United Transportation Union
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Name (Latin)
United Transportation Union
Other forms of name
UTU (United Transportation Union)
Start period
1969
Biographical or Historical Data
Merged with the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association in 2011, but has also retained its separate identity.
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Sources of Information
- Its UTU transportation news, Jan. 4, 1969-
- The Injured man, c1969:t.p. (United Transportation Union)
- United Transportation Union website, viewed Dec. 12, 2008:"about UTU" page (formed in 1969; a merger of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America)
- Alumni Association News page (merger of the United Transportation Union (UTU) and the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) into the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) became effective Nov. 30, 2011 ( (United Transportation Union Web site, viewed November 19, 2012:) )
- United Transportation Union Web site, viewed November 27, 2012:SMART merger page (The senior staff of the UTU and the SMWIA will continue to work jointly at the committee level)
Wikipedia description:
The United Transportation Union (UTU) was a broad-based, transportation labor union that represented about 70,000 active and retired railroad, bus, mass transit, and airline workers in the United States. The UTU was headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. On August 11, 2014, it merged with the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) to form the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, known by the acronym SMART.
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