Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division
of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
News
Release
For Immediate Release
June 20, 2006
National Division Officers Elected at
First Convention
Freddie Simpson was reelected National Division President and Perry Geller was reelected National Division Secretary-Treasurer. The Convention reelected four National Division Vice Presidents and filled one Vice President vacancy. Delegates also reelected four National Division Executive Board members and filled one vacancy on the Board.
Approximately 450 elected rank-and-file delegates from
throughout the
The purpose of the BMWED Quadrennial Convention is to review the work and accomplishments of the Brotherhood, to consider legislation for the benefit and advancement of the membership, to amend the National Division Bylaws, to elect National Division officers and to act upon such other business as may properly come before the Convention.
BMWED represents approximately 33,000 railroad workers who
build, construct, inspect, and maintain the tracks, bridges, buildings and
related infrastructure on all the major railroads in the
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