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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters negotiating team, 1937.
L to R: L.O. Manson, Bennie Smith, A.L. Totten, T.T. Patterson, Randolph (giving the BSCP sign), Milton Webster, C.L. Dellums and E.J. Bradley. Negotiation chronology: July 1935, initial conference between BSCP and Pullman; December 1935, BSCP withdraws from direct negotiations and appeals to National Mediation Board; January 1936, Mediation Board appoints Robert Cole; April 1937, Pullman agrees to renew negotiations with BSCP; August 25, 1937, Pullman signs its first contract with BSCP -- twelve years to the day after BSCP's creation; effective October 1, 1937, the contract covered wages, hours and working rules. Photograph credit: Chicago Historical Society; ICHi-22642; R.D. Jones, photographer. |