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1 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Общая лексика: Братство железнодорожных кочегаров и машинистов (профсоюз; США)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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2 United Transportation Union
сокр UTUНезависимый профсоюз. Основан в 1969 путем слияния крупнейших железнодорожных профсоюзов, в том числе Братства железнодорожных проводников [Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen], Братства машинистов и механиков [Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers], Братства железнодорожных кондукторов [Order of Railway Conductors]. Насчитывает 125 тыс. членов (2004) в 600 местных отделениях [ local] в США и Канаде. Штаб-квартира в г. Кливленде, шт. Огайо.English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > United Transportation Union
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3 B.L.F.E.
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4 Debs, Eugene Victor
(1855-1926) Дебс, Юджин ВикторОдин из признанных лидеров рабочего движения начала XX в. В 1875 стал секретарем местного отделения Братства паровозных машинистов [Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen], в 1893 организатором и президентом Американского союза железнодорожников [American Railway Union (ARU)]. Организатор забастовок. В связи с поддержкой железнодорожниками стачки рабочих заводов Пульмана был осужден на полгода тюремного заключения. За это время познакомился с социалистической литературой и в 1897 приступил к организации Социал-демократической партии и позднее Социалистической партии [ Socialist Party]. В 1905 был одним из организаторов профобъединения "Индустриальные рабочие мира" [ Industrial Workers of the World]. Пять раз был кандидатом в президенты от Социалистической партии, в 1912 и в 1920 собрал около 1 млн. голосов. В выборах 1920 принимал участие, отбывая срок наказания за антивоенную агитацию. Был освобожден в 1921.English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Debs, Eugene Victor
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