Amalgamated Transit Union. Local 732 (Atlanta, Ga.)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 732 records
Collection
Identifier: L1982-02
Abstract:
Division 732 of the Amalgamated Transit Union (Atlanta, Georgia) was recognized by the Georgia Railway and Power Company as a union in 1918. The relationship between Division 732 and the Atlanta Transit System, which lasted from 1950 to 1971, was relatively peaceful. After the purchase of the ATS by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in 1971, the relationship between the union and management gradually deteriorated and led to the six day strike in 1973. The first...
Dates:
1919-1981
Found in:
Special Collections
Atlanta Transit System records
Collection
Identifier: L1973-43
Abstract:
The collection consists of labor relation files of the various companies that have operated Atlanta's public transit system.
Dates:
1920-1973
Found in:
Special Collections
Elmer Hamilton oral history interview, July 13, 2006
Item — Othertype Oral History: Series Series A: ; Series Series B:; Series Series C: ; Series Series D: ; Series Series E: ; Series Series F: ; Series Series G: ; Series Series H: ; Series Series I: ; Series Series J: ; Series Series K: ; Series Series L: ; Series Series M: ; Series Series N: ; Series Series P: ; Series Series Q: ; Series Series R: ; Series I; Series II; Series III; Series IV; Series L2006-08; Series L2005-23; Series L2008-07
Identifier: HamiltonE_L2006-14
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Norman Slawsky: Hamilton briefly discusses his early life through high school graduation. He describes both the discrimination and achievements of his time in the Navy, particularly his engineering and refrigeration training. He speaks of his time in Brooklyn, where he worked for the New York City Transit Authority for nine years (1960-1969) and briefly discusses his involvement with Democratic Party Politics in New York. Hamilton talks about his move to Atlanta in 1974 and...
Dates:
July 13, 2006
Jesse Walton collection
Collection
Identifier: L1972-30
Abstract:
The collection of Jesse Walton, 1949-1950, consists of clippings and correspondence describing the railway workers strikes, 1949-1950 and Walton's political contest against Hoke Smith in 1950.
Dates:
1949-1950
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Archival Object 1
- Subject
- Atlanta (Ga.) 3
- Labor union locals 3
- Local transit -- Employees 3
- Local transit 2
- Strikes and lockouts 2