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National Voter Registration Day 9/24

National Voter Registration Day National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday celebrating our democracy. It was first observed in 2012 and has been growing in popularity every year since. Held on the fourth Tuesday of September, National Voter Registration Day...

Labor Day 2019

BLET NEWS FLASH By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 30 – Unions are an important part of the fabric of our nation and their importance is acknowledged each year on Labor Day. Unionized workers built this great country,...

Illinois governor signs two-person crew bill

  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 13 – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a two-person crew bill into law on August 9, becoming the third state to pass such a railroad safety bill in 2019. Senate Bill 24, or the “Two Person Freight Train Act,”...