UPSR Scholarship Program for 2025-2026 School Year

The BLET/UP Southern Region General Committee of Adjustment is excited and proud to announce applications are being taken for the UPSR Scholarship Program for the 2025-2026 academic school year. The Scholarship Program was established to encourage and aid in...

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Social Security Fairness Act & Railroad Retirement

President Biden recently signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law. This video explains some of the important changes that are contained in the law, especially for spouses with public pensions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY97tRMCZ_I

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Scott P. Alexander named General Chairman

After serving as Vice General Chairman for many years, brother Scott Alexander will now serve the members of the BLET's UP-Southern Region as General Chairman. Brother Alexander has years of experience in collective bargaining, arbitration and an industry knowledge...

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James Logan Jr. Elevates to Vice President

The members of the BLET UP-Southern Region would like to congratulate brother James Logan Jr. on his advancement to Vice President of the BLET National Division. After years of representing members of the UP Southern Region in many different capacities including...

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Logan reelected General Chairman of UP-Southern Region GCA

Officers and guests at the Union Pacific-Southern Region GCA’s quadrennial meeting on May 20. James Logan Jr. of BLET Division 620 (Fort Worth, Texas) was reelected by acclamation to the office of General Chairman at the Union Pacific-Southern Region General Committee...

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Work/Rest (11/4) Implementation News

The UPSR GCA has news concerning the work/rest, also known as "11/4" implementation for our Committee. The first wave of the implementation for the Southern Region will be portions of the Longview Hub and our non-hub territory, which includes the Coffeyville, KS and...

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UPSR Scholarship Program for 2024-2025

The BLET/UP Southern Region General Committee of Adjustment is excited and proud to announce applications are being taken for the UPSR Scholarship Program for the 2024-2025 academic school year. The Scholarship Program was established to encourage and aid in...

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Our New Website

In case you haven't been here in a while or have never visited our website, welcome or welcome back. We have recently upgraded our website look and undertaken a complete overhaul of the site and contents. With the new software comes new possibilities. Instead of...

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UPSR Scholarship Program for 2023-2024

The BLET/UP Southern Region General Committee of Adjustment is excited and proud to announce applications are being taken for the UPSR Scholarship Program for the 2023-2024 academic school year. The Scholarship Program was established to encourage and aid in...

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UPSR Local Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Training

The BLET-UPSR recently hosted training workshops for newly elected Local Chairmen and Secretary-Treasurers in Hurst, TX. Numerous guest speakers addressed the participants including BLET National President Dennis Pierce, BLET Vice President Mark Wallace, retired...

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