Other Memos

Inclusive date range: 1966-2013

Bulk dates: 1975-1980



The collection consists of reports, questionnaires, letters, programs, articles and newspaper clippings, memorandums, books, event records, handwritten notes, and pamphlets related to counter-union campaign activities, mostly between 1966 and 1985. The collection documents Scott's important counter-union campaigns, with examples of similar cases.



More specifically, the collection contains a copy of the Daily Strike Record of the OCAW strike at the Union Carbide Crystal Products Plant in East Chicago, Indiana, with relevant announcements and handwritten notes. The collection also includes a letter, news clippings and other records related to the Hood River Memorial Hospital counter-union campaign. One of the significant organizations represented in these files is the West Coast Industrial Relations Association (WCIRA). The collection contains records related to the WCIRA Industrial Relations Audit program; records about the organization's campaign procedures; copies of WCIRA reports to clients on establishing positive employee relations programs; WCIRA materials used in counter-union campaign marked "Campaign Information;" and, WCIRA internal materials sent from headquarters to consultants in the field marked "Campaigns."



The collection also contains pamphlets about the role of a supervisor and pressures in today's workplace; explanation of the legal case Sioux Products v. National Labor Relations Board; memoranda, notes, correspondence, articles, and other records from the Law Offices of Warren C. Ogden. There are also memoranda, newspaper clippings, and other records of counter-union activities in different industries. The collection also includes reports of sessions with employees to air complaints, called "ventilation meetings" for various companies. Moreover, there is a variety of counter-union campaign material samples, created by Leonard Scott and Company. Finally, the collection includes two books, Leonard C. Scott wrote about the PSN Corporation's "Inclusive Capitalism" program, as well as miscellaneous newspaper clippings and articles regarding counter-union campaigns, union avoidance, strikes and more.