Seward, Ralph T. (Ralph Theodore), 1907-. Ralph T. Seward series 1. General arbitration files, 1944-1960, bulk 1949-1960.
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Ralph T. Seward series 1. General arbitration files, 1944-1960, bulk 1949-1960.
Consist of documentation for cases arbitrated and mediated by Seward, relating to the following industries: steel, aluminum, shipbuilding, manufacturing, communications, chemical, electronics, construction, textile, rubber, meatpacking, and retail food. Materials include decisions and awards, hearings and proceedings, briefs, and exhibits used as evidence. Also include correspondence relating to cases. Files on major cases include those for Allegheny Ludlum Steel vs. United Steelworkers of America (USWA) (1950, 1954-1959) on issues of wage incentives, seniority, layoff procedures, severance pay, contract violation, hours of work, waste, job classification, the relation of state laws to collective agreements, pensions, reinstatement, retroactive pay, job location, and the enforcement of contracts; American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation vs. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) (1952) on the issue of wage rates; Armco Steel Corporation vs. USWA (1955-1956, 1960) on the issues of wage incentives, work schedules, position descriptions, non-union labor, job displacement, and grievance procedures; A.O. Smith Corporation of Texas vs. USWA (1959) on the issues of dismissal, misrepresentation of physical capacity, and job location. Other cases include Baltimore Motor Coach Company vs. Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America (1952) on the issues of dismissal, guaranteed employment, seniority, and union encouragement of members to refuse to work; Bethlehem Steel Corporation vs. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (IUMSWA) (1952) on issues of job classification, wage rates, work rules, company confiscation of employee property without compensation, and absenteeism; and Capital Airlines Corporation vs. International Association of Machinists (IAM) (1955-1956, 1960) on issues of subcontracting of work, dismissal, intoxication, and employee psychiatric problems. Other cases include Crucible Steel Company of America vs. USWA (1950-1951) on issues of job classification, work rules, overtime pay, seniority, hiring policies, job description, work assignment, job displacement, layoff, and composition of bargaining unit; Detroit Steel Company vs. USWA (1953) on issues of health, safety, and size of work group; Full-Fashioned Hosiery Manufacturers of America vs. American Federation of Full-Fashioned Hosiery Workers (1952) on the issue of wage rates; Kaiser Steel Corporation vs. USWA (1956, 1958) on issues of incentive pay and wage rates; Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation vs. USWA (1958) on issues of work assignment and job description; and Kelly Springfield Tire Company vs. United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers (1952-1953) on issues of incentive pay, subcontracting of work, reporting pay, and wage rates. Other cases include L.F. Granmes and Sons, Inc. vs. USWA on issues of insubordination, tardiness, intoxication, and dismissal; New York Photo-Engravers and Publishers Association of New York City vs. New York Photo-Engravers Union (1954) on the issues of work stoppage benefits, wage rates, and hours; New York Publishers Association vs. New York Photo-Engravers Union (1953) on issues of wage rates and job classifications; New York and New Jersey Milk Distributors Committee vs. Milk Wagon Drivers Union of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America (IBT) (1943) on issues of work schedule, overtime pay, maximum wholesale load, seniority, managerial prerogatives, dismissal, grievance procedures, and rights of shop stewards; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette et al. vs. Pittsburgh Newspaper Guild et al. (1951-1952) on issues of work stoppage, lockout, and compensation during work stoppage; and Pittsburgh Steel Company vs. USWA (1949-1952) on issues of job description, work assignment, work force size, work stoppage, safety, wage incentives, and job classification. Other cases include Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company vs. IUMSWA (1944) on issues of dismissal, incentive pay systems, work during meal period, job performance, intoxication, and use of voluntary company police; Swift and Company vs. United Packinghouse Workers of America (1950-1952, 1955) on issues of vacation pay, disability benefits, absenteeism, layoff, work assignment, relief work, employee theft, racial and sexual discrimination, improper personal conduct, wage rates, job classification, job description, hours of work, overtime pay, absenteeism, and insubordination; Swift and Company vs. United Construction Workers and United Mine Workers of America (1952) on the issues of implementation of previous grievance award and back pay; Swift and Company vs. IBT (1955, 1960) on issues of dismissal and employee theft; and Trans World Airlines vs. IAM (1958-1959) and Airline Dispatchers Association (1958) on issues of bargaining unit composition, bidding and job openings, work schedule, work assignment, job classification, and job displacement. Other substantive cases include United States Steel Corporation, American Bridge Company Division, vs. USWA (1950, 1957, 1960) on issues of unemployment compensation and layoff, overtime, seniority, job classification, wage rates, work schedule, and job description; various steel companies (U.S. Steel, Continental, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Republic, Inland) vs. USWA (1957) on the issue of supplementary unemployment benefits; Washington Publishers' Association vs. Columbia Typographical Union (1954-1957) and Washington Photo-Engravers' Union (1959) on issues of dismissal, rest periods, interpretation of collective agreement, employer violence, insubordination, intoxication, foreman misconduct, and sick pay; Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company vs. IAM (1950) on issues of dismissal and absenteeism; and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company vs. USWA (1950-1951) on the issue of wage rates.
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