 2010; Brother Hahs is suspended from membership
in the BLET and IBT for one year, during which time he shall
be barred from having any knowing contact, including social
contact, with officers, employees and members of the BLET
and IBT and any affiliated entities; and Brother Hahs is
fined in the amount of $44,963.97. Members are cautioned
against having any knowing contact with Brother Hahs during
this one year period.
The decision must be approved by the IRB and the federal
court.
Under BLET’s Bylaws, the First Vice President assumes the
duties of the National President if the latter is unable to
continue holding office for any reason. As General President
Hoffa’s decision became effective immediately upon its
receipt, BLET First Vice President Edward W. Rodzwicz
assumed the duties of National President on March 20.
National President Rodzwicz advises that he is conducting a
conference call with the BLET Advisory Board today to
discuss the matter in more detail.
Monday, March 24, 2008
bentley@ble.org
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BLET
members ratify Amtrak contract
CLEVELAND, March 28 — By a nearly
6-to-1 majority, BLET members ratified a new collective
bargaining agreement with Amtrak.
The new contract is based exclusively on the
recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board 242. It
provides for a wage improvement package amounting to a
34.7 percent increase over the hourly rate in effect at
the end of the last agreement, 100% retroactive pay
recovery, and no work rule changes.
The BLET National Division counted the ballots today.
The final tally was 809 in favor and 138 against.
The contract covers approximately 1,300 Locomotive
Engineers who operate passenger trains over Amtrak’s
21,000-mile, 46-state route system.
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