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"Seamen vs. Longshoremen - Arbitrator's Decision and Award," 3 strips of galley proofs, October 21, 1907; advisory opinion by Taft re appropriate bargaining unit for the Boston Naval Shipyard, July 13, 1963, 24 pages; notes. See also: Waterfront Employers, Box 13, File Folder 29-31. See also: Subsidies - Ship, Box 11, File Folder 11.

Scope and Contents "The Longshoremen," unsigned typescript, hand dated: "Paid 11/10/51," 7 pages; "[Overtime] In the Longshore Industry," 74 pages, [1945]; "The Response of Waterfront Union to Technological Change - the Experience with Containerization," with hand notation "P. Ross 1966," 139 pages; "Cry Baby Dewey," broadside by ILA (Independent), n.d.; "Report and Recommendations of AFL-CIO Executive Council Committee Respecting Application of International Longshoremen's Association (Independent) For...

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Clippings and notes

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New York Southern District Court civil action between ILA members and Huron Stevedoring Corporation, Bay Ridge Operating Co., Inc., "Finding of Fact and Conclusions of Law Suggested by Defendants", "Defendants' Comments of Plaintiffs' `Summary of Evidence and Proposed Findings'", "Defendants' Reply Brief", c. 1949

Scope and Contents "The Longshore Slow-Down," by F. P. Fosie, before Association of Pacific Coast Port Authorities re International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU) as vicious spoilers who "crucified" Pacific industry, September 9. 1940, 22 pages; "Seven Years - Foresight vs. Hindsight," by F. P. Fosie, before mixed labor-management audience at Industrial Relations Conference re working together in a spirit of trust as one big family, March 27, 1941, 21 pages; "Longshore Contract Proposal,"...

Scope and Contents Reports of the Mayor's Joint Committee on Port Industry: (by Subcommittee on Pier Rentals and Insurance, January 18, 1951, 7 pages; by Subcommittee on the Perishable Foods Industry, n.d., 8 pages; by Subcommittee on Availability of Waterfront Facilities For Stevedores or Terminal Operations, August 6, 1951, 9 pages; by Subcommittee #5 on Labor Conditions Affecting Waterfront Commerce, August 9, 1951, 39 pages; by one member of Subcommittee #5, on New York Shipping Association letterhead,...

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"Final Report to the Industrial Commissioner, State of New York, from Board of Inquiry on Longshore Industry Work Stoppage, October-November 1951, Port of New York," January 22, 1952, 97 pages; "Statement of the ILA (AFL) on the Report, dated January 22, 1952, of Industrial Commissioner Corsi's Board of Inquiry," n.d., 114 pages.

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Letter from AFL President Green to Chairman of U.S. Maritime Commission re AFL as upholder of agreements, opponent of sit-down strikes, urging Commission to abandon its neutral stance, August 19, 1937; memorandum for President Green re legislation sponsored by the Maritime Commission, April 19, 1938, 3 pages

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Reprint "The Rise and Fall of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, 1935-1941" by R. J. Lampman, University of Washington, n.d., 4 pages; copy "The Voice of the Federation - Federation Moves to Secure Labor Rights for Pacific," mostly copies of letters to Secretary of Labor from Maritime Federation of Pacific, December 5, 1935, 7 pages

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Philip Taft Papers span the years 1840-1976 and occupy 16 linear feet. The collection consists mainly of subject files and research notes, which Philip Taft gathered in preparation of his book manuscripts. Of note are the numerous original documents, which are interspersed throughout the research notes. Among the particularly well documented subjects are: organized labor abroad; the AFL-CIO's position on foreign affairs; maritime unions; labor and the National Industrial Recovery Act;...