Finding Aid
Amalgamated Transit Workers. Local 107. (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. -- 1899-1978. -- 2.1 m of textual records and graphic material.
Series 1:
Minutes and other records. – 1899-1974. – 50 cm of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series.
Box 1
Regular and Special meetings: minutes and attendance
F.1 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, April 1899 to March 1901
F.2 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, March 1901 to Sept. 1903
F.3 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, Oct. 1903 to Dec. 1905
F.4 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, Jan. 1910 to May 1914
Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, May 1914 to May 1922 (too large to be placed in a file folder)
Box 2
F.1 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, June 1922 to May 1928
F.2 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, June 1928 to May 1932
F.3 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, June 1932 to Oct. 1938. Found loose in minute book, all undated: letter to C.
K. Green, one resolution, 2 pages of contract language. Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, Nov. 1938 to Nov. 1958 (too large to be placed in a file folder)
F.4 Minutes (unbound) of special meeting, 27 Feb. 1952
Box 3
F.1 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, Dec. 1958 to Feb. 1966
F.2 Bound minute book, regular and special meetings, Mar. 1966 to May 1972
F.3 Resolutions, 1960-1964
F.4 Executive committee statement, "Donations to Charity", undated
F.5 Bound attendance register, Aug. 1931 to June 1953; Bound attendance register, Mar. 1969 to Mar. 1972; attendance lists, 1960. Note: See also Box 14, F.2 for a 1921 attendance list.
Committees of L. 107
F.6 Strike Appeal Committee, 1971. Lists of donors, strike pay and food voucher lists, correspondence. Note: There are no minutes. See also 1971 correspondence.
F.7 Welfare Committee, 1971: Applications for welfare, financial records. Note: There are no minutes
F.8 Education Committee, completed undated questionnaires re contract negotiations
Box 4
Related organizations: Eastern Canadian Joint Council of ATW (includes L. 107)
F.1-2 Minutes and correspondence, 1973-1974; one b&w photograph of the Council
Federation of Hamilton Civic Employees (includes L. 107)
F.3-5 Minutes and correspondence, 1967-1974
Ontario Joint Council (includes L. 107)
F.6 Minutes, 1964-65, 1968
Series 2:
Correspondence. – 1936-1978. – 25 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.
Note: Correspondence was found in secondary (not original) file folders mainly in chronological order although some subject arrangement had been done.
Box 5
F.1 1936, 1946, n.d.
F.2 1956-1969
F.3 1964-1978; includes correspondence with member and notice of the name change for the union
F.4 1961-1972
F.5 1967
F.6 1967-1976
F.7 1968-1975; mainly on health
F.8 1969
F.9 1970
F.10 1971
Box 6
F.1-4 1971
F.5 1972
F.6 1972-1978
F.7 1973-1977
F.8 1975, encl. transit study
F.9 1976
Series 3:
Labour negotiations. – 1900-1978. – 75 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series. Note: Contains notes, proposals, minutes of meetings, draft and signed agreements. Cambridge and Mississauga are arranged separately near the end of the series. Printed agreements complete the series.
Box 7
F.1 1900-1912
F.2 1916-1918
F.3 1919-1921, n.d.
F.4 1922
F.5 1923-1927
F.6 1928
F.7 N.d.
Box 8
F.1 1929, 1932-1934
F.2 1935
F.3 1936-1938
F.4 1939-1948
F.5 1949-1951
F.6-7 1952-1956. Note: Minutes of meetings between management of Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) and the negotiating committee begin here.
F.8 1957
Box 9
F.1 1958
F.2-3 1959-1963
F.4-6 1964-1965
F.7 1966-1968
F.8 1967
F.9 1969-1973
Box 10
F.1-5 1975-1978
Pension negotiations:
F.6-8 1942-1973
Box 11
Galt, Ont. (later re-named Cambridge, Ont.)
F.1 Certificate, designating L. 107 as the bargaining agent for Public Service Commission of Galt, Oct. 1962.
F.2-8 1962-1978
F.9 1973
Box 12
Mississauga, Ont.
F.1 Certification process, 1970-1974
F.2-4 1971-1975
Printed Agreements between HSR and Canada Coach Lines and Local 107:
F.5-6 1947-1978
Series 4:
Grievances. – 1931-1978. – 12.5 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.
Box 13
Grievances:
F.1-2 HSR grievances, 1962-1978. Note: Includes some local-management committee minutes.
F.3-4 Canada Coach Line grievances, 1966-1977
Arbitration and Conciliation:
F.5 1961-1971
F.6 1965
Individual cases:
F.7 George Dunn, 1972-1974
F.8 E. English, 1973
F.9 J Giardano and A. Novak, 1977
F.10 D. Northcott, 1966
Other:
F.11 Ontario Railway and Municipal Board hearing re application to allow the HSR to operate one-man-cars, 1931
Series 5:
Finances. – 1899-1974. – 12.5 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.
Box 14
F.1 Bound cash book, 1899-1902
F.2 Bound cash book, 1903-1904, attendance list, 1921
F.3 Financial statements, 1934-1951
F.4 Financial statements, 1952-1961
F.5 Financial statements, 1962-1969
F.6 Financial statements, 1970-1974 HSR Employees' Mutual Benefit Society
F.7 Financial statements, 1962-1966
F.8 Bylaws, ts., 1965; printed booklet, 1960
Series 6:
Seniority and history. – 1959-1975. – 12.5 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.
Box 15
Seniority:
F.1 Seniority and assignment lists, 1963-1969
F.2 Seniority and assignment lists, 1971-1973
F.3 Seniority and assignment lists, 1974-1975
History:
F.4 60th Anniversary booklet, 1959, correspondence and receipts
F.5 "Highlights of the History of Division 107", ts., n.d. but 1959
F.6 75th Anniversary banquet and dance, 1973-74, correspondence
F.7 Peter Slee, "75 Years: A History of Division 107, Amalgamated Transit Union," ts., n.d. but 1974
F.8 Various certificates issued to Henry Austin, 1959-1960; United Way plaque, 1974; booklet re operation of a trolley coach, 1950
Series 7:
Constitution and bylaws, newsletters and news clippings, photographs and engraving plates. – 1899-1977. – 25 cm of textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content of series.
Box 16
F.1 Printed ATU Constitutions, 1951-1975
F.2 Constitution and bylaws of L. 107, n.d.
F.3 Newsletter, first issue, n.d.; notice of June meeting, n.d.; ts. of possible submission for the newsletter or circular
F.4 News clippings, 1965 strike; also press release, picket card and two vote tallies, both undated.
Scrapbook of news clippings, 1971 strike
F.5 News clippings, 1977 strike, Cambridge, Ont.
F.6 News clippings, various Photographs:
F.7 3 b&w: George Hughson, ca. 1899; James Mellwraith, president, 1904; Bill Allen, president, 1928
F.8 1 b&w of charter. Note: Only top line of charter can be read.
F.9 1 b&w of Sherman Ave. street car with driver and conductor; 1 b&w of Jockey Club street car with driver and conductor; 1 b&w of 8 drivers and conductors, n.d.; all photographs early 20th century
F.10 5 b&w of pensioners, 1964
F.11 6 b&w photographs of strike: n.d. but probably 1971
F.12 25 b&w of meetings and voting ; 1 b&w at CHML radio station, n.d.
F.13 6 b&w of groups (3duplicates)
F.14 1 b&w group in Toronto, n.d.
F.15 Negatives 3 oversize b&w studio portraits of groups; one is of HSR Div. 107 representatives, Conciliation Board at Court House, Hamilton, April 1918. The other two groups are not identified; n.d. but early twentieth century.
Box 17
Engraving plates
3 wood blocks containing 9 engraving plates each of portraits of men in military uniform. Pasted on the back of two of them are Buster Brown cartoons advertising stockings.
1 wood block containing engraving plate portrait of man in uniform. Written in ink on back: " Fred ... who was Vice President when he enlisted in 86 Machine Gun Batt."
1 wood block containing engraving plate portrait of man in suit. Written in pencil on back: "Albert Gee, member of Executive Board."
1 wood block containing engraving plate group portrait of men in uniform.
1 wood block containing engraving plate of automobile. Written in pencil on back: "Culley & Breay, Chalmers, 7 pass."
1 wood block containing engraving plate containing drawing of man taking a book down from a bookshelf.
