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;...

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American Seaman, by the American Seamen's Friend Society, Volume 1, Number 1, Winter-Spring 1941 and Volume IV, Number 1, Winter 1944; "American Merchant Marine Policy After the War," confidential, for limited circulation, by the Council on Foreign Relations, June 1944, 26 pages; "Unionism and Democracy in the Merchant Marine," book review reprinted from Labor History, July 1960

Scope and Contents We Accuse (from the record), printed book by leaders of non-Communist faction of NMU, n.d. 192 pages; agreement between NMU and unnamed company, January 20, 1940 with Addenda 1-4, 5/1/1940, 2/10/1941, 5/3 and 16/1941; "Hiring Halls In the Maritime Industry - A Summary Including Excerpts From Decision by an N.L.R.B. Trial Examiner In a Case Involving Great Lakes Carriers and the NMU, CIO," c. 1948, 18 pages; letter to NMU President Joseph Curran from Harry Bridges, President, International...

Scope and Contents booklets "Hold That Meeting!" September 1943, "Pork Chops and Politics" by Joseph Curran, 1952); form letters: (outlining NMU revised National Shipping rules, May 28, 1940, 6 pages; outlining NMU activities, pending legislation, apparently sent to non-union prominent citizens, March 28, 1949, 3 pages; "NMU Independent Caucus - What is the NMU Independent Caucus?" n.d., 6 pages; "A Statement to NMU Members by the Committee for Democratic Unionism," n.d. 4 pages; "Call for an Emergency Rank...

Scope and Contents "Proposed General Shipping Rules for the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic District," n.d. 2 pages; booklet "Sailors Union of the Pacific, 1885-1950," souvenir booklet of dedication of new Union Hall in San Francisco, June 16, 1950, 14 pages; correspondence between AFL President Green, the San Francisco Office of the AFL and the President of the International Association of Machinists re union rivalry on the West Coast, intransigence among AFL-affiliated Inter-nations, lack of AFL...