History Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
founded john t wilson in july,1887, @ demopolis, alabama. wilson met other section foreman discuss mutual problems of low wages, hazards of work, , insecurity of families. decided form, order of railroad trackmen assist fellow railroad workers in times of sickness , financial trouble. once international union on 350,000 members in united states , canada, automation, rise of trucking , airline industries, coupled railroad mergers have depleted ranks of bmwed under 40,000 members.
in 2004 bmwe merged international brotherhood of teamsters , consolidated strength of 1.4-million-member teamsters union. in teamster rail conference along brotherhood of locomotive engineers , trainmen.
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