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U.S. Emergency Board No. 133 Exhibits

 Collection
Identifier: 5054

Scope and Contents

Consist of carrier exhibits.

The exhibits deal with general wage increases (1937-1960) for railroad non-operating employees and railroad marine employees; general wage increases (1939-1960); retirement, and unemployment and sickness benefits in the railroad industry.

Dates

  • 1960

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

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Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

U.S. Emergency Board No. 133 was appointed in 1960 to settle a dispute between certain carriers represented by the New York Harbor Carriers' Conference Committee and labor organizations which were members of the Railroad Marine Harbor Council.

The dispute began with various labor unions proposing changes in and additions to existing agreements under Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act. The unions took the position that they should not be compared to or treated as railroad employees but should have the same consideration as seamen. This was rejected by the Board.

The Board also dealt with the substance of the demands regarding wages, welfare benefits, and improved holiday and vacation benefits. It recommended a two percent base increase, elimination of the cost-of-living escalator, broadened the category of employee eligible for holiday pay, and provided for a sixty day notice regarding the elimination of a position.

Extent

0.5 cubic feet

Abstract

Collection consists of carrier exhibits and New York Harbor Carriers' Conference Committee vs. Railroad Marine Harber Council: exhibits.

Quantity:

0.5 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Maps, photographs .

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, March 10, 2014
EAD encoding:
Kheel Staff, March 04, 2019
Title
U.S. Emergency Board No. 133 Exhibits
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
March 04, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853