Division 194 (New Orleans, La.) of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America was established in 1892. The division dissolved approximately in the 1950s. The collection documents the progression of the labor movement in the U.S. with references to "one man car" opposition, yellow dog contracts, the American Federation of Labor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the W.P.A., segregation, the employment of women, and legislation dictating work day length and working conditions of street-car operators. Of the labor-related legislation passed between 1902-1948, Local Division No. 194 supported bills and acts such as the Hawes-Cooper Convict Bill, the bill for women's eight-hour work day, the Caper-Robison Bill, the Johnson Immigration Bill, the Volstead Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Wagner Bill. The main focus of this collection, however, relates to the strikes enacted by Local No. 194, during the 1920s. Opponents of the labor union included the New Orleans Public Service Company.
From the description of New Orleans Street Railway Union records, 1902-1948. (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 676836515
