Toronto Union History
Unionized transit workers in Toronto began with:
- Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America in 1892
- Division 30 of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Railway Employees of America in 1893
- Division 113 Chartered - Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America in 1899
- Amalgamated Association of Street and Railway Employees of America in 1903
- Amalgamated Transit Union in 1964
- Local 113 of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America in 1952
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