Aaron Roland Mosher (May 10, 1881 – September 26, 1959) was a Canadian labour leader and trade unionist. In 1908, he became founding president of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees, a position he held until 1952. The policies of the CBRE under Mosher led to the formation of the Canadian affiliate of the all-black Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. For his work during World War II, he was made a Commander in the

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. In 1981, commemorating the centenary of his birth, a

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was issued depicting Mosher flanked by two railway workers.

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1881 births 1959 deaths Canadian Congress of Labour people Canadian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire {{Trade-unionist-bio-stub

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