The BLE has the sole bargaining rights on that particular carrier. The members were polled, a vote was taken, and a DEMOCRATIC application of that vote was applied. The members on that property correctly chose the union, that would best represent all of the members on that property. Each individual member has a vote, something that you still don't have, or understand, as a UTU member. YOUR opinion doesn't count for s&#%, on your property, because you can't vote, about things that effect you. BLE(T) members all get that vote, on every aspect of what effects them. I was in the UTU, once upon a time. I know, firsthand, what rights you are being denied, as a member of that greedy, soul-less, all for one, and that one is me, union. You are stuck working under whatever agreements, and "sweetheart" deals, your GC and LC conspire, with management, to force upon you. ANYTHING we get, as members of the BLE, every single member has voted on, and it is a true democracy of the members, not a dictatorship. And as far as "raiding" you, these are the words, of the scared upper "leaders" of your "union" trying to desperately hold onto an ever eroding base of members. WE have never raided any property, and as far as "A" cards go, once again, if the members on your property individually vote for representation, by another union, that's the fairness of democracy. The "leaders" in Cleveland will continue to spew lies, and propaganda, as long as they continue to be bankrupt, have their leaders in prison, lose membership to the older, more powerful union, and continue in their status of being the ONLY transportation union to have been thrown out, and banned, from membership in the AFL/CIO, for those very tactics YOU mentioned, about "raiding" other peoples unions, and TRYING to force a single union representation, on several properties. FAILURE was the result, along with banishment from the AFL/CIO. Please don't bash my union, as I only report the truths, about yours. REGARDS!!!
As a postscript, that was some clever "editing" of my statement. Other members on the property I mentioned, are engineers awaiting promotion. The BLE(T) most certainly does represent trainmen, as well as Dispatchers, on properties where those employees are BLET members. You left out the last half of my sentence, which is akin to changing what I said. UTU has engineers, in it's membership, but you have absolutely NO bargaining rights for those members. I don't hear you mentioning that fact, however.............