Paul Abelson. Series 1. Arbitration and mediation files, part d, 1913-1941.

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Abelson, Paul, 1878-1953. Paul Abelson. Series 1. Arbitration and mediation files, part d, 1913-1941.

Paul Abelson. Series 1. Arbitration and mediation files, part d, 1913-1941.

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Consist of documentation (decisions, correspondence, agreements, miscellaneous materials and clippings) relative to Abelson's arbitration and mediation cases. Include cases in the following industries: Files for the luggage industry (1934-1936) include decisions for the Suitcase, Bag and Portfolio Makers' Union on issues of non-union workers, dismissal, wage adjustment and work distribution. Major correspondents include Murray Baron (general manager, Suitcase, Bag and Portfolio Makers Union). Agreements involve Novelty Mirror Workers; Industrial Council of Luggage and Leather Goods Manufacturers of New York; and Suitcase, Bag and Portfolio Makers' Union. Files for the men's clothing industry (1913-1936) include decisions on issues of dismissal and apprenticeship. Major correspondents include: Eugene S. Benjamin (chairman, Advisory Committee of the Allied Association of Clothing Manufacturers); Marcus M. Marks; Judah L. Magnes; Leo Mannheimer (clothing commissioner); William Goldman; J.H. Lavner (District Council); Joseph Schlossberg (secretary, treasurer, Joint Board of Tailors); J.P. Friedman (business agent, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA)); and David Wolf (manager, Joint Board, ACWA). Agreements involve: United Brotherhood of Tailors; American Clothiers Manufacturers' Association; Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; Associated Boys' Clothing Manufacturers for Greater New York; New York Clothing Manufacturers' Exchange; Leopold Morse Company of Boston; East Side Retail Manufacturers' Association, Inc.; and United Shirt Manufacturers' Association, Inc. Files for the millinery industry (1915-1942) include decisions for the Cloth Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers' International Union (CHCMW); and United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers' International Union (UHCMW) on various grievance issues. Major correspondents include S.D. Seideman (chief clerk, Ladies' Hat Manufacturers' Protective Agency); Nathaniel Spector (Joint Board, Millinery and Ladies' Straw Hat Workers' Union); Isidor Weinberg (secretary, Joint Board, Millinery Workers' Union); Max Goldman (organizer, Ladies' Hat Frame Workers' Union); Joseph E. Helfer (secretary, Hat Frame Manufacturers' Protective Association, Inc.); and L.N. Margolin (executive director, Eastern Women's Headwear Association, Inc.) Agreements involve Ladies' Hat Manufacturers' Protective Association, Inc.; United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers of North America; Joint Board, Millinery and Ladies' Straw Hat Workers' Union; Millinery Workers' Union; Ladies Hat Frame Workers' Union; Millinery Blockers' Union; United Hatters of North America; National Association of Ladies' Hatters, Inc.; Eastern Women's Headwear Association, Inc.; Millinery Stabilization Commission; and Hat and Leather Workers' Union. Files for the motion picture theater industry (1935-1941) include decisions for the Moving Picture Machine Operators' Union, Local 306, on issues of wage adjustment, retroactive pay, working conditions, and work place. Major correspondent is Matthew M. Levy (lawyer). Agreements involve the Motion Picture Machine Operators' Union of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators of the United States and Canada. Files for the muff bed industry (1914-1918) include correspondence, chiefly of Albert W. Miller (general president, International Fur Workers' Union); Leo Mannheimer (chairman, Muff Bed Conference Committee); and Aaron School (manager, Muff Bed Manufacturers' Association). Agreements involve Muff Bed Association, Inc. and Muff Bed Workers' Union.

Series 1, parts a, b, c, and d: 34.6 linear ft.

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