Abbreviation | UTU |
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Merged into | International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers |
Formation | 1969 |
Dissolved | 2014 |
Merger of | |
Type | Trade union |
Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio, US |
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Membership (2000–2012) | 65,593–84,679 |
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The United Transportation Union (UTU) was a broad-based, transportation labor union that represented about 70,000 active and retired railroad, bus, mass transit, and airline workers in the United States. The UTU was headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. On August 11, 2014, it merged with the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) to form the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, known by the acronym SMART.