Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Series 1, Subseries 1. Constitutions, rules and circulars of general instruction, 1883-1968.

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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Series 1, Subseries 1. Constitutions, rules and circulars of general instruction, 1883-1968.

Include the constitutions and general rules of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT) (1883-1964) and circulars of instruction from the Office of the Grand Master (Grand Lodge, BRT) (1899-1968) regarding work rules, contract and wage settlements, conventions, railroad and labor-related legislation, Brotherhood rituals, railroad system federations, organizing, the union's old age home, the Western Association of General Committees, union assessments on its members, membership data, relevant legislation, work safety, workers' compensation and employers' liability, the assignment of officers and political endorsements.

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Cornell University Library

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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

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The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was founded in 1883 in Oneonta, New York as a protective and insurance organization. By the time of its merger with three other railroad labor unions to form the United Transportation Union in 1969, it had the greatest membership of any of the operating railroad brotherhoods. From the description of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen series 6. General subject files, 1897-1968, bulk 1934-1968. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 6475550...

Western Association of General Committees.

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