United States. Emergency Board no. 52. Files, 1947.

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United States. Emergency Board no. 52. Files, 1947.

Transcripts, exhibits, and reports of United States Emergency Board no. 52 under the Railway Labor Act. Concerning a dispute between the Railway Express Agency and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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