Abstract
This is a photograph from the Association of General Grievance Committee, Districts 1, 2, 3 -- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen -- Sep. 21, to 24, 1955, Chicago, Ill.
Dates
- 1955
Creator
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (creator, Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
J.M. Hedges, General Chairman of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers, Fort Worth Belt Railway Co., Fort Worth, Texas
Biographical / Historical
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (B of LF&E) was a North American railroad fraternal benefit society and trade union in the 19th and 20th centuries. The organization began in 1873 as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen (B of LF), a mutual benefit society for workers employed as firemen for steam locomotives, before expanding its name in 1907 in acknowledgement that many of its members had been promoted to the job of railroad engineer. Gradually taking on the functions of a trade union over time, in 1969 the B of LF&E merged with three other railway labor organizations to form the United Transportation Union.
Extent
0 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository