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From: Sue and Jeff Evans <>
Subject: Re: [PAALLEGH-L] Teamsters
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 19:47:31 -0400


wrote:

> The Teamsters is a Union for workers. There are different ones
>
> like IBEW union (Electricians), etc. I think now, don't know
>
> about back then that some Teamster members are food workers.
>
> My mother used to work in the highschool cafeteria. The cafeteria
>
> workers had to become members of the Teamsters union.
>
> 'Kelly and Debbie' <> Wrote on
> Wed, 20 May 1998 16:18:26 -0700
> ------------------
> Hello all -
>
> I was never very good in history. As a matter of fact in school
>
> I pretty
> much hated it. Now I which I would have listened a little more!
>
> On the
> 1870 census three of my family members were listed as Teamsters.
>
> What
> exactly is that?
>
> Debbie
>
>
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Way back when--(ie.1870) Teamsters were people who drove the houses
on wagon and such. (teams of horses) At a later date they
Unionised. At first they were truck drivers.

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