Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Miscellaneous Records
Collection Number: 5005
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
This collection was processed with the help of generous funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).Title:
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees Miscellaneous Records, 1925-1969
Collection Number:
5005
Creator:
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees (BMWE)
Quantity:
1 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of working agreements, protective
agreements, mediation agreements and legislative materials from the labor
organization, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees was organized by workers responsible
for the physical condition of operational railway rights of way. It was founded in
Alabama in 1887 as the Order of Railroad Trackmen.
In 1892, the Order merged with the Brotherhood of Railway Section Foremen of North
America, a related organization, to form the Brotherhood of Railway Track Foremen of
America. In 1896, the membership of the union was opened to white track laborers as
well as foremen and the organization became known as the Brotherhood of Railway
Trackmen of America. In 1918, the Trackmen reintegrated a secessionist faction that
had existed as a separate group since 1914 and became known as the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers. The union
adopted its current name in 1925 as part of an effort to settle jurisdictional
problems with other American Federation of Labor unions.
Inclusive date range: 1925-1969
Bulk dates: 1962-1969
This collection includes protective agreements covering employees in the event of the
merger of the Norfolk and Western Railroad with the Nickel Plate Railroad (1962),
the Great Northern, Pacific and Burlington Lines (1968), the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the New York Central Railroad (1964); working agreements between Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees and Norfolk and Western Belt Line Railroad (1969),
Clinchfield Railroad (1965), Pittsburgh and Shawmut (1967), Toledo Terminal and
Railroad Company (1969), and Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad (1969). It also
includes legislative materials, including the Brotherhood manual for state and
provincial legislative representatives (1963), minutes and bylaws of the Ontario
Legislative Committee (1966-1969) regarding protection of level crossing, national
transportation policy, insurance, election of provincial legislative
representatives, compensation cases (McGilliuray Report), and the Workmen's
Compensation Act. The records also include the history and bylaws of the Cooperative
Legislative Committee (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees,
Railroad Trainmen, Railroad and Steamship Clerks, and Order of Railway Conductors
and Brakemen) and the minutes of the Ohio State Legislative Convention of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (1966) regarding elections of state
legislative representatives.
Additional materials include a booklet entitled "Milestones of Progress: A Brief
History of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees;" the Washington Job
Protection Agreement of 1936; a vacation agreement (1941) between Eastern, Western,
and Southeastern Carriers Conference Committees and employees represented by 14
co-operative railroad labor organizations. Additionally there are committee and
referee decisions docket 1-146, a union shop agreement (1952); a reference manual on
the mediation agreement of 1965 (job security) and other mediation agreements
(1964-1965); and an award and interpretation of Arbitration Board No. 298 regarding
travel time and away from home expenses.
Names:
American Association for Social Security
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.)
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship
Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes
Burlington Northern, Inc.
Co-Operative Legislative Committee,
Transportation Brotherhoods, State of Ohio
Nickel Plate Railroad
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Pennsylvania Railroad
Subjects:
Labor laws and legislation--Canada.
Labor laws and legislation--United States.
Labor unions--United States--Political activity.
Railroads -- Employees
Arbitration, Industrial. Railroads. United
States.
Job security. Railroads. United States.
Mediation and conciliation, Industrial.
Railroads. United States.
Washington Job Protection Agreement.
Workers' compensation. Railroads. United States.
Form and Genre Terms:
Records (documents)
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a
reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet
and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Miscellaneous Records #5005. Kheel
Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University
Library.
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5182: William J. Doble Papers
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5448: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Lodge 1179 (Cadosia, NY ) Records
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/4212: Kheel Center Current Documents Correspondence
5007: U.S. Emergency Board No. 175 Transcripts and Exhibits
5027: U.S. Emergency Board No. 178 Transcripts
5149: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Records
5182: William J. Doble Papers
5347: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, ICC, and Erie Lackawanna Briefs Regarding the Railroad Merger
5448: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Lodge 1179 (Cadosia, NY ) Records
5478 mf: AFL-CIO Railway Employees' Department Records on Microfilm
5484: Railway Labor Executives' Association Records
5488 B: BRAC Records
5488 C: BRAC Additional Records
5489: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company Agreements
5533: Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company Records
5583/3: Archives Organization File (AOF) Part 3
5605: Jacob Seidenberg Additional Arbitration Records
5663 mf: Collective Bargaining Agreements on Microfilm
5693: Labor Editorial Files
5728: Railway Labor Executives' Association Additional Records
5735: BRAC Additional Records
5780/014 P: ILGWU Local 22, Charles S. Zimmerman Photographs
5806: U.S. National Mediation Board Agreements
5897 mf: Strike Files of the U.S. Department of Justice, Pt. 1 on Microfilm
5953: Jacob Seidenberg Additional Arbitration Records
6030: Archival Collective Bargaining Agreements File
6046: Archives Union File (AUF)
6104: Arnold Zack Additional Arbitration Files
6215: Neil P. Speirs Collection of U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Member Files
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1969 | |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1964 | |
Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1966 | |
Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1965 | |
Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1962 | |
Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1967 | |
Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1964 | |
Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1969 | |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1959 | |
Between Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committees
and employees represented by Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees.
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Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1965 | |
Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1941-1954 | |
Box 1 | Folder 12 | 1936 | |
Box 1 | Folder 13 | 1967 | |
Box 1 | Folder 14 | 1967 | |
Box 1 | Folder 15 | 1925 | |
Box 1 | Folder 16 | 1967-1969 | |
Box 1 | Folder 17 | 1940-1969 | |
Box 1 | Folder 18 | 1963 | |
Box 1 | Folder 19 | 1969 | |
A Brief History of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Founded
1887
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Box 1 | Folder 20 | 1968 | |
Box 1 | Folder 21 | 1926 |