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Carrollton Railroad Workers Unionize with Teamsters
https://teamster.org/2024/11/carrollton-railroad-workers-unionize-with-teamsters/
Nine Workers Vote Unanimously to Join BLET of the Teamsters Rail Conference
Press Contact: Daniel Moskowitz Phone: (770) 262-4971 Email: dmoskowitz@teamster.org
(CARROLLTON, Kentucky) – Carrollton Railroad workers have voted unanimously to unionize with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference.
Operating out of western Kentucky, this group of nine workers is made up of engineers, conductors, trainmen, and maintenance and yardmaster employees. They joined the BLET to gain a stronger voice on the job and to secure the benefits that come with Teamsters representation.
“We are proud to welcome this group of workers into our brotherhood,” said BLET Vice President and Organizing Director Randy Fannon. “Now the hard work of securing them a fair contract that reflects their worth can begin.”
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “like” us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.