United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945). Series 1, Subseries 3. Electrical Transcription Manufacturers vs. American Federation of Musicians : reports and documents, 1944.

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United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945). Series 1, Subseries 3. Electrical Transcription Manufacturers vs. American Federation of Musicians : reports and documents, 1944.

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Consist of documents relating to the National War Labor Board case of the American Federation of Musicians vs. the Electrical Transcription Manufacturers (1944) on the issues of technological change, work stoppage, layoff, and terms and conditions of employment. Documents consist of reports and recommendations of the Mediation Panel; briefs and statements submitted on behalf of the parties; memoranda, manuscript notes and correspondence regarding employment and layoffs of musicians, recording contracts and dispute settlement; newsletters and bulletins of the American Federation of Musicians; and a report of James Petrillo (president, American Federation of Musicians) on collective negotiations. Also, letters of Neville Miller (president, National Association of Broadcasters) with various federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Federal Communications Commission, regarding recorded music and the war effort; correspondence of the Electrical Transcription Manufacturers with volunteer organizations regarding the war effort, music, and shortage of phonodiscs; correspondence of various National War Labor Board panel members with executives of the Electrical Transcription Manufacturers and representatives of the American Federation of Musicians regarding hearings, proposals for collective negotiations, recommendations of the Mediation Panel, and employee status of musicians as independent contractors (1944).

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