M-1412 Kramer Auto Radiator Corp., 1945

The records of the New York State Board of Mediation are compiled in boxes, each box containing the record of one year. When an application is made to the Board either by the employer or the labor organization or by both, requesting the assistance of the board either by way of mediation, arbitration or otherwise, in an effort to resolve a current labor dispute, a file is made and all materials concerning this dispute are contained in this file.

For purposes of convenience and in an attempt to save time and money, a survey was made of the record for the years, 1938, 1945, 1949, 1952 and 1962. These years were chosen for the following reasons:

1949

1. Several disputes arose as to the employer's quantum/ of contribution to the union's welfare, health and security plans and the union Insurance funds.

2. Several disputes arose out of the alleged union's rights to compel the employers to dismiss employees who have not or are not members of the union in good standing.

3. Unlike the 1938 and to a lesser extent the 1945 period, the vast majority of matters submitted to arbitration were determined by the arbitrator. There were no amicable settlements of the issues.

1952

1. This period continued in roughly the same way as that of 1949 with no departure that is of any real significance to note.

1960

1. Employers secured the right to lay off employees if business should fail and several disputes arose as to whether business had failed or not.

2. The question of seniority ratings was also disputed on several occasions.

3. Apart from these areas the basic questions as before remained.

As explained earlier, these cases that have been examined and made the subject matter of this report are only random samples picked from various periods. A complete list of all cases is available for a comprehensive study.