1969 United Transportation Union (UTU) Token – Progress Through Unity

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1969 United Transportation Union (UTU) Token - Progress Through Unity

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UTU COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL- LABOR HISTORY WAS MADE ON JANUARY 1, 1969, WHEN FOUR OPERATIING RAILROAD UNIONS JOINED TO FORM THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION.  AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS, MEMBERS OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN, BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEAN AND ENGINEMEN, SWITCHMEN’S UNION OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS AND BRAKEMEN JOINED TO FORM THE LARGEST RAIL OPERATING UNION IN NORTH AMERICA.  TO COMMEMORATE THIS EVENT, A MEDALLION HAS BEEN DESIGNED HIGHLIGHTING THE EVENT FOR POSTERITY.  ON THE FACE OF THE MEDAL ARE IMPRESSIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE FOUR FOUNDING UNIONS – THE MEN WHO ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE UNITY ARCHITECTS.  IMPRESSIONS OF CHARLES LUNA, H.E. GILBERT, C.F. LANE AND N.P. SPIERS, SHOWING THE ORIGINAL DATES OF THE FOUNDING OF THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIONS ARE SHOWN.  ON THE REVERSE SIDE ARE STARS DENOTING EACH OF THE STATES AND PROVINCES IN WHICH UTU MEMBERS LABOR AND LIVE.  THE MEDAL IS CONSIDERED UNIQUE BECAUSE OF ITS ORIGINAL DESIGN.    CHARLES LUNA- PRESIDENT

MOTTO:  STRENGTH IN UNITYVISION:  TO BE THE LOCAL THAT BEST UNDERSTANDS AND SATISIFIES THE MEMBERS NEEDS.  WE WILL EARN OUR MEMBERS’ ENTHUSIASM THROUGH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT DRIVEN BY INTEGRITY, HONESTY, AND TEAMWORK.  MISSION:  

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