biography
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Garretson, A(ustin) B(ruce)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1856–1931)
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| biography:
| Labour leader, born in Winterset, Iowa, USA. He apprenticed as a wheelwright but then became a railroad brakeman and eventually a conductor. He joined the Order of Railway Conductors (1884) and served as chief conductor (1906) and president (1907–19) of that union. He campaigned successfully for the eight-hour day for railroad workers, and served on the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations (1912–15). |
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