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Work environment -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Local 1199 Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: 5680 OH
Abstract

The unedited oral history interviews of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees discuss the evolution of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union drugstore local (known as Local 1199 and District 1199), representing pharmacists and drug clerks in New York City, into an international union of professional and non-professional workers in voluntary and non-profit health institutions, including hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, as well as drug stores.

Dates: 1975-2008

National Consumers League Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5235
Abstract

Records document the League's research and lobbying activities for federal and state legislation and various social action programs. Consist of routine business records, published and unpublished reports, correspondence, and research documents pertaining to equal pay, equal rights, minimum wage, child labor, women workers, migrant workers, and fair labor standards.

Dates: 1897-1959

Paul Abelson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5192
Abstract

Include decisions, correspondence, clippings and other materials relating to arbitration and mediation in a range of industries.

Dates: 1902-1965

Paul Brissenden, "The First Decade of the I.W.W." Notes.

 Collection
Identifier: 5440
Abstract

Notes and raw data for "The First Decade of the I.W.W." by Paul F. Brissenden.

Dates: 1913-1960

Railway Labor Executives' Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5484
Abstract

This collection consists of the office files of the Railway Labor Executives' Association for the years 1930 through 1967 and select general and subject files for 1926 through 1976. The files include correspondence, court case reports, court decisions, legal filings, executive orders, reports of emergency boards, statistics, copies of legislation, political records, arbitration and mediation records, financial statements and labor agreements.

Dates: 1926-1976

U.S. Emergency Board No. 81 Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5037
Abstract

Consist of carrier and employee exhibits; awards, reports, etc.; also documents pertaining to the General Rules Movement.

Dates: 1950

U.S. Emergency Board No. 106 Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5040
Abstract

Consists of transcripts of the proceedings (38 vol.), and 83 union and carrier exhibits documenting wage structure and various work rules and working conditions.

Dates: 1953

U.S. Emergency Board No. 116 Reports and Exhibits

 Collection
Identifier: 5044
Abstract

Consists of the Board's report to the president and employee and carrier exhibits. Transcripts of proceedings and exhibits of the Emergency Board No. 116, 1956. Wage and benefiy case. Akron and Barbarton Belt Railroad Company and other carriers represented by the Eastern, Western and Southestern Carriers Conference Committees and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 1946-1957.

Dates: 1957

U.S. Emergency Board No. 130 Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5053
Abstract Documents relating to Board 130 consist of briefs. Documents relating to Emergency Board 145 include transcripts of proceedings (15 vol.), final report and related documents, carrier and employee briefs, and exhibits. Carrier exhibits include documents relating to rates of pay, working conditions, job descriptions, and fringe benefits in the railroad industry, especially regarding non-operating employees. Also comparative wage data for clericals and workers in other industries. Employee...
Dates: 1960

U.S. Wage Stabilization Board Documents

 Collection
Identifier: 5476
Abstract

Materials of the U.S. Wage Stabilization Board include memoranda and press releases concerning wage policy, union security, procedures for handling cases, and national defense.

Dates: 1921-1962