Railroad unions contracts collection
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Not requestable
Scope and Content of the Collection
The collection consists of 206 agreements, 1898-1974, between various system federations or local unions of railroad and transit workers and their employers.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-1974
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Historical Note
A number of significant labor unions for railroad workers were formed in the late nineteenth century. They later represented other workers in the transportation industry. Railroad workers federated across trade lines to form groups (system federations) that bargained with their employer, the railroad system.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, founded in 1863, was an independent entity until joining the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2004. The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks was created in 1899. Its successor is the Transportation Communications International Union. The Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America was an American Federation of Labor affiliate made up of transit workers. It took the name Amalgamated Transit Union in 1964.
Extent
2.92 Linear Feet (in 7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The collection consists of 206 agreements, 1898-1974, between various system federations or local unions of railroad and transit workers and their employers.
Off-Site Storage
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Processing Information
Processed by Robert Bexley, 2010. These contracts were separated and amalgamated from several collections.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Railroad Unions:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Contracts Collection at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Traci JoLeigh Drummond and William W. Hardesty
- Date
- June 30, 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu