Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen

BRS

Full name	Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Founded	1901
Members	10,500
Affiliation	AFL-CIO, CLC
Key people	W. Dan Pickett, president
Office location	Front Royal, Virginia, United States
Country	United States, Canada
Website	www.brs.org

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) is a labor union in the United States. It represents workers who install and maintain railroad signal systems 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.

W. Dan Pickett has served as President of the Brotherhood since 1992. Floyd E. Mason has served as Vice President since 1991. Jerry C. Boles has served as Secretary-Treasurer since 2011.

External links

AFL–CIO

Governance

Presidents	George Meany (1955–1979) Lane Kirkland (1979–1995) Thomas R. Donahue (1995) John J. Sweeney (1995–2009) Richard Trumka (2009–)

Departments	Building and Construction Trades Department Maritime Trades Metal Trades Professional Employees Transportation Trades Union Label

Constituency groups	A. Philip Randolph Institute Alliance for Retired Americans Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Coalition of Labor Union Women Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Pride at Work

Allied organizations	American Center for International Labor Solidarity International Labor Communications Association Working for America Institute

Allied groups	American Rights at Work International Rescue Committee Jewish Labor Committee Labor and Working-Class History Association Working America

Programs	AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union National Labor College

Affiliated unions

AAAA	AGMA AGVA GIAA

State federations