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The Tunnel and Subway Constructors' International Union of North America was a
labor union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...
representing workers involved in building tunnels, railroad cuttings, and other features of subways in the United States. The union was founded on January 19, 1910, by several
local union A local union (often shortened to local), in North America, or union branch (known as a lodge in some unions), in the United Kingdom and other countries, is a local branch (or chapter) of a usually national trade union. The terms used for sub-bran ...
s which had been directly affiliated to the
American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutu ...
(AFL). The new union was similarly chartered by the AFL, and given jurisdiction over the whole of North America. However, it consisted entirely of workers based in
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, along with its sole branch in
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.{{cite book , title=Handbook of American Trade Unions , date=1926 , publisher=United States Department of Labor , location=Washington, D.C. , url=https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/bls/bls_0420_1926.pdf , access-date=24 April 2022 By 1925, the union had 4,000 members. On May 7, 1929, it merged into the International Hod Carriers', Building and Common Laborers' Union of America. Throughout its existence, the union was led by president Thomas J. Curtis.


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Building and construction trade unions Trade unions established in 1910 Trade unions disestablished in 1929