United Transport Service Employees of America

The United Transport Service Employees of America (UTSEA) was a labor union representing railroad workers, principally station porters, in the United States.The union was established in May 1937, as the International Brotherhood of Red Caps.Its founding conference was held in January 1938, chaired by A. Philip Randolph of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.[2] The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks organized a rival auxiliary group, open only to white workers, and in protest, many locals left the American Federation of Labor.[1] The union quickly achieved shorter working hours and seniority rights for station porters.
labor unionA. Philip RandolphBrotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersBrotherhood of Railway ClerksAmerican Federation of LaborCongress of Industrial OrganizationsAFL-CIOWillard Saxby Townsend