About Our History
Branch 43 officially came to existence less than one year of the founding of the NALC on July 25, 1890. The original charter which is located in the Ed Wesseling memorial conference room of the union hall bears the signatures of Charles C. Couden as Branch 43’s first President and R. C. Burke as the branches first Secretary. This charter
Branch 43 officially came to existence less than one year of the founding of the NALC on July 25, 1890. The original charter which is located in the Ed Wesseling memorial conference room of the union hall bears the signatures of Charles C. Couden as Branch 43’s first President and R. C. Burke as the branches first Secretary. This charter further bears the signatures of NALC 1st National President William H. Wood and NALC Secretary G. L. Goellner. Branch 43’s charter application has the signatures of twenty carriers. By such charter the “Queen City” Branch was adopted...…...
