Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen

(BLET) members recently ratified a new agreement with

Tacoma Rail

.

The pact provides retroactive pay from 2017 to

2025

, includes

general wage increases for 2026 to 2029,

e

stab

lishes

an

additional

paid holiday

for

J

une

teenth

and

address

es

work rule provisions.

Tacoma Rail is

publicly owned and

operated

by the city of Tacoma, Wash

ington

, as a self-supported public utility.

The short line

operates

14 miles of track and provides switching services for the Port of Tacoma.

Medical insurance for

BLET-represented

Tacoma Rail

workers

mirrors that of other city employees

, union officials said in a press release.

BLET’s Division 238 in Tacoma represents members from both BNSF Railway and Tacoma Rail.

“The Tacoma Rail agreement was reached after nine years of dedicated effort,”

said BLET Vice President James Logan Jr.

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