In June 1913, railroad and union official met in Washington, D.C., at the request of President Woodrow Wilson to attempt to resolve a railroad strike which was imperiling the United States transportation network. The meeting was successful and the strike was ended. Shown in this photograph which appeared in the Washington Post on June 15 of that year are a group of railroad and union officials, and national government officials. Notably present are William G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (left) and next to him Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. As noted in this story, Lee was president of his union when the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Building was built in Cleveland in 1921, and Stone president of his when the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Building was built in Cleveland in 1903. | Date: 1913 | Source: Newspapers.comDownload Original File
