U.S. Emergency Board No. 142 Records

On August 30, 1960 the Pilots Association notified TWA that it wished to make certain changes in the existing eon-tract and submitted a new agreement. On September 19, 1960 TWA forwarded its proposals to the union, and served notice that the entire contract was open for negotiation. No agreement was reached, and on December 20, 1960 the assistance of the National Mediation Board was requested. Several attempts to settle the dispute were unsuccessful and the Pilots established November 2 at midnight as the time to strike.

The President, by Executive Order 10971 on November 1, 196l created Emergency Board No. 142 to investigate the dispute. On November 22, he appointed Donald B. Straus, Morrison Handsaker and Patrick J. Fisher to the Board, Issues in dispute were wages, hours, rules, training programs and fringe benefits. The most serious issue was the implementation of the recommendations of the Presidential Commission which bad recommended that the flight engineers merge with the pilots, that the flight deck crew be reduced from four to three, and certain other airline personnel problems.