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Curran, Joseph Edwin, 1906-1981

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Philip Taft Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5541
Abstract Subject files and research notes, which Philip Taft gathered in preparation of his book manuscripts. Included are numerous original documents, which are interspersed throughout the research notes. Particularly well documented subjects are: organized labor abroad; the AFL-CIO's position on foreign affairs; maritime unions; labor and the National Industrial Recovery Act; labor and the National Labor Relations Board; racketeering; labor and the steel industry; teachers' unions; and the two...
Dates: 1836-1981

William Standard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5258
Abstract This collection consists of William L. Standard's files as General Counsel for the National Maritime Union [NMU]. It documents public policy toward the NMU during World War II; the status of the Merchant Marine under the U.S. War Shipping Administration; the politics of Joseph E. Curran (president, NMU); collective negotiations between the NMU and various railroads and shipping companies; and work stoppages conducted by the NMU. This collection also documents Standard's duties as the union's...
Dates: 1934-1950

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Arbitration, Industrial -- Merchant marine -- United States 1
Collective bargaining -- Merchant marine -- United States 1
Communism -- United States 1
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States 1
Disability insurance -- United States 1