General Info

Founded in 1969, United Transportation Union is a broad-based, transportation labor union that represents more than 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States and Canada. It is one of the largest railroad operating unions in North America. The union s membership is drawn primarily from operating crafts in the railroad industry and includes conductors, brakemen, switchmen, ground service personnel, locomotive engineers, hostlers and workers in associated crafts. United Transportation Union also represents over 1,800 railroad yardmasters. Its nearly 8,000 bus and transit members include drivers, mechanics and employees in related occupations.