As one of the oldest labor organizations in America, BLET has been a true trailblazer in protecting the rights and interests of American workers. Your work has set an example for organized labor across industries while also keeping our economy moving. The 750 locomotive engineers from my home state of Wisconsin work hard every day to keep our more than 3,000 miles of rail lines in Wisconsin up and running. Railroads have long been an essential part of Wisconsin's transportation system. Since the mid-1800s, railroads like Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Union Pacific, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, now known as … (00:55–01:09)
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Asserts that there are 750 locomotive engineers in Wisconsin maintaining over 3,000 miles of rail lines.
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