U.S. Conciliation Service General Electric and Westinghouse Matters,, 1944-1946
Scope and Contents
United Electric Radio and Machine workers of Am. (UE) and General Elective Co. (1945). Issues include: wages (elimination of sex differentials and minority hiring in rate. Included in FF are summary and conclusions, copies of correspondence between UE and GE regarding $2 per day wage increase, Papers regarding GE Decentralization Program, Agreed Statement of Facts and Requests for Order, Supplementary Recommendations, New Releases NWLB, Recommendations, Opinions (the above is contained in a folder called "Summary and Pertinent Appendices General Elections- Westinghouse"). Also, a new case docket Westinghouse and UE- Agreed Statement dates of Facts and Requests for Order. (Does material following pertain to UE or W-house?) Correspondence include: E.D. Spicer (U.P.) (G.E. Co.); Joseph Dermody (International Rep. UE); CE Wilson (Pres. G.E.); James J. Matles (Dir. Of Org. UE); WG Marshall (UP-Westinghouse Electric Corp.); Edward Matthews (International Rep.); Meyer. Also includes: Agreements- Westinghouse and UE Agreement, strike settlement agreement (Appendix and Supplement V), Agreement between Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. and others and UE and others and Local Supplements Sharon Wks, 1945, Agreement between Westinghouse and UE Supplement IV- supplement to 1944 agreement. Also includes: clippings, New Releases "Trends in Urban Wage Rates (NWLB) 10-1945" and put out by UE, telegrams, miss. notes relating to the case. Special report (USCS) John R. Murray- Commissioner of Conciliation, i.e. details of the case. Statements: Statement of Provision Covering the Lamp Department (regarding wages and incentives); Gwilym A. Price, Pres. of Westinghouse Electric Corp., regarding wage offer. Demands: Westinghouse; UE, Westinghouse local's comment on Co. demands. Letters: Mediators presentation of Westinghouse position in the current wage center, union response to co. proposals, mediators (Davis and Meyer) report of dispute between Westinghouse and UE; co. response to mediator's proposals. Also, info requested regarding hourly paid employees of the Westinghouse Electric Corp. and subsidiaries. Correspondents: Honorable Lewis B. Schwellenbach (Sec. Of Labor); Gwilym A. Price (Pres. of Westinghouse Electric Corp); Julius Emspak (Gen. Sec. Treas.); Edward Matthews (International Rep.); William H. Davis (arbitrator) and Meyers. Also, mediator's summary of case and miss. notes of his, miss. notes and type written notes relating to the case.
Dates
- 1944-1946
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
4 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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