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Wages. Railroads. United States.

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5149
Abstract

These records deal chiefly with the union during the presidential terms of office of A.F. Whitney (1928-1949), W.P. Kennedy (1949-1963), and Charles Luna (1963-1968).

Dates: 1883-1973

Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5533
Abstract Collection includes correspondence concerning grievance claims and work rules; agreements with major railroad unions; statistics on workers' compensation and hours; miscellaneous legal documents concerning disputes brought before federal boards; and circulars from industry conferences, concerning company-labor relations. Also includes documentation of the Chicago and North Westerns' merger with the Chicago Great Western Railway. Select information from predecessor carriers is also found in...
Dates: 1907-1971

David L. Cole Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5588
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, minutes, and related materials.

Dates: 1940-1975

Jacob Seidenberg Additional Arbitration Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5605
Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of arbitration case files, chiefly in the railroad industry, presented before other industries (most notably the airline industry) and unions (most notably the International Brotherhood of Teamsters), also data collected by Seidenberg for an injunction study of the New York courts, as well as proceedings, transcriprts, and exhibits of two Presidential Emergency Boards on which Seidenberg served.

Dates: 1864-1977

James C. Hill Arbitration Files

 Collection
Identifier: 5538
Abstract

Documents relating to the U.S. National War Labor Board and the U.S. Wage Stabilization Board, as well as general subject files.

Dates: 1941-1962

Northern Pacific Railroad Minnesota Division, Labor Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5600
Abstract

This collection consists chiefly of claims cases brought before the Train Service Board of Adjustment for the Western Region; also present are letter press books containing certificates of examination and documentation of employee termination from the Northern Pacific facility in Staples, Minnesota, correspondence from the superintendent, and reports on cabooses.

Dates: 1903-1945

Railway Labor Executives' Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5484
Abstract

This collection consists of the office files of the Railway Labor Executives' Association for the years 1930 through 1967 and select general and subject files for 1926 through 1976. The files include correspondence, court case reports, court decisions, legal filings, executive orders, reports of emergency boards, statistics, copies of legislation, political records, arbitration and mediation records, financial statements and labor agreements.

Dates: 1926-1976

Ralph T. Seward Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5328
Abstract

Includes over 1000 arbitration and mediation awards, decisions, and related documents, primarily for cases in the following industries: steel, electronics, auto, transportation, meatpacking, manufacturing, and communications. Also include documents relating to two boards of the National Mediation Service which Seward chaired (Emergency Board Number 176 and Arbitration Board No. 282).

Dates: 1949-1966

U.S. Emergency Board No. 81 Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5037
Abstract

Consist of carrier and employee exhibits; awards, reports, etc.; also documents pertaining to the General Rules Movement.

Dates: 1950

U.S. Emergency Board No. 106 Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5040
Abstract

Consists of transcripts of the proceedings (38 vol.), and 83 union and carrier exhibits documenting wage structure and various work rules and working conditions.

Dates: 1953