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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive |
3 | | Engineers and Trainmen will celebrate the 150th anniversary of |
4 | | the union's founding on May 8, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, The Brotherhood was founded in Marshall, Michigan |
6 | | by a farsighted group of practical locomotive engineers who |
7 | | were among America's labor union pioneers; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, The visionary founders of the Brotherhood |
9 | | entrusted the leadership of this fledgling organization to the |
10 | | capable direction of W.D. Robinson of Detroit, Michigan; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Over a century and a half of dedicated service by |
12 | | the Brotherhood to locomotive engineers, the railroads, and |
13 | | working men and women everywhere attests to the remarkable |
14 | | leadership provided by Mr. Robinson and his successors and to |
15 | | the strength of the dedication and loyalty of members of the |
16 | | Brotherhood throughout the years; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Today, as a modern national union and a division |
18 | | of the Teamsters Rail Conference, the Brotherhood is ably led |
19 | | by its President, Dennis R. Pierce, at its headquarters in |
20 | | Cleveland, Ohio, and maintains its traditional concern for the |
21 | | well-being of those whose labor has contributed, and continues |