Topic 1 : Interviews re general issues relating to the NLRB, 1968-1975.

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Topic 1 : Interviews re general issues relating to the NLRB, 1968-1975.

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General issues discussed in the oral history interviews include the nature of the administration of the Wagner Act and litigation relating to it. Such general issues include the position of the Board on the evolution of collective bargaining and industrial relations in the United States; the development of procedures and operational policies within the Board; the responsibilities of the executive secretary; the leadership exerted by various Board chairmen; the legal propriety of case settlement; the working relationships among Board members, their attitudes on various issues, and critiques of staff performance. Also discussed is the nature of the Board as a political mechanism and its relations with various presidential administrations and other governmental agencies. Specific issues of collective bargaining and industrial relations addressed throughout the interviews include the Board's policy on blacklisting, company spies, the secret ballot and run-off elections, the safety of witnesses, attitudes of law enforcement officials in strike collusion, living conditions, safety and health conditions for miners, the nature of industrial relations during World War II, rival unionism, free speech for workers, "sweetheart" contracts, employment status of supervisors and foremen, treatment of black workers and their employment as strikebreakers, and independent unions, among other issues. The discussion of the evolution of Board procedures and operational policy includes the Board's methods of determination of bargaining unit and of what constitutes unfair labor practices, including refusal to bargain. Discussed is the problem of case backlogs and the need to expedite cases which threatened to impede interstate commerce; the policy of giving precedence to large violations; the manner in which admissible evidence is determined; timing and scheduling of representational cases; methods of issuing subpoenas; the evolution of the contract bar rule; and the strategy of assigning certain cases to women attorneys, among other topics. Controversial issues discussed include the influence of socialists and communists on Board policy, the pro-CIO leanings of Board members and staffers, and the role of women and Jews as Board staffers. The Board attitude toward union corruption, the "zealous" behavior of Board attorneys, various employer abuses such as the exploitation of black workers, recruitment of police as strikebreakers, and the use of Pinkerton agents to spy on unions are also discussed, as is the relationship of the Board to the Smith Committee and the Subversive Activities Control Board. Cases mentioned prominently in the interviews include the Ford case, the Republic Steel case, the Fruehauf case, the Inland Steel case, the Berkshire Knitting Mills case, the Carter Coal case, and cases relating to transport workers and merchant seamen, among others.

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