SEPTA is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). The proposed five-year agreement will commence on July 15, 2010 and end on July 14, 2015.
Based on the pattern bargaining established by the TWU, major provisions of the contract provide that BLET members will receive a $1,250 lump sum signing bonus and compensation that includes an 11 ½ percent wage increase - 8 ½ percent immediately upon contract ratification and an additional 3 percent in April, 2015.
The tentative agreement must be ratified by the BLET membership and SEPTA Board.
