Workers from Carrollton Railroad, a short line subsidiary of CSX Transportation that operates in western Kentucky near Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, voted unanimously to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in an election certified by the National Mediation Board on Oct. 9. This marks the union’s sixth organizing win since mid-2023.
BLET’s recent organizing victories include the Florida Gulf and Atlantic (2023), Arizona Eastern Railway (June 2024), COASTER commuter railroad (July 2024), Transglobal Solutions/TGS Cedar Port Railroad (October 2024) and the Georgia Central (October 2024).
National Vice President Randy Fannon said the BLET’s Organizing Department “relies on tips from members to connect with non-union railroaders interested in gaining the strength that comes from a union contract.”
