Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Western Region. Labor and Wage Bureau.
The Western Region of the Pennsylvania Railroad was created on June 1, 1925, by merging the former Northwestern and Southern Regions. The Western Region comprised that portion of the PRR lying west of Zanesville, Mansfield and Columbus, Ohio. The headquarters of the Western Region was located in Chicago. The Western Region was abolished by the reorganization of November 1, 1955, and divided among the Buckeye, Northwestern and Southwestern Regions.
The superintendent of the Labor & Wage Bureau was the head of the Personnel Department at the regional level. This was a staff position reporting to the regional general manager, but responsible to the central Personnel Department office in Philadelphia in the matter of standards and procedures. As the name indicates, the Labor & Wage Bureau was primarily concerned with analyzing local wages and working conditions and with hearing grievances and collective bargaining. The last was conducted under the company's Employee Representation Plan (company union) until the 1930s. The position was retitled Superintendent of Personnel on November 1, 1951, reflecting the introduction of a broader range of modern personnel practices.
The following officers occupied the position of Superintendent of Labor & Wage Bureau-Western Region: W. W. Burrell (1925-1939), formerly Northwestern Region, 1920-1925); M. L. Long (1939-1943); T. R. Colfer (1943-1945); C. E. Alexander (1945-1947); and J. E. McFarland (1947-1951).
From the description of Records, 1917-1953 (bulk 1922-1939). (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86134129
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