BRS | |
Location Country: | United States, Canada |
Affiliation: | AFL–CIO, CLC |
Members: | 10,500 |
Full Name: | Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen |
Founded: | 1901 |
Headquarters: | Front Royal, Virginia, United States |
Website: | www.brs.org |
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) is a labor union in the United States. It represents workers who install, maintain, and repair railroad traffic control systems. These include switching, signaling, and highway-rail crossing warning systems on rail transport networks. Founded in 1901, it has a membership of approximately 10,500. It also represents employees who build railroad signal equipment.
The BRS is affiliated with the AFL–CIO and is a member of its Transportation Trades Department. Its headquarters is in Front Royal, Virginia.
Jerry C. Boles has served as president since 2019. Mike Baldwin has served as secretary-treasurer since 2019. Vice presidents include: Joe Mattingly, Jim Finnegan, Tim Tarrant, Cory Claypool, Brandon Elvey, and Doug VanderJagt.
1901: H. G. Detwiler
1908: Philip Weller[1]
1908: John Bindscheattel
1909: M. J. Hooper
1910: J. A. Martin
1913: Wilmot J. Pettit
1915: A. E. Adams
1917: Daniel Helt
1934: Anon Lyon
1945: Jesse Clark
1969: Charles J. Chamberlain
1977: Tom Bates
1987: Butch Speakman
1992: Dan Pickett
2018: Floyd Mason
2019: Jerry C. Boles
2021: Michael S. Baldwin