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Railroad unions contracts collection

 Collection
Identifier: L-contracts_railroad

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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

  • 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

Additional Description

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.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

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

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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