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8/28/2013
Locomotive engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) recently signed a new five-year contract with Tacoma Rail.Retroactive to July 1, 2012, the agreement covers 20 locomotive engineers. The contract contains a signing bonus, significant improvements to wages and paid time off, and health and welfare benefits equal to other city workers in Tacoma, Wash., BLET officials said in a press release.BLET's Division 238 in Tacoma represents members from both BNSF Railway Co. and Tacoma Rail, which serves the Port of Tacoma and interchanges with BNSF and Union Pacific Railroad.