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Celebrating our heritage: BLET marks 163rd anniversary - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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The birthplace of the BLET: Gary Best, B.J. Trumble and David Estes recently visited the Brotherhood monument in Marshall, Mich. The BLET marks its 163rd anniversary today, May 8. The BLET and its members are proud of our heritage as the oldest labor union in North America. William D. Robinson, the founder of the BLET,  was involved in the movement to organize a national union for locomotive engineers as early as 1855. In April of 1863, while wo…
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blet.org broke the news on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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