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The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division of TCU was founded at Cedar Rapids, Iowa on October 27, 1888. Through the union's years, they continue to stand by their claim to support railway workers.
The union has merged with other railway unions several times. The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen is a division of the Transportation Communications Union. The most recent merger occurred in January 1, 2012, in which the TCU merged with the International Association of Machinists.
Origins[edit]
Seven carmen met at a standing coach at a shop track in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on October 27, 1888, to form the first lodge in the brotherhood. The carmen had grown weary of working seven days a week, 12 hours per day, for $0.10 per hour with no benefits and no representation. The early name of the organization was called the Brotherhood of Railway Car Repairers of North America. The First Annual Convention of the Brotherhood was held in Topeka, Kansas on September 9, 1890. This is where the delegates first drafted its first declaration of principles of the brotherhood and declared that the intent and purpose of the union was to promote friendship, unity, and true brotherly love among its members. At this same convention, the delegates elected William H. Ronemus as Grand Chief Carman (General President), W.S. Missemer as Vice Grand Chief Carman, as well as the first Grand Executive Board.[1]
Objects[edit]
Brotherhood societies were prominent in the United States. Other important societies include the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trackmen, the Switchmen's Union of North America, and the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. These brotherhoods have similar objects which are partly social and educational. Their chief aim is the improvement of the industrial status of their members and the promotion of their economic interests as employees. They arrange wage schedules, and make arrangements about overtime, and they secure both life and disability insurance. [2]
The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen's objects include "to advance the moral, material, and industrial well-being of its members" and "to secure for our members a just remuneration in exchange for their labor... to shorten the hours of labor as economic development and progress will warrant, eight hours per day is the workday desired, and 44 hours per week, in order that our members may have more opportunities for intellectual development, social enjoyment, and industrial education." [3]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.tcu6760.com/grand-history.html
- ^ Osborn, Christabel (1898). "Railway Brotherhoods in the United States". The Economic Journal. 8 (32). Wiley: 577–579.
- ^ Steward, Estelle May (1936). Handbook of American trade-unions: 1936 edition. U.S. Government.