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- OBJECT TYPE
- Charter
- DATE
- 1936
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.2080.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Lindsay Charter
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Charter document in a wooden frame.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 65.0 cm
- Width
- 53.0 cm
- Height
- 5.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Circa 1936
- Canada
-
One of the oldest Union group exisiting in Canada. One group exisiting in the United States since 1887 and one in Canada created in 1892 called United Brotherhood of Railroad Trackmen decided to amalgamate in 1899 to become the International Brotherhood of Maintenace of Way Employees. as of 2004, the Brotherhood is no longer the union representativew for the CP maintenance of way employees. As for the CN employees, there will be an impending vote to decide whether they join the Teamsters or remain with the Brotherhood. As of 2004, the Belleville Lodge still exists and the Brotherhood still exists in the US. L'un des plus anciens groupes syndicaux existant au Canada. Un groupe existant aux États-Unis depuis 1887 et un autre au Canada créé en 1892 appelé United Brotherhood of Railroad Trackmen décidèrent de fusionner en 1899 pour devenir la Fraternité internationale des employés de l'entretien des voies. Depuis 2004, la Fraternité n'est plus la représentation syndicale des employés de l'entretien des voies du CP. En ce qui concerne les employés du CN, il y aura un vote imminent pour décider s'ils rejoignent les Teamsters ou restent dans la Fraternité. Depuis 2004, la Belleville Lodge existe toujours et la Confrérie existe toujours aux États-Unis. - Function
-
To officialize the creation of a subordinate/local lodge within the Grand Lodge of the International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees. Pour officialiser la création d'une loge subordonné local à l'intérieur du syndicat " International Brotherhood " - Technical
-
The union was created to protect the railway workers doing maintenance of way work in Canada and the United States. Ce syndicat a été créé pour protéger les ouvriers de chemin de fer qui effectue des travaux d'entretien de voies au Canada et aux États-Unis. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Charter reads in part: " BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF /. WAY EMPLOYES /. AFFILIATED WITH AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS OF CANADA "
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Paper charter document in a wooden frame with transparent glass. The dark edging of the wooden frame has parts chipped off due to wear and tear. The cardboard piece at the back of the frame is loose. There is a small silver metal hanging hook at the back of the frame. Document d'affrètement dans un cadre en bois avec verre transparent. Le bord sombre du cadre en bois présente des parties ébréchées à cause de l'usure. Le morceau de carton à l'arrière du cadre est détaché. Il y a un petit crochet de suspension en métal argenté à l'arrière du cadre.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Document, circa 1936, Artifact no. 2004.2080, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2004.2080.001/
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