Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 618
University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632
email: archives@etal.uri.edu
Published in 2013
Collection Overview
Title: |
Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 618 (Providence, R.I.) |
Date range: |
1913-1996 |
Creator: |
Amalgamated Transit Union. Division 618 (Providence, R.I.) |
Extent: |
5 box(es) (3.5 linear feet)
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Abstract: |
The collection consists of the records of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 618 (Providence, R.I). ATU Division 618, formerly known as the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees, represents transit workers of Providence, Rhode Island. The majority of the collection consists of business agent files, proceedings, programs, and reports. |
Language of materials: |
English |
Repository: |
University Archives and Special Collections
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Collection number: |
Mss. Gr. 233 |
Scope & content
The Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 618 (Providence, R.I) collection includes some of Division 618's earliest materials when it was founded in 1913. A bulk of the collection deals with the time period when Scott Molloy, professor of labor history at the University of Rhode Island, worked for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in one series as follows:
Historical note
The Amalgamated Transit Union was founded in 1892 as the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees. The Providence, Rhode Island Division 618 was founded in 1913. The ATU represents transit workers across the United States and Canada, including bus drivers and railway employees. Both Scott Molloy and his grandfather, Henry W. Molloy, were active members of the union.
Access & Use
Access to the collection: |
Any qualified person doing scholarly research is permitted to use material housed in the Special Collections Unit. |
Use of the materials: |
Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication. |
Preferred citation: |
Amalgamated Transit Union. Division 618 (Providence, R.I.) , Mss. Gr. 233, University of Rhode Island. |
Contact information: |
University Archives and Special Collections 15 Lippitt Road Kingston, RI 02881-2011 Tel: 401-874-4632
email: archives@etal.uri.edu
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Administrative Information
ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
Acquisition: |
The collection was given to Special Collections in July of 2009 in an unrestricted deed of gift by Scott Molloy. Scott received some of the material from his grandfather, Henry W. Molloy, who had also been a member of Division 618. Scott Molloy also collected Division 618 documents and ephemera over time as both a member of the union and as a collector. |
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ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Abigail Casavant. |
Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Abigail Casavant,
2013 May 30, updated by Mark Dionne on 2023 April 25. |
Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Inventory
Series 1. Subject Files
The Subject Files series contains a variety of materials related to the activities of the ATU. The materials include reports, business records, newsletters and fliers, meeting minutes, correspondence, receipts, and voting ballots.
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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50th Anniversary Division 618
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1963 |
Box 1, Folder 2 |
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75th Anniversary Celebration, Div 618
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1988 Sep 10 |
Box 1, Folder 3 |
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"618 Express" Newsletters
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1982 Jan, 1985 Sep |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Accident Report
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1953, 1955 |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Division 618 Advertisement Agreement
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1917 Mar 29 |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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ATU Division 618 Election Ballots
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1974 Oct-1977 Sep |
Box 1, Folder 6a |
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Amalgamated Transit Union: A Brief History
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1985 |
Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Amalagated Transit Union, Research Bulletin Wage Manual Convention Issue
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1986 |
Box 1, Folder 8 |
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American Arbitration Association, Arbitration between RIPTA and Division 618, ATU
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1984 |
Box 1, Folder 9 |
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American Federation of Labor
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1934 Oct 08 |
Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Arbitration between United Electric Railways Company and providence division #618 of the Amalglamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1925 Feb 05 |
Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Articles of Agreement between RI Company and Providence Division No. 618
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1913 Jul 21 |
Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Division 618, Banquets and Fundraisers
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1988, 1991, 1992, 2001 |
Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Burns, John T. (photocopy)
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1928 Jun 15 |
Box 1, Folder 13a |
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The Busdriver's Gazette
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1988 |
Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Business Agent Files
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1925-1934 |
Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Business Agent Files
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1935-1949 |
Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Business Agent Files
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1950-1969 |
Box 2, Folder 17 |
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Business Agent Files
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1970-1981 |
Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America, Division 618 By-Laws
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1916 Nov 17 |
Box 2, Folder 19 |
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Certificate of Affiliation Division 618 (copy)
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1913 Mar 20 |
Box 2, Folder 20 |
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"Clauses Agreed Upon Between Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees…"
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1913 Jun 11 |
Box 2, Folder 21 |
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Committee on Political Action, AFL-CIO Contribution Books
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1959 |
Box 2, Folder 22 |
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Contract Demands
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1969 |
Box 2, Folder 23 |
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Daniels, Christopher
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1976 |
Box 2, Folder 24 |
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Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America, Division 618, Certificates of Membership
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undated |
Box 2, Folder 25 |
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Election for Business Agent
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1918 Jun |
Box 2, Folder 26 |
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Executive Member Correspondence
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1934-1956 |
Box 2, Folder 27 |
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Financial Statement
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1968 |
Box 2, Folder 28 |
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General Resolution Submitted to the 46th ATU Convention
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1981 Sep 28-Oct 2 |
Box 2, Folder 29 |
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Golden Jubilee of the Amalagated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1942 Sep |
Box 2, Folder 30 |
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"In Transit" Journal of the ATU
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1967 Sep, 1990 Jul-Aug, 1992 Sep-Oct |
Box 2, Folder 31 |
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Legislature Letters
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1971, 1978 |
Box 2, Folder 32 |
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List of Members
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1913-1918 |
Box 2, Folder 33 |
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Meeting Minutes
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1951, 1979 May 07 |
Box 2, Folder 34 |
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Molloy, Henry W.
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1958-1991 |
Box 3, Folder 35 |
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Molloy Jr., David Scott
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1979-1996 |
Box 3, Folder 36 |
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New England Joint Conference and Legislative Committee of the ATU
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1977 |
Box 3, Folder 37 |
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Nineteenth Convention Souvenir Book
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1925 |
Box 3, Folder 38 |
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Obituaries and Retirements
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1968 |
Box 3, Folder 39 |
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Obligation Agreements
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undated |
Box 3, Folder 39a |
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Outings and Events
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1963-1983 |
Box 3, Folder 40 |
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Oversize Photographs and Posters (See Box 2 of RIPTA Oversize)
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1911-1975 |
Box 3, Folder 41 |
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Div. 618 Pamphlet Draft, D. Scott Molloy
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undated |
Box 4, Folder 42 |
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Photographs
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1913-1917 |
Box 4, Folder 43 |
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Photographs
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1910-1982 |
Box 4, Folder 44 |
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Photographs
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1915-1984 |
Box 5, Folder 45 |
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Procedings of the First Annual Convention of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America
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1892 Sep 12-15 |
Box 5, Folder 46 |
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Procedings of the 36th Convention of the Amalgamated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1961 Sep 11-15 |
Box 5, Folder 47 |
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Proceedings of the 37th Convention of the Amaglamated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway, and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1963 Sep 09-12 |
Box 5, Folder 48 |
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Proceedings of the 43rd Convention Amalgamated Transit Union
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1975 Sep 29-Oct 03 |
Box 5, Folder 49 |
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Receipts and Vouchers
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undated |
Box 5, Folder 50 |
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Reports of the 44th Convention, Amalgamated Transit Union
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1977 Sep 26-30 |
Box 5, Folder 51 |
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Report of the 45th Convention, ATU
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1979 Sep 10-14 |
Box 5, Folder 52 |
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Report of the 47th Convention and ATU-Cope Program
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1983 Sep 26-30 |
Box 5, Folder 53 |
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Retired Members
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1940, 1958, 1989 |
Box 5, Folder 54 |
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Resolutions, Salt Lake City, Utah
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1913 |
Box 5, Folder 55 |
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RIPTA Labor Agreement Between RIPTA and ATU Division #618A
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2000 Jan 1-2002 Dec 31 |
Box 5, Folder 56 |
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Secretary-Treasurer Election
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1979 |
Box 6, Folder 57 |
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Souvenir of the 15th Bi-ennial Convention of the Amalgamated Assn. of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1917 |
Box 6, Folder 58 |
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Souvenir Program of the 29th Convention of Amalgamated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1947 Sep 08-13 |
Box 6, Folder 59 |
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Convention and Dedication Souvenir Journal, 34th Convention of the Amalgamated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1957 Sep 09-13 |
Box 6, Folder 60 |
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"Union Plus" Magazine, William Merandi of ATU, Div. 618 Article
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1996 Fall |
Box 6, Folder 61 |
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Voter's Attention: Man's Inhumanity to Man: Recent Street Railway Arbitration as Viewed by Those Who were not Made Gains by it
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undated |
Box 6, Folder 62 |
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Wildcat Strike
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1978 |
Box 6, Folder 63 |
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"Streetcars and Strikers: A Musical Labor Play about the Founding of the ATU Div. 618" Bob Hinckley
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1985 |
Box 6, Folder 64 |
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Wages of the Motormen and Conductors who are Members of the A.A. of A.E.R.E.A.
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1925 Jan 1 |
Box 6, Folder 65 |
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Wonson, Richard L. -Notes and Drafts, History of Railroads in Rhode Island
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1954 |
Box 6, Folder 66 |
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Worker Welfare
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1934, 1943, 1953 |
Box 6, Folder 67 |
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Division 618, Working Cards, Withdrawal Card, and Application for Membership
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1918-1920, 1978 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and By-Laws of the Providence Trainmen's Association
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1924 Mar 19 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Articles of Agreement between RI Company and Division 618 Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1917 Jun 01, 1919 May 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Labor Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Amalgamated Transit Union Division #618
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1994 Jan 01, 1996 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Transit Union ATU
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1978 Jan 01, 1981 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Transit Union ATU
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1969 Jan 01, 1971 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Transit Union ATU
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1978 Jan 01, 1979 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Labor Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Division #618, ATU
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1982 Jan 01, 1984 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Labor Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Division #618, ATU
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1988 Jan 01, 1990 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Transit Union ATU
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1974 Jan 01, 1975 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America: By Laws of Division No. 618, Providence R.I
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1913 Apr 24 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1917 Sep 10-18 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Official Agreement Book of Motormen, Conductors and other Employees of Miscellaneous Departments and United Electric Railways Company
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1921 Nov 01, 1922 Oct 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Official Agreement Book of Motormen, Conductors and other Employees of Miscellaneous Departments and United Electric Railways Company
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1922 Nov 01, 1923 Oct 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Transit Union
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1981 Sep 28-Oct 02 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Transit Union
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1975 Sep 29-Oct 03 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Transit Union
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1977 Sep 26-30 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of the Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1935 Sep 09-14 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Amalagated Transit Union Financial Statement
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1983 Jun 30 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Transit Union
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1971 Sep 27-30 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of the Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1953 Sep 14-18 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1911 Sep 11-19 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of the Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1947 Sep 08-13 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of the Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1946 Jun 10-16 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of the Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1951 Sep 10-14 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1927 Jun 1-1929 May 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1934-1936 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1943 Jan 01-1943 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1958 Jan 01- 1959 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1946 Jan 02-Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1938 Jan 01-Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1931 Jun 01- 1933 May 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1929 Jun 01- 1931 May 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Transit Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1954 Jan 01- 1955 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1951 Jul 01- 1953 Jun 30 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1950 Jan 01- 1951 Jun 30 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1925 Jul 01- 1926 May 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1940 Jan 01- 1941 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1947 Jan 01- Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1948 Jan 01- Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Amalagated Transit Union Division 618
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1986 Aug 06- 1987 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalgamated Transit Union
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1967 Oct 09-13 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalgamated Transit Union
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1969 Sep 08-11 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America
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1957 Sep 09-13 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America
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1959 Sep 14-18 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America
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1961 Sep 11-15 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America
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1957 Sep 09-13 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America
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1949 Sep 12-17 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Transit Union
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1965 Sep 13-16 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Transit Union
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1963 Sep 09-13 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Transit Union
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1986 Sep 08-12 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
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1933 Sep 11-16 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America
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1941 Sep 08-13 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalgamated Transit Union
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1979 Sep 10-13 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalgamated Transit Union
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1973 Sep 24-27 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between Bonanza Bus Lines, INC. and Amalagated Transit Union
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1975-1978 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
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1913 Sep 08-17 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws of the Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
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1927 Sep 12-19 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalgamated Transit Union
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1992 Sep 19-27 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Constitution and General Laws Amalgamated Transit Union
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1983 Sep 26-29 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America By-Laws of Division No. 618 Providence R.I.
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1931 Oct 01 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1923 Nov 01-1924 Nov 01 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1941 Jul 01-1942 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1926 Jun 01-1927 May 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1944 Jan 01-Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America
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1962 Jan 01-Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Division No. 618 Amalagated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
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1936-1937 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1960 Jan 01-1961 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1945 Jan 01-Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Agreement between United Electric Railways Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1956 Jan 01-1957 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Supplement to Agreement between United Transit Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1972 Jan 01-1973 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Supplement to Agreement between United Transit Company and Providence Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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1964 Jan 01-Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Supplement to Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Division No. 618 of the Amalagated Transit Union
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1976 Jan 01-1977 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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By Laws of Division #618 ot the Amalagated Transit Union (ATU)
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1992 June |
Box 7, Folder |
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Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Labor Agreement between Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Amalgamated Transit Union Division #618
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1997 Jan 01-1999 Dec 31 |
Box 7, Folder |
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Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Operator's Manual Digest of Operating Regulations
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1939-1940 |