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Work environment -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5149
Abstract

These records deal chiefly with the union during the presidential terms of office of A.F. Whitney (1928-1949), W.P. Kennedy (1949-1963), and Charles Luna (1963-1968).

Dates: 1883-1973

Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5533
Abstract Collection includes correspondence concerning grievance claims and work rules; agreements with major railroad unions; statistics on workers' compensation and hours; miscellaneous legal documents concerning disputes brought before federal boards; and circulars from industry conferences, concerning company-labor relations. Also includes documentation of the Chicago and North Westerns' merger with the Chicago Great Western Railway. Select information from predecessor carriers is also found in...
Dates: 1907-1971

James C. Hill Arbitration Files

 Collection
Identifier: 5538
Abstract

Documents relating to the U.S. National War Labor Board and the U.S. Wage Stabilization Board, as well as general subject files.

Dates: 1941-1962

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