BLET reaches tentative quality-of-life agreement for Tex-Mex members - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

BLET reaches tentative quality-of-life agreement for Tex-Mex members - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

The BLET has reached a tentative agreement that provides voluntary off days for locomotive engineers and trainmen who work at CPKC’s former Texas Mexican Railway (Tex-Mex). If ratified, the agreement would govern nearly 250 members of Division 244 in Laredo, Texas. The terms of the tentative agreement stipulate voluntary off days under a 6-days-on, 2-days-off work schedule, automated bid scheduling, and pools and extra boards. The agreement is i…