The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is a labor union founded in Marshall, Michigan, on 8 May 1863 as the Brotherhood of the Footboard. It was the first permanent trade organization fo
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Cover of the 1867 debut issue of the Monthly Journal, official organ of the B of LE.
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1871 life insurance policy
Peter M. Arthur
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Peter M. Arthur was a Scottish immigrant to the United States who was leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for many years. He led his union in a major ten-month strike against the CB&Q Ra
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…their action. The brotherhood called a special meeting in Cleveland on 25 February 1874 at which Wilson was forced to resign and was replaced by P.M. Arthur. When Arthur took over, the country was entering a financial depression after the Civil War boom. Wages were unstable, working conditions were poor…
Peter M. Arthur