United Transportation Union

United Transportation Union
AbbreviationUTU
Merged intoInternational Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
Formation1969 (1969)
Dissolved2014 (2014)
Merger of
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersCleveland, Ohio, US
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
Membership (2000–2012)
65,593–84,679
Affiliations

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.