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United
Transportation Union Memorial
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas is recognized as the
birthplace of the United Transportation Union. This monument is
placed to commemorate the formation of the Union. Members named
heron from the four veteran rail brotherhoods, ORC & B, BLF & E,
BRT and SUNA, met in this city and drafted a unification
agreement and constitution. These documents were signed August
16, 1968 by these men and became effective January 1, 1969.
First President
Charles Luna
First General Secretary and Treasurer
J.H. Shepherd
Order of Railway Conductors & Brakemen
C.F. Lane
W.D. Hopkins
D.S. Pannell
W.D. Huff
J.B. Smith
W.G. Stanley
Order of Railway Conductors & Brakemen
1868 - 1968
Organized July 6, 1868
at Amboy, Illinois.
First Chief Conductor Thomas J. Wright
Membership 13,750
438 Divisions in the United States, Canada
and the Panama Canal Zone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen
1873 - 1968
Organized December 1, 1873 at Port Jervis, N.Y.
by Joshua A. Leach and 10 Erie Railroad Firemen
Membership 69,750
825 Lodges in the United States and Canada
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Organized December 1, 1873
H.E. Gilbert
M.W. Hampton
R.R. Bryant
A.M. Lampley
D.A. Miller
M.A. Ross
P.J. Fontana
L.J. Broten
W.P. Dunn
M.H. Nelsen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
L.E. Chester
C.E. Wible
J.R. Snyder
P. LaRochelle
G.J. Cahill
R.M. Crago
T.A. Kunz
J.M. Hicks
J.F. Hoffman
E. Harris
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
1883 - 1968
Organized September 23, 1883
at Oneonta, N.Y. by 8 brakemen
in Delaware & Hudson Caboose No. 10
Membership 185,000
1,100 locals in the United States &
Canada
Switchmen's Union of North America
N.P. Speirs
J.W. Collins
L.C. Chisholm
J.R. Burge
J.L. Green
R.D. Hanson
C.E. Cook
R.C. Flanders
T.P. Lovelace
C.W. Zies
Switchmen's Union of North America
1894 - 1968
Organized October 23, 1894
at Kansas City, Mo.
Membership 12,000
275 locals in the United States
and Canada.
Suna watchword, "The injury
of one is the concern of all."
United Transportation Union Presidents
Charles Luna
1969 - 1971
Designated by the four former organizations:
Al H. Chesser
1972 - 1979
Elected at the first
international convention
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Fred A. Hardin
1980 - 1991
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G. Thomas DuBose
1991 - 1995
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Charles I. Little
1995 - 2001
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Byron A. Boyd Jr.
2001 - 2004
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Paul C. Thompson
2004 - 2007
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Malcolm B. Futhey, Jr.
2008 -
This historical marker was the last design created
by Ernest J. Holden, who passed from this life January 22, 1971.
Placed by Hot Springs Monument Company - Dedicated June 4, 1971.
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