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REMINDER ANOUNCEMENT! MAY 1st DUE DATE.

The annual ISLB Don Little Memorial Scholarships for 2023. The Illinois State Legislative Board will be awarding up to (3) $1000 scholarships to Illinois member’s children going to college. Applications MUST BE SUBMITTED by May 1st 2023. I have posted the documents in...

Tribe Pans ‘Less Favorable’ Deal In BNSF Right-Of-Way Trial.

Tribe Pans ‘Less Favorable’ Deal In BNSF Right-Of-Way Trial. A Washington tribe’s attorney on Monday gave a peek into its internal deliberations with BNSF Railway Company over how many of its trains could travel over its tribal land, testifying that...

Funeral arrangements for fallen Brother Lou Shuster

Funeral arrangements for fallen Brother Lou Shuster INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 10 — Services for late BLET member Louis P. Shuster will be held next week. Brother Shuster, who served the BLET as President of Division 607 (Cleveland), was killed while working for...

SB24 Rail Safety Bill

Last week in Illinois House Transportation Roads and Bridges Committee SB24 was called. Myself, Bob Guy, (IL SMART Leg Director), and Mike Renkin (SMART) gave testimony in support.of the legislation. Seated in the hearing room from the BLET were ISLB 1st Vice Chris...