National War Labor Board (1942-1945) series 1, subseries 7. Miscellaneous case files, 1942-1946.

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National War Labor Board (1942-1945) series 1, subseries 7. Miscellaneous case files, 1942-1946.

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Materials include summaries of significant Board decisions (1943-1945); press releases, and reports of staff members of the National War Labor Board pertaining to economic stabilization, and closed and open shops (1943); also, transcripts of hearings before the Board concerning a variety of parties and issues. Include answers, briefs, reports and recommendations of mediation panels pertaining to the following cases: Northwest Airlines vs. International Association of Machinists on issues of vacation, sick leave, seniority, premium pay, shift differential, wage bonus, severance pay, wages, and work rules (1946); "Little Steel Formula" hearings on applications for wage adjustment in the iron and steel industry (1944); Ford Colliers Company et al vs, United Clerical, Technical and Supervisory Employees of the Mining Industry (United Mine Workers of America) on issues of holiday, seniority, working conditions, hours of work, overtime and wages (1944-1945); Republic Steel Corporation et al vs. Foremen's Association of America on issues of sick leave, dismissal, technological change, war production, non-union employees, supervisors, seniority, wage adjustment, vacation, and overtime (1943-1945); Bethlehem Steel Company (ship building division) vs. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America on issues of position classification, collective agreement, and wages; West Coast Airframe vs. United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, International Association of Machinists, and National Union of United Aircraft Welders of America on the issue of wages; and General Electric Company et al vs. United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America et al on issues of wages and inflation (1944). Also, Pittsburgh Plate Glass vs. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; Federation of Glass, Ceramic, and Silica Sand Workers of America on issues of premium pay, and collective agreements (1945); and United Steelworkers of America vs. various companies on issues of union security, war production, ability to pay, job evaluation, grievance procedure, work stoppages, equal pay, technological change, wages and collective agreement (1943-1945).

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