July 19, 2017
Leo - Have you tried searching his pension record(s) to see what
organization was sending his pension checks? Then, back track. If his
union membership records still exist at UTU headquarters or were donated to some
archive, then that might explain matters. Also, his newspaper obituary
might mention membership(s). You might find something useful. Best
Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 7/19/2017 4:16:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
I have a
question that has now troubled me for some time since beginning research in
the union files several years, recent reading has only caused me more
confusion.
Maybe one of you can shed some light on this
subject.
Bear with me as a lay the groundwork and background for the
question.
My grandfather was a Q switchman from 1917-1954/55 at
Aurora/Eola. Prior to that he was in train service from about 1912. In the BRT
lodge files of the early 20s is a petition signed by several switchman members
of the lodge concerning a local manning issue.
Among those signatures is my
grandfather,E.B. Smith and Leo Boirsdorf who I remember from childhood. At
that time they are members of the Aurora BRT lodge and working as switchman.
All thru the local files starting in the 50s and 60s are
correspondence,claim,etc from the BRT switchmens grievance committee on
various matters and on BRT stationary. They
Had a separate greivance
committee and local chairman but were members of the combined Aurora switchman
and trainman lodge. The Condrs. We're members of O.R.C.
In 1969 the
BRT,ORC,SUNA(switchman union of North America) and the firemans
union
Combined to form UTU.
Now here's where the confusion comes
in. My grandfather received the SUNA newspaper and I read it every time I was
visiting. When he died in 1964 there was a huge floral arrangement with the
large S. it's my understanding that a person couldn't be a member of both
organizations,I can't find a single piece of paper or reference to SUNA in any
of the thousands of documents I've gone through.
And I assure
you my frugal grandfather wouldn't maintain dual memberships even if he
could.
I am
stumped.
Leo
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