Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Additional Records, 1953-1967
Collection Number: 6176

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Additional Records, 1953-1967
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6176
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was founded on December 1, 1873, at Port Jervis, New York, to provide mutual support for railroad firemen. The Brotherhood initially emphasized insurance, but by the late nineteenth century had branched out into labor-management relations.
At the turn of the century, the organization changed its name to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLFE) after permitting engineers to join its ranks. In 1969, the union merged with the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America to form the United Transportation Union.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Preferred Citation

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Additional Records #6176. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Schmidt, Charles L.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Subjects:
Railroads -- Employees -- Labor unions

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Lodge 622, Missouri. Documents.
1953-1967