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

Gabriel Alexander Papers

abarker — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:58:26 -0400

Attorney Gabriel Alexander served with the Region XI National War Labor Board and the National Wage Stabilization Board during World War II. In the private sector he served in the American Arbitration Association, and acted as arbitrator for cases such as General Motors and the UAW from 1948 to 1956, and as a permanent arbitrator for Great Lakes Steel-United Steelworkers. The papers of Mr. Alexander reflect his work in both the government and private sector as it relates to the interaction between union and management.

Part I contains government service files documenting Mr. Alexander's role as hearing officer, public panel member, or advisor in labor matters of importance to state and federal government agencies.

Part II contains private sector case files documenting Mr. Alexander's role as an arbitrator or referee in dispute cases.

Roy M. Brown Papers

drice — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:23:36 -0400

Mr. Brown worked toward the development of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) in California. In 1936 he served as recording secretary of Lodge 1484 and business representative of the newly formed Lodge 1126. He helped organize and became president of the first California Conference of Machinists in 1938, and, by 1942, became a general vice-president of the IAM. Speeches, clippings, and other materials on the aircraft industry; National War Labor Board; UAW-IAM No Raid Agreements; Fry Audit; and Brown's campaign for general secretary-treasurer are included. Among the correspondents are A.J. Hayes, Asby McGraw, Thomas McNett, H .L. Mitchell, and Leonard Woodcock.

Richard T. Frankensteen Papers

drice — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:37:50 -0500

Mr. Frankensteen served as president of the Automotive Industrial Workers Association, one of the independent attempts to organize the auto industry in the early 1930's. He later served as president of UAW Dodge Local 3. In 1937 he was elected a vice-president of the UAW-CIO. Correspondence, speeches, clippings, and other materials on the Ryan Aeronautical Company Strike (1944); the National War Labor Board; North American Strike (1941); factionalism within the UAW-CIO; activities of the UAW during the late 1930s and early 1940s, and Mr. Frankensteen's unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Detroit in 1945 are included. Among the correspondents are George Addes, Adolph Germer, Homer Martin, and Philip Murray. An oral history interview with Mr. Frankensteen is available.

Daniel M. Gallagher Papers

drice — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:42:13 -0500

The papers of Mr. Gallagher, former UAW International representative and member of the National War Labor Board, include correspondence and papers dealing with NWLB disputes and cases; Homer Martin; workman's compensation; copper and logging cases in northern Michigan and Minnesota; wage stabilization; Detroit West Side Local 174 and labor organizing in the 1930s. Among the correspondents are George Addes, Melvin Bishop, Michael Manning, Louis Miriani, and R. J. Thomas. An oral history interview with Mr. Gallagher is available.

William Humphreys Papers

drice — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:11:54 -0500

Correspondence, minutes, briefs, agreements, clippings, and miscellaneous materials collected by Mr. Humphreys, who served as president of UAW Local 539 at the Campbell Wyant and Cannon Foundry, Muskegon, Michigan; vice-president of Michigan CIO Council; UAW International representative; and assistant director of the UAW Foundry Wage and Hour Council. Subjects include NLRB election at Albion Malleable Iron Company (1952-53), and National War Labor Board (1945).

Mildred Jeffrey Papers

drice — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:19:31 -0500

Mildred "Millie" Jeffrey worked as an organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, as Educational Director of the Pennsylvania Joint Board of Shirt Workers, as a consultant to the War Labor Board, as Director of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Women’s Bureau, and as Director for UAW Community Relations and Consumer Affairs Departments. Ms. Jeffrey was also active in the Democratic Party and was a founding member and chair of the National Organization of Women’s (NOW) political arm, the National Women’s Political Caucus.

Part 1 of Ms. Jeffrey’s papers document her extensive work for women’s rights and the labor movement and reflect her commitment to social justice. Part 2 primarily documents the last 30 years of her life during which Jeffrey became an activist in the many social and political movements of the time, including women’s rights, civil rights, reproductive rights and peace.

National War Labor Board Records

drice — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:42:25 -0500

Subjects include: NWLB proceedings and public hearings

George Roberts Papers

drice — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:23:12 -0500

Mr. Roberts served as an International representative for the United Rubber Workers, mainly in Alabama, Ohio, and California. News releases, bulletins, clippings, and correspondence document the unionization of rubber workers in Gadsden, Alabama, and at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron, Ohio. The beating Roberts suffered in Gadsden because of union activities is discussed. Other subjects covered are the Los Angeles CIO Council, the National Defense Mediation Board, the National War Labor Board, and the War Production Board. Major correspondents are William Collins, William Green, and Homer Martin.

Archie W. Robinson Papers

abarker — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:20:16 -0400

Journalist Archie Robinson served as the labor editor of the Detroit News, as a press officer for the National War Labor Board, as labor editor of the U.S. News and World Report, and authored George Meany and His Times, a history of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and its president. Mr. Robinson’s papers document his career in journalism and his coverage of major labor issues.

A. E. Stevenson Papers

abarker — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:57:02 -0400

A. E. Stevenson was a member of the Mechanics Educational Society of America (MESA), and later, the United Auto Workers (UAW), for whom he served as a delegate to the Central Labor Body, a precursor to the Cleveland Industrial Union Council (CUIC), and served on several panels of the National War Labor Board (NWLB). Mr. Stevenson’s papers primarily relate to his work with the CUIC and the NWLB.

D. Alan Strachan Papers

abarker — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:18:01 -0400

Douglas Alan Strachan served as an official in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), as a representative for the United Auto Workers (UAW), and held various positions in federal government agencies such as the War Production Board and the Agency for International Development (AID). Mr Strachan’s papers reflect his interest in the domestic and international labor movement and document the political and personal aspects of his career in government, particularly with the AID.

UAW Local 80 Records

drice — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:23 -0500

Records of the United Auto Workers Local 80 reflect its administration and activities in the Detroit area.

UAW National War Labor Board and National Labor Relations Board Records

drice — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:06:50 -0500

Subjects include: cases involving the UAW and the automobile industry

Ronald W. Haughton Papers

cwesterman — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:29:22 -0500

Clippings, briefs, transcripts, correspondence, notes, and other materials gathered by Mr. Haughton, who served with the U.S. Social Security Board (1941-42); the Detroit and National War Labor boards (1942-45); the U.S. Conciliation Service (1946-47); the Institute of Industrial Relations at the University of California at Berkeley (1947-50); as impartial arbitrator for the UAW and Ford Motor Company (1950-55); and, with Wayne State University, first as director of the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations and later as vice-president for Urban Affairs. Mr. Haughton also served as co-arbitrator for the dispute involving the DiGiorgio Corporation, the National Farm Workers Association, the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, and the Teamsters Union. He was appointed president of the Board of Mediation for Community Disputes in New York City in 1970, and also mediated teachers' strikes in Detroit. Subjects discussed include campus disputes, collective bargaining for farm workers, and strikes by public employees. Among the correspondents are Edmund Brown, Cesar Chavez, Robert DeGiorgio, William Kirchner, and George Murphy.