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
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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