Collective Agreement For Sleeping, Dining, And Parlour Car Employees
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Title
Collective Agreement For Sleeping, Dining, And Parlour Car Employees
Description
A 1948 agreement between the Canadian National Railway Employees. It outlines the working conditions and wages for the employees in the union. This agreement shows that Black porters were some of the lowest paid workers, and especially the unequal working conditions that many Black Canadians faced compared to their White counterparts.
Creator
Canadian National Railways and
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers
Source
Canadian National Railways and Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees.
Collective Agreement Covering Working Conditions and Rates of Pay for Employees in Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Service. November 1948.
Library and Archives Canada, https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?idnumber=1559408&app=fonandcol
Collective Agreement Covering Working Conditions and Rates of Pay for Employees in Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Service. November 1948.
Library and Archives Canada, https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?idnumber=1559408&app=fonandcol
Publisher
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Date
November 1948
Rights
Public Domain
Files
Citation
Canadian National Railways and
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers, “Collective Agreement For Sleeping, Dining, And Parlour Car Employees,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/743.