Guide to the Saul Wallen Arbitration Papers,
1948

Collection Number: 5105

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
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Compiled by:
Kheel Center staff
Date completed:
2000
EAD encoding:
Casey S. Westerman, September 10, 2002

© 2002 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Saul Wallen, collector. Arbitration papers, 1948.
Collection Number:
5105
Creator:
Wallen, Saul, 1910-1969.
Quantity:
1 linear foot.
Forms of Material:
Arbitration files.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Short Line, Inc., and the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 1363 (Newport, RI), Division 1367 (Worcester, MA) : arbitration files, 1948.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Arbitration hearing before Janes J. Healy, Chairman, John P. Cooney and George E. Byford held April 2, 1948. Issues in the negotiation of a new contract were:
1. Overtime after 8 hours per day.
2. A guarantee of a minimum day for all, including maintenance men.
3. Modification in basis of compensation for split assignments.
4. Union security.
5. Working conditions.
6. Wage increase.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Wallen, Saul, 1910-1969.

Subjects:
Arbitration, Industrial--United States--Sources.

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Cite As:
Saul Wallen, collector. Arbitration papers, 1948. #5105. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Collection arranged by form of document.
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
I. Transcripts.
7 volumes. 1530 pages.
II. Company Exhibits.
1 volume, includes employee data, wage and earnings, cost of living, fringe benefits and costs of union demands.
III. Union Exhibits.
1 volume, includes comparative statistics on wages, hours, and working conditions of other transit companies.