Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
2024 Illinois Primaries
Brothers and Sisters, it is Primary season in Illinois and we need to get out and vote. 2024 is shaping up to be a big year from the top of ticket to the very bottom, and sometimes the local races are the most vital. You recently received our list of suggested...
Brothers and sisters, as we move forward with this new chapter of the ISLB I want to continue to express my sincerest condolences to the Falaney family. Chris was a wonderful Husband, Father and Union man. He was an example of what we represent and something we should...
I toured the BRC Clearing yard in Chicago today with Illinois Congressman, Sean Casten and other Rail Labor leadership.
The short lines – doing their part in fighting against our safety…
Rail safety legislation: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has continued to speak publicly about his desire to move forward the Brown-Vance rail safety bill (S. 576). The bill would need 60 votes to clear a procedural hurdle and be considered on the floor....
Chairman, Chris Falaney and Vice Chairman, Corey Martin with STB member Robert Primus
Chairman, Chris Falaney and Vice Chairman, Corey Martin with STB member Robert Primus at the 2023 BLET Regional Meeting in Milwaukee.
2023 recipients of the BLET ISLB Don Little Scholarships
The 2023 BLET ISLB Don Little Scholarships have been awarded! Dylan Hawbaker (Div. 155) Sarah Molitor (Div. 131) Morgan Toedebusch (Div. 444) Congratulations, and best of luck on your future endeavors!
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Grain carloads carried by U.S. railroads in the week ending May 20, down 12.7% from a year ago and leaving the commodity traffic down 7.1% so far this year, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Meeting National President Eddie Hall
I got a chance to chat with our new National President Eddie Hall at the NASLBC meeting in Kansas City. (pic)
Norfolk Southern Wants Ohio Securities Suit In Georgia
Norfolk Southern asked an Ohio federal judge Friday to send a proposed securities class action accusing it of misleading investors by not disclosing the heightened risks of train derailments prior to the February incident to the Northern District of Georgia, as it...
California Trucking Bill Has Autonomous Vehicle Industry On Edge.
Momentum for a California proposal seeking to ban autonomous heavy-duty trucks from operating without a human driver behind the wheel has sparked fears that the Golden State will kick off a nationwide patchwork of state regulations that will hinder the burgeoning...
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining...
BNSF marks first distributed-power train to feature ECP brakes
BNSF marks first distributed-power train to feature ECP brakes BNSF Railway Co. recently completed the maiden run of a distributed-power train equipped with the latest generation of electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes. BNSF hauls coal for Southern Co....
Deadline for Don Little Memorial Scholarship
2024 updated Illinois_SLB_Scholarship_[11528] The deadline to submit your application in May 1, 2024! Brother Don Little a Locomotive Engineer with Metra Commuter Rail and a proud BLET member of Division 294 for over 35 years. Don graduated from Lake Park High School...
Regulators end probe of Union Pacific’s use of embargoes, but slam railroad’s ‘delay and obfuscation’
Regulators end probe of Union Pacific’s use of embargoes, but slam railroad’s ‘delay and obfuscation’ WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board today closed the book on its investigation of Union Pacific’s record use of congestion-related embargoes in 2022 – but...
AFL-CIO urges Norfolk Southern shareholders to vote against activist investor’s proposals
AFL-CIO urges Norfolk Southern shareholders to vote against activist investor’s proposals WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO today became the latest organization to oppose an activist investor’s bid to gain control of Norfolk Southern. “In our view, Ancora’s business plan to...
NTSB surveys Norfolk Southern employees on company’s safety culture
NTSB surveys Norfolk Southern employees on company's safety culture The National Transportation Safety Board is conducting a survey of Norfolk Southern Railway's workforce to evaluate the Class I's safety culture. The survey is part of the NTSB's special investigation...
Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains
Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary,...
NTSB Releases December 2022 NS Accident Report
NTSB Releases December 2022 NS Accident Report The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on April 9 issued the final report for its investigation of a Dec. 13, 2022, accident, in which a Norfolk Southern (NS) employee was killed and another injured when a...
CTA Says Red Line Extension a ‘Top Priority’ for Biden Administration, on Track to Begin Construction Next Year
CTA Says Red Line Extension a ‘Top Priority’ for Biden Administration, on Track to Begin Construction Next Year Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter said the agency is on track to hit a major milestone in the Red Line Extension project by the end of the...
Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act
Elon Musk hates unions, with a white-hot passion that has rendered him delusional. In late November, at a New York Times DealBook Summit where the aspiring-to-be-rich gather to get pointers from the actually rich, the Tesla CEO explained that “I disagree with the idea...