Samuel Alschuler and other papers on arbitration in the meat industry, 1918-1946.

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Samuel Alschuler and other papers on arbitration in the meat industry, 1918-1946.

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Stenographic transcripts (8 vol.) of various arbitration hearings and other investigations involving workers in the packing house industry, primarily arbitration hearings (1918-1920) with Samuel Alschuler as arbitrator, some involving Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, Armour & Company, and Swift & Company. Also present are proceedings (1 vol., 1944) of the National War Labor Board concerning Swift & Company, et al. and United Packinghouse Workers of America, et al.; and U.S. Dept. of Labor, Fact Finding Panel, proceedings (1 v., 1946) involving Swift & Company and the National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers of America (independent union), United Packinghouse Workers of America (CIO) and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL).

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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Chicago History Museum

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Swift & Company.

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Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

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The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the United Packinghouse Workers of America coordinated collective bargaining efforts ca. 1953. The two unions merged in 1968. From the description of Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1953-1957. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 711874958 ...

Union Stock Yard & Transit Company of Chicago

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United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945)

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The National War Labor Board, a tri-partite body established in 1942 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was charged with acting as an arbitration tribunal in labor-management dispute cases, thereby preventing work stoppages which might hinder the war effort. It was also responsible for determining wage adjustments in accordance with anti-inflationary wage stabilization criteria and policies. From the description of Series 1. General case files, 1913-1946, bulk 1942-1946. (Cornell Un...

Alschuler, Samuel, 1859-1939

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Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1915-1936). Admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1881. Practiced alone for several years before forming a partnership with John C. Murphy in 1890. Appointed to the state Commission of Claims in 1893. Served as member (Democrat) of the Illinois House of Representatives from Kane County (1896-1900). Formed the partnership of Kraus, Alschuler and Holden in 1901. Served as arbitrator during the meat packing labor dispute (1918). Unoffici...

National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers of America (Chicago, Ill.)

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United Packinghouse Workers of America

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United States. Dept. of Labor. Fact Finding Panel.

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Armour and Company

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Chicago, IL. From the description of Handbills and pamphlets, ca.1890-1920. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122488908 ...