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The American Railway Association (ARA) was an industry trade group representing railroads in the United States. The organization had its inception in meetings of General Managers and ranking railroad operating officials known as Time Table Conventions, the first of which was held on October 1, 1872, at Louisville, Kentucky .
The following is a list of unions and brotherhoods playing a significant role in the railroad industry of the United States of America.Many of these entities changed names and merged over the years; this list is based upon the names current during the height of American railway unionism in the first decades of the 20th century.
Pages in category "Railway unions in the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The union was founded in 1917 at a convention in Spokane, Washington. An earlier organization called the Train Dispatchers Association of America preceded the establishment of the ATDA by 27 years. [3] During the Great Railroad Strike of 1922, the Train Dispatchers did not participate but neither would they perform work of other unions. [4]
The 24% raises over five years they agreed to in the last round of negotiations will bring the average pay up to $110,000 by 2024, the Association of American Railroads says.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) American Federation of Teachers (AFT) American Postal Workers Union (APWU) American Radio Association (ARA) American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) Associated Actors and Artistes of America (4As) Actors' Equity Association (AEA) American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
The vote gives the leadership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen the right to call a strike July 18. Union train workers have been without a contract since 2019.
Association of American Railroads WWII poster. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America (Canada, Mexico and the United States). [2] Amtrak and some regional commuter railroads are also members.