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9/24/2025
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced yesterday it has reached a tentative agreement with Chicago commuter railroad Metra.
If ratified, the pact would provide 93 BLET members with a 3.5% general wage increase.
The agreement covers BLET members who operate the Metra-UP Lines and are represented by the Union Pacific Northern Region General Committee of Adjustment, BLET officials said in a press release yesterday.
The potential wage increases take effect no later than the second pay period following approval, with retroactive pay to July 1. Ratification ballots are due Oct. 10.