Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brotherhood_of_Railroad_Trainmen
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkb:Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1969
gptkbp:founded 1883
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
gptkbp:membership over 200,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:United_Transportation_Union
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1922
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Alexander_F._Whitney
gptkb:Charles_Luna
gptkb:William_Parker_Kennedy
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Railroad_Trainman_Journal
gptkbp:purpose provide insurance benefits
improve working conditions for railroad workers
negotiate labor contracts
gptkbp:represents railroad brakemen
railroad conductors
railroad trainmen
railroad yardmen
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_Transportation_Union
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Transportation_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6