Railway Employes' Department

The department was founded in 1908, as the Railroad Employes' Department, and was chartered by the American Federation of Labor in February 1909.In 1915, it became the "Railway Employes' Department", and it continued to use the old spelling of employees throughout its existence.[1] By 1925, the department had nine affiliates:[2] In 1926, the Railway Labor Executives' Association was founded, a broader organization within which the president of the RED had a single vote.[3] In 1955, the department became part of the new AFL-CIO.In 1990, a new Transportation Trades Department was founded.
AFL–CIOAmerican Federation of LaboremployeesBrotherhood of Maintenance of Way EmployeesBrotherhood of Railway CarmenInternational Association of MachinistsInternational Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers, and HelpersInternational Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, and HelpersInternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersInternational Brotherhood of Stationery Firemen and OilersSheet Metal Workers' International AssociationSwitchmen's Union of North AmericaRailway Labor Executives' AssociationAFL-CIOTransportation Trades DepartmentHenry B. PerhamArthur O. WhartonMichael Fox