Switchmen's Union of North America Additional Records
Collection Number: 5084
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Switchmen's Union of North
America Additional Records, 1933-1969
Collection Number:
5084
Creator:
Switchmen's Union of North
America (SUNA)
Quantity:
1.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Documents of the Switchmen's Union of North America,
including expired insurance policies, deeds, bonds, blueprints, legal opinions, and
correspondence.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Switchmen's Union of North America is among the older of the railway
brotherhoods. Beginning in 1877 with the formation of a local Switchmen's
organization in Chicago, the movement became national when the Switchmen's Mutual
Aid Association of North America held its first meeting nine years later.
This association was destroyed, as a result of a disastrous lockout by the Chicago
Northwestern and the 1888 strike against the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy which
had equally unfortunate results. Building on what was left of the S.M.A.A., several
lodges met in Kansas City in October of 1854 and formed the Switchmen's Union of
North America.
By the time of its merger into the United Transportation Union in 1969, the single
Chicago labor organization of 1877 had grown to international status with 275 lodges
in the United States and Canada having a combined membership of 12,000.
CHRONOLOGY
1877 Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association of North America organized
1886 Switchmen's Association organized
1889 Switchmen's Association affiliated with the Supreme Council of United Orders of
Railway Employees
1894 Switchmen's Association dissolved in July
Switchmen's Union of North America organized on October 13
1906 Switchmen's Union of North America affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor
1926 Switchmen's Union of North America becomes charter member of the Railway Labor
Executives Association
1935 Switchmen's Union of North America affiliated with the Canadian Labor Congress
1969 Switchmen's Union of North America joined with the B.R.T., B.L.F. and E., and
O.R.C.B. to form the United Transportation Union.
Includes expired insurance policies, deeds, bonds, blue prints, one folder entitled
"Legal Opinions" on Resolution #22-1930, Convention and Resolution #4-1920 Strike.";
notebook entitled "Corresp-Unification" Suwa D. Collins
Names:
Switchmen's Union of North America.
United Transportation Union
Subjects:
Railroads > Employees > Labor unions > United
States
Railroads
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:
Switchmen's Union of North America Additional Records #5084. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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5406 mf: Switchmen's Union of North America Arbitration on Microfilm
5447: Switchmen's Union of North America Additional Unification Minutes and Convention Proceedings
5556: Switchmen's Union of North America Additional Records
5556 AV: Switchmen's Union of North America Audio-Visual Materials
5590: Switchmen's Union of North America Lake Shore Lodge 55 Membership Registers
5613: Switchmen's Union of North America Oakland Lodge 158 Meeting Minutes
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5034 MB: Switchmen's Union of North America Memorabilia
5034 P: Switchmen's Union of North America Photographs
5405 mf: Switchmen's Union of North America Constitutions on Microfilm
5406 mf: Switchmen's Union of North America Arbitration on Microfilm
5447: Switchmen's Union of North America Additional Unification Minutes and Convention Proceedings
5556: Switchmen's Union of North America Additional Records
5556 AV: Switchmen's Union of North America Audio-Visual Materials
5590: Switchmen's Union of North America Lake Shore Lodge 55 Membership Registers
5613: Switchmen's Union of North America Oakland Lodge 158 Meeting Minutes
5630: W.B. Meyers Papers
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1901-1914 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1947 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1967-1968 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1931 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1962-1964 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1920-1966 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1920-1926 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | 1886-1937 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | 1958-1961 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | 1953-1965 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | 1963-1969 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | 1933-1966 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | 1936-1964 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | 1951-1955 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | 1960 | |
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August 30 1960
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