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| THE BMWED-IBT UNION SUPPORTS BLACK AMERICANS IN THEIR CONTINUED STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE |
| The BMWED-IBT union supports Black Americans in their continued struggle for justice and an end to the disgrace of systemic racism that has plagued our country for far too long. The backstory of our Union is long. At times, its chronicle is inspirational; at others, shameful. There are parts of our Brotherhood's history that aren't mentioned much because they were - quite frankly - racist. There were times where our Union officers and members disallowed black railroad employees membership. There were fights with railroads to not hire black men, so that we could avoid the issue altogether. When those were unsuccessful, there were policies that did not afford black members the ability to be foreman or earn higher rates of pay than white counterparts. This hatefulness went on for decades. Several decades. Damn near a century, to be honest.... CONTINUE READING AT LINK BELOW |
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