United Transportation Union, Lodge 1298, Receipt for Dues, Joseph C. Gaudaur, January 1974
Name/Title
United Transportation Union, Lodge 1298, Receipt for Dues, Joseph C. Gaudaur, January 1974Entry/Object ID
2021.1727.01Description
Receipt for union dues for the United Transportation Union. The receipt was for Joseph C. Gaudaur in January of 1974, for dues amounting to $10.00. The receipt has the areas to record: received from, local number, month, premium, T. B., T. P. E. L., INT'L DUES, Legis., job benefit, G. C. A., L. C. A., Local dues, dues next month, Superintendent USA, total, GCA, LCA, Local, date paid, signature of treasurer or collector Distinguishing Features: White coloured paper with red, blue, and black inkContext
Original document belonging to J. C. Gaudaur. Gaudaur worked for Canadian National initially as a trainman, later becoming a brakeman then a conductor. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
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Canadian National, United Transportation Union