Guide to the Brotherhood Of Railroad Signalmen, General Committee Of The New York Central Railroad (Lines West), Chairman's Files,
1909-1962 [bulk 1931-1962]

Collection Number: 5182

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

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Compiled by:
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Date completed:
1974
EAD encoding:
Casey S. Westerman, December 2, 2002

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

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, General Committee of the New York Central Railroad (Lines West), chairman's files, 1909-1962 [bulk 1931-1962].
Collection Number:
5182
Creator:
Doble, William J., 1904-1972.
Quantity:
16 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, reports, agreements, press releases, circulars, publications, decisions.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Files of the chairman of the New York Central Railroad (Lines West) of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America, including information regarding labor relations on the Michigan Central, Peoria and Eastern, and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroads.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

William Doble was born October 25, 1904, in Exeter, Devon, England. He immigrated to the U.S. and found employment in the railroad industry. Doble was a member of the Blue Mason Lodge and the OPA Advisory Committee.
Doble joined the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman of America in 1924. With only an elementary school education he rose through the ranks to the position of chief signalman and ultimately became General Chairman of the Brotherhood, for New York Central, Lines West. His jurisdiction extended to local unions of the Big Four, the Michigan Central Railroad, the New York Central Railroad, the Peoria and Eastern Railway, and, Foreman and Inspector of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. He served in the office of General Chairman from 1931 to 1962 (as far as could be discerned from the collection). From his desk in Ferndale, Michigan, he handled grievances and channeled labor-management relations. Doble functioned as the coordinator of subordinate locals' activities, grievance claims, and disputes concerning conditions of employment.
The railroad signal department performs the vital functions of expediting and controlling traffic while maintaining safe conditions. It represents one of the most responsible and sensitive units of the entire railroad system. Signalmen are directly Involved with expanding the mileage of protected track, and modernizing existing railroad plants. Their activities necessitate smooth coordination with other units of the system to insure maximum safety and efficiency.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The original order of the files has been maintained wherever possible. The numbers are not always consecutive due to missing files.
The collection consists of Doble's personal and professional files. It is largely composed of agreements and correspondence between union officials and local members and grievance chairmen, N.R.A.B. cases and other pertinent to railroading in general and to signalmen. Overall, the files reveal the process and function of the union hierarchy and general principles of union organization. The contents make evident certain achievements and benefits for the workers and the industry which have contributed to the fostering of harmonious Industrial relations.
Materials on the St. Lawrence Seaway Project (1941-1952) include press releases; letters regarding opposition of railroad labor to the St. Lawrence Seaway Project (1952); circulars from Tom J. McGrath (executive director, National St. Lawrence Project Conference, a nationwide organization in opposition to the St. Lawrence Seaway Project); and papers and publications on the proposed project and its effects.
Also included are a report of the proceedings of the General System Committee meetings of the New York Central lines; by-laws of the General Committee of the New York Central Railroad (Lines West) of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) (1931); amalgamation of various lines of the New York Central system (1931); proposed by-laws and general rules of the General Grievance Committee of New York Central lines, BRS; minutes of meetings of New York Central lines (1927); reports of the secretary-treasurer, New York Central (Lines West) (1929-1960); financial statements of the General System Committee (1933-1952); minutes of meetings of the general chairman and BRS officers (1944-1960); conference (with by-laws) for the formation of a co-operative association of general chairmen representing the standard railroad labor organizations on the New York Central system lines (1932); circular letters (1952-1956) from the office of General Chairman Doble regarding protection of men working on highway crossings (1953); union shop operations (1956); recall of men laid off during the steel strike; and reports of Doble (1934-1946).
Other matters include the question of whether Canadian employees working for the Michigan Central Railroad in Canada are subject to the provisions of railroad unemployment insurance (1938); settlement of work claims (1954-1955); letters regarding BRS conducting an organizing campaign among signal department employees on the New York Central system and its request to represent signal foremen and inspectors; files on organizing by the American Railway Supervisors' Association; minutes of general chairmen and local chairmen of the New York Central System (1929); and decisions of the 40-Hour Week Committee on revision of make-up time rules, traveling time, starting time, Sunday and holiday pay, day's work and overtime, reduction in force rules, stand-by rules, bulletin rules, and shift rules.
Materials on overtime and consolidations (1930-1961) include letters regarding Council Order No. 8682 declaring six holidays per year for the duration of World War II (1942); a strike of locomotive engineers, firemen and conductors on the New York Central system (Lines West), Michigan Central railroad, and the Big Four Railroads (1952); rights of promoted men when their positions are abolished (1952); and participation in the joint 1961 wage and rules movement for a general wage increase; numerous other routine matters regarding individual grievances, clauses in contracts and government regulations.
Additional materials (1936-1958) include letters regarding work week, equal distribution of employment, an official strike ballot regarding wage requests of 1942; Railway Labor Executives' Association resolution, statements, and reports dealing with employment of war prisoners on the railroads (1942); correspondence regarding the Pennsylvania-New York Central Railroad merger (1962); record books of BRS expenses (1937-1952); a memorandum relating to "certain" Chinese railway engineers training for railroad service (1944); and New York Central lines regulations and requirements governing employee physical examinations and re-examinations upon promotion (1933-1948); apprenticeship training in the signal department (1947-1956); regulations governing the issuance of free or reduced rate transportation (1942); a record book (1936) of BRS Grand Lodge dues for various locals (1936); and minutes and proceedings of the 1958 BRS convention.
The significant correspondence in this accession was generated by Doble, and by C.K. Fields (vice-president, legislative representative), J.M. Pattee (general chairman); W.E. Aurand (general secretary-treasurer), A.E. Lyon (grand president), D.W. Helt (grand president) Jesse Clark (president) and local officers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. Other correspondents include officers and employees of the Association of General Chairmen, New York Central; the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes; the Michigan Central Railroad; the New York Central Railroad; the Peoria and Eastern Railroad; and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Doble, William J.,
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978.
Benefit Association Railway Employees.
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees.
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad.
Michigan Central Railroad.
New York Central Railroad.
Peoria and Eastern Railroad.
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company.
Railway Labor's Political League.
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board.
United States.

Subjects:
Color blindness--United States.
Labor laws and legislation--United States.
Liability for railroad accidents--United States.
Prisoners of war--United States.
Railroads--United States--Abandonment.
Railroads--United States--Consolidation.
Trade-unions--United States--Political activity.
Railroad employees
Railroad signalmen
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Cite As:
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, General Committee of the New York Central Railroad (Lines West), chairman's files, 1909-1962 [bulk 1931-1962]. #5182. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
1-1. Work Jurisdiction.
Materials on work jurisdiction (1931-1957) include correspondence (1933-1957) regarding workers other than signalmen performing signal work (i.e., electricians of the equipment department, section men, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, maintenance of way shop employees, bridge and building department forces, Western Union Telegraph Company, communications department); seniority rights in both the transportation and signal department; and letters regarding carrier violations in the observance of craft lines as defined in the scope rules of the signalmen's agreement, and the contracting out of signal work.
Elkhart Signal Shop Work (1931-45)
Box 1 Folder 1
Painting of Signal Apparatus (1943-45)
Box 1 Folder 3
Cincinnati Northern RR (1935-45)
Box 1 Folder 5
Installation of Relay Houses - N.Y. Central (1940-41)
Box 1 Folder 6
Shipley vs. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR Company (1949)
Box 1 Folder 7
Maume River Bridge, Toledo, Ohio (1946)
Box 1 Folder 10
C.R. Interlocking Plant, Chicago (1941)
Box 1 Folder 11
Western Union (1944-46)
Box 1 Folder 12
Shop Crafts Agreement (1931)
Box 1 Folder 13
National Mediation Board - Representation of Employees (1945) NY Central RR
Box 1 Folder 14
Order of Railroad Telegraphers (ORT) (1940)
Box 1 Folder 16
Local 35, Doughton, Ohio (1935)
Box 1 Folder 17
Adjustment of Pay - Michigan Central (1942)
Box 1 Folder 18
ORT (1939)
Box 1 Folder 19
ORT, Monroe, Michigan (1937)
Box 1 Folder 20
Michigan Central Railroad (1934-37)
Box 1 Folder 21
Machinist (1937)
Box 1 Folder 22
M of W, Illinois (1940)
Box 1 Folder 23
Pay Adjustment P and E Railroad (1941)
Box 1 Folder 24
San Francisco Trades Council vs. General Railway Signal Company (1938)
Box 1 Folder 25
ORT (1938)
Box 1 Folder 26
Senate Bill 74 (1937-38). Roster of Senate and House of Representatives
Box 1 Folder 27
Local 35 - Maintenance (1943)
Box 1 Folder 28
C.N.R.R. (1939)
Box 1 Folder 29
Sheet Metal Workers (1950)
Box 1 Folder 30
National Railroad Adjustment Board, 3rd Division (pamphlets) Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (1930)
Box 1 Folder 31
Communications Department (1950)
Box 1 Folder 32
Grand Lodge Agreement (1947)
Box 1 Folder 33
M of W and Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (1950)
Box 1 Folder 34
N.R.A.B., 3rd Division - Reading Company (1946 - 50)
Box 1 Folder 35
N.R.A.B. - M of W - Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corporation (1950) M of W agreements (1950)
Box 1 Folder 36
N.Y. Central Lines West - B.R.S. of A, agreement (1950) - Train banners
Box 1 Folder 37
M.C.R.R. (1931)
Box 1 Folder 38
I.B.E.W. (1945)
Box 1 Folder 39
I.B.E.W. (1951-56)
Box 1 Folder 40
N.R.A.B. (1951) Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Company
Box 1 Folder 41
Local 4l (1950
Box 1 Folder 42
Rules 140 and 141 for Electrical Workers (1951)
Box 1 Folder 43
Local 10 (1951)
Box 1 Folder 44
Scope of Work (1952)
Box 1 Folder 45
O.R.T. (1951-53)
Box 1 Folder 46
Crossing Gates - Repairs (1941)
Box 1 Folder 47
N.Y.C. System - I.B.E.W. (1953)
Box 1 Folder 48
N.Y.C. System - I.B.E.W. (1953)
Box 1 Folder 49
I.B.E.W. Work Rules (1953-55)
Box 1 Folder 50
B.R.S. of A. Michigan (1956)
Box 1 Folder 51
Jesse Clark (1957)
Box 1 Folder 52
1-3. Legal Aid.
Materials on the Legal Aid Department (1932) established for the purpose of advising injured members and dependents of those who died as the result of injuries regarding their legal rights and remedies under the Federal Employers' Liability Act; also include rules and regulations of the legal aid service of the Brotherhood.
Employers Liability Act 1932-47
Box 1 Folder 1
Legal Aid Service
Box 1 Folder 2
1-5. Color Perception.
Materials on color perception (1935-1945) include letters regarding an employee being disqualified for being unable to meet visual acuity standards, an employee removed from his position because of defective color perception, and demotion because of alleged color blindness.
L. Hox on disqualification due to color test failure (1939)
Box 1 Folder 1
Vision regulations (1937)
Box 1 Folder 2
Demotion of D. Hunsinger Due to poor color perception (1935-36)
Box 1 Folder 3
Demotion of Kubsh - Defective color perception (1937-39)
Box 1 Folder 4
P and LE Ortho-Rater (1949)
Box 1 Folder 5
Copy article on color vision (1951)
Box 1 Folder 6
1-6. Meal Periods.
Missing
Box 1 Folder 1
"Rule 12" - Interpretation (1938)
Box 1 Folder 2
Claims by workers for overtime pay (1934-35)
Box 1 Folder 3
1-7. Political Legislation.
Materials on political legislation (1946-1949) include a copy of HR.3020 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide additional facilities for the mediation of labor disputes affecting commerce, and to equalize legal responsibilities of labor organizations and employers; copy of HR.2536 to amend the Interstate Commerce Act (1946); endorsements by Railway Labor's Political League for the general election (1948); Congressional voting records (1946-1949); and Senate speeches on labor by Hubert H. Humphrey (1949).
Anti-Labor Bills (1947) LMRA
Box 1 Folder 1
Legislative Report - U.S. Department of Labor (1948-49)
Box 1 Folder 2
H.R. 2536 (1946)
Box 1 Folder 3
Railway Labor's Political League (1948-50)
Box 1 Folder 4
UN - Dumbarton Oaks
Box 1 Folder 5
Speech - National Labor Policy (1949)
Box 1 Folder 6
1-9. National Railroad Adjustment Board.
Materials on the National Railroad Adjustment Board (1937-1950) include letters regarding international highway forwarders (1941) (trucks to be used in international service with all the bonding privileges accorded railroads); letters in opposition to a bill to construct and operate a belt conveyer between various points in Ohio; and letters regarding S.150/HR.628 reducing total freight revenues for railroads in the transport of coal and iron; minutes of a meeting called to organize a joint committee of railroad management and employees in Michigan for legislative purposes (1939) and minutes of the joint council of the Michigan railroad industry (1939); also a resolution outlining basic requirements of public policy bearing upon the relationship between competing forms of transportation.
NRAB - Awards, Third Division
Box 1 Folder 1
Awards - 1949-50
Box 1 Folder 2
Agreement - Canadian Representative of U.S. NRAB (1934 - 35)
Box 1 Folder 3
1-10. Business Competition with Other Industries.
Michigan Legislation on Trucking Activities (1939 - 41)
Box 1 Folder 1
Coordinated Shipments (1949)
Box 1 Folder 2
Beit Conveyor (1949-51)
Box 1 Folder 3
U.S. Mail (1948)
Box 1 Folder 4
Public Policy - Competing Forms of Transportation
Box 1 Folder 5
St. Lawrence Seaway (1949 + 1952)
Box 1 Folder 6
1-11. Railing Protection on Signals.
Colorlight Signal Poles (1951)
Box 1 Folder 1
Bracket Poles (1950-1957)
Box 1 Folder 2
Floodlight Poles (1940-42)
Box 1 Folder 3
1-12. Strike Charges/Reinstatements.
Materials on strikes and reinstatements (1940-1958) include letters on signalmen positions abolished due to conditions arising from the locomotive firemen's strike, with a protest to the Railroad Retirement Board regarding the method of filing applications and allowing unemployment compensation during the strike; memorandum of understanding (1950) between the Brotherhood and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, and the Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad in connection with restoration of small forces with revised operating rules upon the termination of the strike of conductors and trainmen on these properties; minutes (with by-laws) of the meeting of the Association of General Chairmen, Standard Labor Organizations on the New York Central System (1957); a paper supporting enactment of state legislation providing for the protection of employees adversely affected by the abandonment of railroad facilities; and letters regarding questions concerning work stoppages called by another craft or crafts.
Strike Payments (1950-51) Michigan Central Railroad
Box 1 Folder 1
Pittsburgh, Lake Erie/Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad Co. Strike (1950)
Box 1 Folder 2
Layoffs - Indian Harbor Belt (1951)
Box 1 Folder 3
Operating rules (1957-58)
Box 1 Folder 5
Local Chairmen, Western System Lines (1952)
Box 1 Folder 6
Signal Force (1951-55)
Box 1 Folder 7
1-17. Interlocking Installations.
Interlocking joints (Diagrams) 1949-1956
Box 1 Folder 1
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Co. /State Line Interlocker (1945-50)
Box 1 Folder 2
Walnut St. Nickel Plate Railroad (1950)
Box 1 Folder 5
Ridgeway, Ohio (1950)
Box 1 Folder 6
Crestline Plant (1945)
Box 1 Folder 7
Cincinnati and Ohio/Delaware Interlocking (1947)
Box 1 Folder 8
Calumet Park (1949)
Box 1 Folder 9
Oakland City, Indiana (1949)
Box 1 Folder 10
Fostoria, Ohio (1946-48)
Box 1 Folder 11
Union Switch and Signal Com. /Huff Interlocking (1947)
Box 1 Folder 12
Nickel Plate Railroad/St. Mary's Interlocking (1947)
Box 1 Folder 13
Signal Apparatus/Inspection of Foreign Lines (1946)
Box 1 Folder 14
Grand Trunk West/Milawaukee Junction Interlocking (1947}
Box 1 Folder 15
Wayne Interlocking Plant (1951)
Box 1 Folder 16
Columbus Union Depot (.1951-53)
Box 1 Folder 17
Granite City (1952)
Box 1 Folder 18
Warren, Pa. Automatic Gates (1952-53)
Box 1 Folder 19
G.M.O. /Alton, Illinois (1952-53)
Box 1 Folder 21
Greenville, Ohio /Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (1952-55) Inoperative Distant Signals
Box 1 Folder 22
Miami Crossing, Ohio (1953) Cab Signals
Box 1 Folder 23
Preston Interlocking/Terre Haute, Indiana (1953)
Box 1 Folder 25
Wapakoneta, Ohio/Baltimore and Ohio (1953)
Box 1 Folder 26
Big Four/Jackson Street, Danville Illinois (1954
Box 1 Folder 27
Target Signal at Slater, Ohio/D.T.I. (1954
Box 1 Folder 28
Pelton Interlocking/Ontario, Canada (1954)
Box 1 Folder 29
Ames Interlocking/Crawfordsville, Indiana (1953-50)
Box 1 Folder 30
Franklin, Pa. (1954)
Box 1 Folder 31
Bridge over Cuyahoga River, Cleveland (1957) Diagrams; agreements
Box 1 Folder 32
Streator, Illinois (1956-57) Flashing H. Signals/Crossing Belts
Box 1 Folder 33
Toledo Terminal Railroad Tracks - Vulcan, Ohio (1954)
Box 1 Folder 35
East Alton and Bridge Junction (1957)
Box 1 Folder 36
Big Four Signal Forces/Danville, Illinois (1954)
Box 1 Folder 37
Kent Interlocking at Marion, Indiana (1957)
Box 1 Folder 39
Michigan Interlocking at Elkhart-Jackson Subdivision (1958) Diagram
Box 1 Folder 40
Flashers at Meridian St./Ohio Division (1962)
Box 1 Folder 41
Armitage, Ohio (1962)
Box 1 Folder 42
D.T.I./ Adrian, Michigan (1962)
Box 1 Folder 43
Dunkirk Interlocking at Dunkirk, Ohio (1962)
Box 1 Folder 44
Grayville, Illinois Interlocking (1960-61)
Box 1 Folder 45
Pana, Illinois - Signals (1960)
Box 1 Folder 46
Oldsmobile Co./Cowle St., Lansing, Michigan (1958)
Box 1 Folder 48
Tates Point, Ohio (1963)
Box 1 Folder 49
Dean Interlocking (1963)
Box 1 Folder 50
2-1. Motor Cars.
Transcripts of investigations to determine cause and responsibility for accidental damage to motor cars (1951).
Legislative Cases in Ohio (Public Utilities Commission) 1952-54
Box 2 Folder 1
Motor Car Rules (1947)
Box 2 Folder 2
Motor Car Rules (1939 - 1951)
Box 2 Folder 3
Use of Snow Flangers (1949)
Box 2 Folder 4
Elimination of Motor Car Set-Offs (1953)
Box 2 Folder 5
Motor Car Repair (1953)
Box 2 Folder 6
Complaints (Dispatcher/Operators) 1944-45
Box 2 Folder 7
Motor Car (Protection for Operation of) 1954
Box 2 Folder 8
Motor Car "Tops" (1952-53)
Box 2 Folder 9
Article: "Safe Track Ahead" 1955-56
Box 2 Folder 10
Accidents Involving Motor Cars (1954-55)
Box 2 Folder 11
Complaint (1950) New York Central System
Box 2 Folder 12
Accident (1950)
Box 2 Folder 13
Accident (1949)
Box 2 Folder 14
Case (Accident) 1940
Box 2 Folder 15
Accident Investigation (6/8/41)
Box 2 Folder 16
Case of N.J. Burke (1936)
Box 2 Folder 17
Compensation Case (G.F. Neil) 1941
Box 2 Folder 18
Minutes of Investigation (1949)
Box 2 Folder 19
Settlement (pay) 1938
Box 2 Folder 20
Appeals for New Investigation (1944-49)
Box 2 Folder 21
Investigation (1951) and Minutes
Box 2 Folder 22
Accident Report and Ensuing Correspondence (1951)
Box 2 Folder 23
2 (Collisions) Accident Convictions (1953-54)
Box 2 Folder 24
2-2. Absence from Work.
Sick Leave (1955-56)
Box 2 Folder 1
Leave of Absence (1958)
Box 2 Folder 2
2-5. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Signal Agreements.
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (1954-59) Agreements and Correspondence
Box 2 Folder 1
Belt Railway Company, Agreements and Correspondence (1954)
Box 2 Folder 2
Maintenance Facilities
Box 2 Folder 6
Signal Work (1956)
Box 2 Folder 7
Dolton Interlocking (1952-55)
Box 2 Folder 8
Ash Street Signal Work: Agreement (1956-57)
Box 2 Folder 9
Interlocking BOCT/I.H.B. Diagrams and Correspondence (1950-52)
Box 2 Folder 10
Chicago Belt Railway (1951-54)
Box 2 Folder 11
3-1. Administrative Business.
Labor-Management Reports, including correspondence (1960)
Box 2 Folder 1
General System Committee Minutes (1930-63) (lacks, 1931, 36, 38, 39, 41-43, 48, 61-62)
Box 2 Folder 2
By-laws; Revised 1949
Box 2 Folder 3
Affiliation of "Big 4" Signalmen Locals (1930)
Box 2 Folder 4
By-Laws amended (1956)
Box 2 Folder 5
General System Committee Reports
Box 2 Folder 6
3-2. Finances.
Semi-Annual Report of Secretary-Treasurer (1930-62)
Box 2 Folder 1
Financial Statements of General Systems Committee (1933-51)
Box 2 Folder 2
Grand Lodge Semi-Monthly Expense Report (1958-63)
Box 2 Folder 3
Expense Account - R.L. Giant
Box 2 Folder 4
Meeting of General Chairmen - Minutes (1958-60) Association of General Chairman
Box 2 Folder 5
3-3. Association of General Chairmen.
Demotion of J.M. Pattee
Box 2 Folder 1
Agenda Committee
Box 2 Folder 2
Addresses and Correspondence (1939-62)
Box 2 Folder 3
Election of Vice Chairman (1957)
Box 2 Folder 4
3-4. Personal Papers, Receipts, and Correspondence.
War Time
Box 2 Folder 1
I.R.S. 1950 Statements
Box 2 Folder 2
Federal Income Tax (1952-56, 1927-36)
Box 2 Folder 3
Reports of General Chairmen
Box 2 Folder 4
Personal Letters
Box 2 Folder 5
Leave of Absence Forms
Box 2 Folder 6
Tax Returns (quarterly) 1936-37)
Box 2 Folder 7
U.S. Railroad Retirement Beard (1935-51) Receipts, Certificate of Service
Box 2 Folder 8
I.R.S./Railroad Retirement Board (1937 - 44).
Box 2 Folder 9
3-5. Employee Benefits and Regulations.
By-laws
Box 2 Folder 1
By-laws
Box 2 Folder 2
Social Security Act - 1936
Box 2 Folder 3
Benefits for Railroad Employees - pamphlets
Box 2 Folder 4
Diagrams of Provisions for Employees
Box 2 Folder 5
3-6. Civil Improvements.
Agreements and Correspondence
Box 2 Folder 1
Case of Race Motor Sales
Box 2 Folder 2
4-1. Work Claims.
Shoemaker, Drum, Halbut
Box 3 Folder 1
Ragsdale
Box 3 Folder 2
4-2. Inspector/Foreman Agreement, 1954-1956.
Lines West
Box 3 Folder 1
Lines East
Box 3 Folder 2
General Correspondence (1952-54)
Box 3 Folder 3
Rate Adjustment (1952-54)
Box 3 Folder 4
4-3. Financial Agreements.
Signalman's Relief Fund (1931-32)
Box 3 Folder 1
Union Pacific Railroad
Box 3 Folder 2
South Pacific Railroad vs. Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman (1930)
Box 3 Folder 3
Railway Labor Act (1926-29)
Box 3 Folder 4
Aurand (direct correspondence)
Box 3 Folder 5
Weigand (direct correspondence)
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence between Aurand and Pattee
Box 3 Folder 7
Forty Hour Work Week Agreement (1949-50)
Box 3 Folder 8
Political League (1954)
Box 3 Folder 9
4-4. Inspector/Foreman Agreements, 1957-1961.
Correspondence
Box 3 Folder 1
Multiple Copies of Agreement
Box 3 Folder 2
Revised Agreement
Box 3 Folder 3
Car Retarder Technicians (1957-60)
Box 3 Folder 4
Pittsburgh Lake Erie Railroad Agreement (1953)
Box 3 Folder 5
Changes in District 2
Box 3 Folder 6
5-1. Grand Lodge Headquarters.
Quarterly Financial Statements (1934-41)
Box 4 Folder 1
Quarterly Financial Statements (1949-62)
Box 4 Folder 2
5-3. Signal Department Seniority Rosters.
Northern District (1958-62)
Box 4 Folder 1
Canada Division (1951-52, 1954-62)
Box 4 Folder 2
Erie Signal District (1954-62
Box 4 Folder 3
Cleveland Signal District (1954-62
Box 4 Folder 4
Toledo Signal District (1954-60)
Box 4 Folder 5
Western Signal District (1956-59; 1962
Box 4 Folder 6
Chicago Terminal Signal District (1954-62)
Box 4 Folder 7
Southern District (1954-61)
Box 4 Folder 8
Cleveland Union Terminal (1954-60
Box 4 Folder 9
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway District (1949-61)
Box 4 Folder 10
Elkhart Signal Shop (1949-62
Box 4 Folder 11
Ohio Central District (1953-62
Box 4 Folder 12
Indiana Division (1954-62)
Box 4 Folder 13
Illinois Division (1954-62)
Box 4 Folder 14
Pittsburgh Lake Erie Railroad Co. (1951-59)
Box 4 Folder 15
Western District No. 2 - Inspector-Foreman (1953-61)
Box 4 Folder 16
Southern District No. 3 - Foremen, Inspectors (1953-61
Box 4 Folder 17
Northern District No. 4 - (1956-63)
Box 4 Folder 18
Northern District No. 5 (1956-61)
Box 4 Folder 19
Retarder Technicians, District No. 7 (1962)
Box 4 Folder 20
6-1. Officer's Reports.
Report of General Officers for Period 11/1/36-10/31/38
Box 4 Folder 1
Officer's Reports and Minutes of August 1952 Convention
Box 4 Folder 2
6-2. Wages.
Materials on wages (1926-1956) include discussion of railroad organizations cooperating in opposing the national wage reduction movement inaugurated by the carriers.
1938 Controversy and Settlement (3/38)
Box 4 Folder 1
Pamphlets on Railroad Wages
Box 4 Folder 2
1932 Wage Reduction Proposal
Box 4 Folder 3
1931 Wage Reduction Proposal
Box 4 Folder 4
7-1. Wage Revisions.
1926
Box 4 Folder 1
Wage Increase of 1929
Box 4 Folder 2
Agreement 4/1/29
Box 4 Folder 3
Wage Increase (1937)
Box 4 Folder 4
Wage Increase (1941)
Box 4 Folder 5
Wage Increase Request (1947)
Box 5 Folder 7
Wage Increase Request (1948)
Box 5 Folder 8
Request for Increase (1950)
Box 5 Folder 9
National Wage Actions (1949)
Box 5 Folder 10
List of Rates (U.S. and Canada) 1947-56
Box 5 Folder 11
Wage Increase (1955)
Box 5 Folder 12
1956 Wage Movement
Box 5 Folder 13
7-2. Veteran's Benefits.
Materials on veterans (1944-1949) include agreements and letters covering employees entering and leaving military service.
Vacations/Seniority Rights (1942-46)
Box 5 Folder 1
Re-employment Rights (1940-46)
Box 5 Folder 2
Merchant Marines (1947)
Box 5 Folder 3
Employment Policy (1941 and 45)
Box 5 Folder 4
Selective Training and Service Act (1940)
Box 5 Folder 5
On the Job Training
Box 5 Folder 6
Reenlistment (1947-48)
Box 5 Folder 7
Promotions (1946-50)
Box 5 Folder 8
Vacation Cases (1946- )
Box 5 Folder 9
Education Benefits (1946)
Box 5 Folder 10
Education Benefits - Leaves of Absence (1946-
Box 5 Folder 11
Seniority /Enlistment (1944-46)
Box 5 Folder 12
Bureau of Veterans Re-employment Rights - Field Letters (1949-51)
Box 5 Folder 13
Re-employment Rights Continued by Extension of Social Security Act (1950)
Box 5 Folder 14
Reinstatement Rights (1951-52)
Box 5 Folder 15
Leave of Absence for Enlistment (1951)
Box 5 Folder 16
Vacated Positions (1951-52)
Box 5 Folder 17
Public Law 51 - Employees in Military Service (1951)
Box 5 Folder 18
Public Laws - Vocational Rehabilitation Publications
Box 5 Folder 19
Veteran's Readjustment Act 1952 Policy
Box 5 Folder 20
Displacement Rights (1956)
Box 5 Folder 21
7-3. Consolidations/Absorptions.
Materials on consolidation and absorptions (1932-1959) include a proposed rule governing adjustment of employee seniority affected by consolidation of seniority districts; letters regarding bidding rights, merger of and consolidation of seniority districts; a report, agreement, and letter regarding the protection of rights and interests of railway employees in any consolidation or unification of railroad facilities; seniority dispute between locals; seniority consolidation rule; displacement rights; and a membership drive by the American Railway Supervisors' Association of the New York Central system, conducted among signal inspectors and general foremen.
Agreement 12/20/34 revised 7/2/36
Box 5 Folder 1
Michigan Central (1931)
Box 5 Folder 2
Erie and Franklin Divisions (1932)
Box 5 Folder 3
Old Illinois Division (1932)
Box 5 Folder 4
Grand Rapids (1934-36) Unification of Terminals
Box 5 Folder 5
Michigan Central/NYC (1934-35)
Box 5 Folder 6
Michigan Central/Seniority Rights (1937-39)
Box 5 Folder 7
Illinois Division/Seniority Districts (1947-50)
Box 5 Folder 8
Western Signal District-Seniority (1949-50)
Box 5 Folder 9
Agreement, 1936
Box 5 Folder 10
Seniority Dispute - Western Signal District/Chicago Terminal District (1932-35)
Box 5 Folder 11
(Consolidated) Seniority Roster (1946)
Box 5 Folder 12
Peoria and Eastern Railroad - Indianapolis (1934-35, 1944)
Box 5 Folder 13
7-4. Centralized Traffic Control.
Pamphlets concerning CTC
Box 5 Folder 1
Memorandum - Positions connected with CTC Erie Division (1955-57)
Box 5 Folder 2
Extension of CTC Installations (1955-57)
Box 5 Folder 3
Western District Agreement, 1957
Box 5 Folder 4
Installation between Elkhart, Ind./ Jackson, Michigan (1957)
Box 5 Folder 5
Employment under CTC/Yard Extension Program (1957)
Box 5 Folder 6
Differential Pay Rates (1955-56)
Box 5 Folder 7
Agreement - Seniority District - Ohio and Indiana Divisions, Change in Jurisdictions (1956-57)
Box 5 Folder 8
7-5. Labor Relations, 1957-.
Position of Signal Maintainer (1957)
Box 5 Folder 1
Operating Practices for Gateway Yard
Box 5 Folder 2
Maintenance Foreman (1957)
Box 5 Folder 4
New Agreement, Inspectors/Foremen (1957)
Box 5 Folder 4
Educational and Training Program (1957)
Box 6 Folder 5
CTC "Territory" (1957)
Box 6 Folder 6
Lunch Time (1957)
Box 6 Folder 7
Highway Crossing Protection (1957 - 58)
Box 6 Folder 8
Assistant Training Program (1957)
Box 6 Folder 9
Lay-Offs/Unexcused Absence (1957)
Box 6 Folder 10
"Notice" (Section 6 -Railway Labor Act)
Box 6 Folder 11
Dispute Railway Employees Department / New York Central Railroad (1960).
Box 6 Folder 12
Furloughed Employee Status (1956-59)
Box 6 Folder 13
Railroad Retirement Board (1958-59)
Box 6 Folder 14
Working in the Rain (1958)
Box 6 Folder 15
Transfer of Signal Maintenance Sections From Western Signal District to Chicago Terminal District (1959)
Box 6 Folder 16
Pipe Work - Craft Jurisdiction (1958)
Box 6 Folder 17
Trench Work - Jurisdiction (1958)
Box 6 Folder 18
Seniority Status of J.C. Wyatt (1960-62)
Box 6 Folder 19
Signal Shop at Elkhart (1958)
Box 6 Folder 20
Canada: Highway Crossing Protective Devices (1957-59)
Box 6 Folder 21
Lost Time - Due to Medical Exam (1958-59)
Box 6 Folder 22
Canada Division-District 3 (1958)
Box 6 Folder 23
Accident at Ligonie, Ind. /Dismissals (1958)
Box 6 Folder 24
Signalman's Agreement - Labor Relations (1958)
Box 6 Folder 25
Seniority Case - Elkhart, Ind. (1958-61)
Box 6 Folder 26
Chauffeur's Licenses - N.Y.S. (1958-59)
Box 6 Folder 27
Maintenance Coverage, Erie CTC (1958)
Box 6 Folder 28
Name Change From BRS of A to BRS (1958-59)
Box 6 Folder 29
Consolidation of Locals 28 and 42 (1959)
Box 6 Folder 30
Passenger Train Service Bill (1960)
Box 6 Folder 31
Transfer of Local Jurisdiction (locals 15, 30, 41) (1959)
Box 6 Folder 32
Signal Construction Force (1959)
Box 6 Folder 33
Inspection Force (1959)
Box 6 Folder 34
A.J. Scheider Case (1958-59)
Box 6 Folder 35
Increase Per Capita Tax to Grand Lodge (1959)
Box 6 Folder 36
Membership Transfer (Local 76 to 210) (1959)
Box 6 Folder 38
Status of two employees at High Bridge, N.Y., Signal Shop (1953-59)
Box 6 Folder 39
Investigation of Derailment at Short Cut Interlocker, 1959, Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Co.
Box 6 Folder 40
Repair of Electronic Equipment (1959)
Box 6 Folder 41
Case Wiring Work at Lyons, NY (1959)
Box 6 Folder 42
Hump Classification Yard at Indianapolis (1959)
Box 6 Folder 43
Reimbursement of Mr. Kalyncz (1959)
Box 6 Folder 44
Lunch Period - Cleveland Signal District (1959)
Box 6 Folder 45
Vacations (Erie Division) (1959)
Box 6 Folder 46
Michigan Cooperative Safety Plan (1959)
Box 6 Folder 47
Annual Vacation Act: Canada (1959)
Box 6 Folder 48
Transfer of Jurisdiction over Ohio Central Division from West to South District (7/59)
Box 6 Folder 49
System Signal Shop Roster (1959) Displacement Routes at High Bridge, NY
Box 6 Folder 50
Representation of Signalmen - Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co. (195
Box 6 Folder 52
Landrum-Griffith Act (1959)
Box 6 Folder 51
Ohio AFL-CIO (1959)
Box 6 Folder 53
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Mediation Agreement (1959)
Box 6 Folder 54
Unexcused Absences - Elkhart Shop (1959)
Box 6 Folder 55
Company Policy of Father/Son Working Together (1959)
Box 6 Folder 56
Rearrangement in Western Operating District (1956-71) Diagrams
Box 6 Folder 57
Commutation Traffic Study (1955) New York City
Box 6 Folder 58
Vacation Agreement (1949)
Box 6 Folder 59
Affiliation/Constitution AFL-CIO (1956)
Box 6 Folder 60
State Voting Procedures (Time Off) 1956
Box 6 Folder 61
Detroit Bomb Shelter Company
Box 6 Folder 62
1956 Wage Agreement
Box 6 Folder 63
Agreement of Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. (1955)
Box 6 Folder 64
Grievances
Box 6 Folder 65
8-1. Highways.
Highway Commission (1931-38)
Box 6 Folder 1
Michigan State Projects (Highway)
Box 6 Folder 2
8-2. Foremen.
Wage Compensation (1938-39)
Box 6 Folder 1
Foremen - Promotions (1936-42)
Box 6 Folder 2
ICC Employee Classification/National Mediation Board (1941-47)
Box 6 Folder 3
Case of A. A. Unmitz/W.K.Hunt (1940-41)
Box 6 Folder 4
U.S. Office of Education (1942)
Box 6 Folder 5
Expense Account (1939-41)
Box 6 Folder 6
Agreement-Governing Foreman Position (1921)
Box 6 Folder 7
Performing Work Belonging to Employees (1931-50)
Box 6 Folder 3
Notice of Foreman Positions (1937-47)
Box 6 Folder 9
Foremans Agreement (1924)
Box 6 Folder 10
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America Agreement (Representing Foremen and Inspectors in Dispute ) 1952
Box 6 Folder 11
Promotions and Representation of Foremen by BRS of A (1937-51)
Box 6 Folder 12
Advertise Positions Temporarily Vacant (1953)
Box 6 Folder 13
Proposed Revision to Foremen's Agreement (1953-54)
Box 6 Folder 14
8-3. Vacations.
Materials on vacation include (1931-1953) letters on vacation with pay, plan for vacation, vacation for non-operating employees, vacation allowance to estate of deceased employee, vacation for those entering military service, vacation schedule, vacation to employees on 3-trick assignments (1940-1951), and vacation agreements with drafts and revisions (1931-1953).
Vacation Pay (1940-42)
Box 7 Folder 1
Vacations With Pay (1940-41)
Box 7 Folder 2
Vacation Plan for 1943
Box 7 Folder 3
Vacation Plan for 1944
Box 7 Folder 4
Vacation Plan for 1945
Box 7 Folder 5
Vacation Plan for 1946
Box 7 Folder 6
Vacation Plan for 1947
Box 7 Folder 7
Vacation Plan for 1948
Box 7 Folder 8
Vacation Plan for 1949
Box 7 Folder 9
Vacation Plan for 1950, 1951, 1952
Box 7 Folder 10
Vacation Plan for 1953
Box 7 Folder 11
Decisions-Vacations for Non Operating Employees (1941)
Box 7 Folder 12
NRAB-Dispute Claim (1950)
Box 7 Folder 13
Claim of L.J. Kensler (1947-49)
Box 7 Folder 14
Claim of T.A. Kilian (1944-45)
Box 7 Folder 15
Claim of Hoffman and Darby (1946)
Box 7 Folder 16
Claim of Gordon Jones (1947)
Box 7 Folder 17
Claim of R.C. Hughes (1950)
Box 7 Folder 18
Men at the W, Hump, Detroit (1949)
Box 7 Folder 19
Men Entering Military Service (1951)
Box 7 Folder 20
Elkhart Indiana 1951 Vacation Schedule
Box 7 Folder 21
Toledo, Ohio - 1950 Memo
Box 7 Folder 22
Messrs. Langely and Clark (1951)
Box 7 Folder 23
Case of A. Lohrum (1953)
Box 7 Folder 24
8-4. Agreements.
Agreement Between Indiana Harbor Belt. Co. BRSA (1951)
Box 7 Folder 1
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Agreement (1951)
Box 7 Folder 2
Consolidated Agreement (1944-53)
Box 7 Folder 4
BRSA/NYC 1940 Agreement - Peoria and Eastern Railroad -Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (1931-40)
Box 7 Folder 5
Revision of Agreement (1935-40)
Box 7 Folder 6
Proposed Revisions /Negotiations (1937-38)
Box 7 Folder 7
Agreement 3/5/40 - Big Four/BRSA
Box 7 Folder 8
Revision of Michigan Central Agreement -Negotiations (1943)
Box 7 Folder 9
1950 Consolidated Agreement - Proposed Revisions (1947-50)
Box 7 Folder 10
8-5. 40-Hour Work Week Agreements.
Indiana Harbor Belt Company /BRSofA 1949
Box 7 Folder 1
Big Four - 1949 Supplement (1950)
Box 7 Folder 2
Indiana Harbor Belt Company 1949 Supplement and Revisions (1950)
Box 7 Folder 3
Memorandum of Agreement Pittsburgh and Lake Erie (1950)
Box 7 Folder 4
Supplement to Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Agreement (1950)
Box 7 Folder 5
Committee Decisions (1949-50)
Box 7 Folder 6
Force Reductions (1949)
Box 7 Folder 7
Cleveland Local: Schedule Dispute (1949)
Box 7 Folder 8
Deviation From Monday-Friday Work (1949) memo
Box 7 Folder 9
Lousiville and Nashville/Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Memo Agreement 1949
Box 7 Folder 10
Pay Dispute (1949)
Box 7 Folder 11
Claim of H.M. Thompson concerning Pay 1949
Box 7 Folder 12
Claim of G. Orndorff (1950)
Box 7 Folder 13
Agreement 3/19/49
Box 7 Folder 14
8-6. Overtime.
Memo of Rule 18 Revision (1949)
Box 8 Folder 1
Indiana Harbor Belt Co. Agreement Revision (1950)
Box 8 Folder 2
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Memo Revision (1949)
Box 8 Folder 3
8-7. Canadian District.
Materials on the Canadian District Public Relations include letters regarding Canadian members coming into the United States and exercising seniority rights (1941) and Canadian selective service order regarding government employment of union members to further the war effort (1942).
Seniority Rights in International District (1947)
Box 8 Folder 1
Six Holidays (1942)
Box 8 Folder 2
General Orders - Railway Commissioners of Canada (1935)
Box 8 Folder 3
Income Tax Deduction (1947)
Box 8 Folder 4
Selective Service Data
Box 8 Folder 5
Wage Standards (1941-46)
Box 8 Folder 6
Orders in Council (9/41)
Box 8 Folder 7
General Order (5/51)
Box 8 Folder 8
8-8. Public Relations.
Pamphlets/Information
Box 8 Folder 1
Labor-Management Relations
Box 8 Folder 2
Railway Labor Relations (1948)
Box 8 Folder 3
Personnel (1951)
Box 8 Folder 4
Contribution of Employees to Good Public Relations
Box 8 Folder 5
Definition of a Customer (1952)
Box 8 Folder 6
Pension Rackets
Box 8 Folder 7
9-1. Consolidation.
Federal Employer's Liability Act
Box 8 Folder 1
Representation of Signal Draftsmen (1953)
Box 8 Folder 2
Installation of Nuclear Switch Lamps (1954-60)
Box 8 Folder 3
ICC - Employee Classification (1953)
Box 8 Folder 4
Revision of Basic Agreements (1957)
Box 8 Folder 6
Transfer of Maintenance Section (1954)
Box 8 Folder 7
Application to National Mediation Board (1954)
Box 8 Folder 8
Working On/Near Highway Crossings (1954-56)
Box 8 Folder 9
Recall of Furloughed Employees on Michigan Central (1955)
Box 8 Folder 10
Submission of Claims-Grievances (1955)
Box 8 Folder 11
Meeting March 21, 1955 re 1954 Agreement
Box 8 Folder 12
Lakefront Dock and Railroad Terminal Co. (1955)
Box 8 Folder 13
Leaves of Absence to Permit Employees to Engage in Outside Employment (1$
Box 8 Folder 14
Indiana Gross Income Tax (1954-57)
Box 8 Folder 15
Cooperating Railway Labor Organizations
Box 8 Folder 16
Housing Units for Signal Gongs (1955)
Box 8 Folder 17
Jury Duty (Absence for) (1955-61)
Box 8 Folder 18
Canadian National Railway - Signal Maintenance (1956)
Box 8 Folder 19
Equipment Budget (1955-)
Box 8 Folder 20
Position Numbers (1955-53)
Box 8 Folder 21
10 - A or Surprise Test (1950-52).
Box 8 Folder 22
Railway Labor Act
Box 8 Folder 23
Railroad Transportation Act
Box 8 Folder 24
Association of American Railroads (1958)
Box 8 Folder 25
Rules and Regulations Governing Railroad Radio Service (1945)
Box 8 Folder 26
System Signal Shop (1954-61)
Box 8 Folder 27
Maintenance of Rail Head Bonds (1951-52)
Box 8 Folder 28
Signal Department Questionnaire (1952)
Box 8 Folder 29
New York Central Railroad - Personnel Information
Box 8 Folder 30
Detroit Terminal Railroad (1952-61)
Box 8 Folder 31
American Railway Supervisors Association (1953)
Box 8 Folder 32
Investigations and Hearings (1947-52)
Box 8 Folder 33
Car Retarders (1949-53)
Box 8 Folder 34
Overtime and Seniority (1955-56)
Box 8 Folder 35
Signal Inspection Test (1956)
Box 8 Folder 36
Supervisory Forces Hauling Signal Material (1956)
Box 8 Folder 37
Installation of Snow Melters on Erie Division (1957-61)
Box 8 Folder 38
Case of J. Pempeck (1951-56)
Box 8 Folder 39
South District-Installation and Procurement of Factory Wired Relay Cases and Housings (1957)
Box 8 Folder 40
By-Laws Governing General System Committee
Box 8 Folder 4l
State Public Service Acts Pertaining to Railroads (1949-57)
Box 8 Folder 42
Operation of Company Trucks (1958-61)
Box 8 Folder 43
Double-Time Rate After 15 Hours (1952-53)
Box 8 Folder 44
"60 Calendar Days" Revision (1960-62)
Box 8 Folder 45
Responsibilities of Leading Signal Mechanic (1952)
Box 8 Folder 46
30 Minute Lunch Period (1951-52)
Box 8 Folder 47
Pay Claim of L.J. Miller (1951-52)
Box 8 Folder 48
Pay for Temporary Position (1952)
Box 8 Folder 49
Claim for Expenses for Meal Period Under Rule 18 (1954)
Box 8 Folder 50
Displacement Routes (1952-53)
Box 8 Folder 51
Strike Settlement Claims (1952-54)
Box 8 Folder 52
Promoted Man's Position Abolished (1952)
Box 8 Folder 53
Promotions (1952)
Box 8 Folder 54
Case of Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo (1955)
Box 8 Folder 55
Travel Time (1952-53)
Box 8 Folder 56
Furnish Soap for Cars (1952)
Box 8 Folder 57
Rates of Pay for Leading Signal Maintenances (1952-53)
Box 8 Folder 58
Heating Facilities (1951 - 1954).
Box 8 Folder 59
Seniority/Higher Pay Rates (1952/61)
Box 8 Folder 60
Overtime Claim of D.J. Britton (1954-56)
Box 8 Folder 61
Application of Rule 33 (1955)
Box 8 Folder 62
Make-Up Time (Rule 18) (1958-59)
Box 8 Folder 63
Overtime - D.L. Shultz (1959)
Box 8 Folder 64
Telephone at Company Expense (1946-53)
Box 8 Folder 65
Filing of Claims (1958)
Box 8 Folder 66
11-1. Miscellaneous.
Plant Transportation Committee (1942-44)
Box 9 Folder 1
District Construction Gangs
Box 9 Folder 2
Special Board of Adjustment (1960)
Box 9 Folder 3
Elkhart Signal Shop Consolidation (1954-55)
Box 9 Folder 4
Vacation and Holiday Rules Movement (1959)
Box 9 Folder 5
Health and Welfare, Life Insurance, Cost-of-Living Escalator
Box 9 Folder 6
1958 Rules Movement
Box 9 Folder 7
1961 Wage and Rules Movement
Box 9 Folder 8
Expense Sheets (1954-58)
Box 9 Folder 9
Meeting of Executive Committee and Signal Engineers in Detroit (1954
Box 9 Folder 10
Agreement NYC/Retarder Technicians, Inspectors Foremen Employed in Signal Department (1958-60)
Box 9 Folder 11
Tax Statements (1960-61)
Box 9 Folder 12
Bound Ledger of Personal Expenses (1952-58)
Box 9 Folder 13
13. Work Claims and Disputes.
Materials on work claims and disputes (1951-1963) include grievances (1957-1963) regarding wages, seniority, working conditions, safety matters, craft jurisdiction, fringe benefits, overtime, promotion, discipline, dismissal, overtime, meal expense, and theft (company and personal) (1957-1965); minutes of BRS state legislative representatives (1956-1961); report on activities of state legislative representatives of BRS (1953-1955); a petition to Congress urging the repeal of the portion of the Railway Labor Act which permits negotiation of union shop agreements; letters regarding veterans' reemployment rights (1953-1963); claims by the United Railroad Operating Crafts that it is a national organization and entitled to participate in selection and designation of National Railroad Adjustment Board (NRAB) labor members (1958); application of union shop agreement to veterans and those on leave of absence; validity of union shop amendment and union shop agreement; also circular letters from Jesse Clark regarding federal legislation affecting railroad employees (1958-1960); and the Railroad Yardmasters of America organizing campaign within the New York Central system.
Awards Made By Special Board of Adjustment (1-5)
Box 10 Folder 1
CTC Project (1960)
Box 10 Folder 2
Employee Self-Discipline as a Part of Education and Accident Prevention Program (1958)
Box 10 Folder 3
Consolidation of Ohio Division and Ohio Central Div. Seniority Roster (1962)
Box 10 Folder 4
Expense Claims (Elkhart Signal Shop 1955-62)
Box 10 Folder 5
Time and Half Pay Claim (1963)
Box 10 Folder 6
Petty Larceny - Personal File (1962)
Box 10 Folder 8
Complaint About Denial of Claims Indianapolis Union Railroad (1963)
Box 10 Folder 9
Automatic Snow Collectors (1962)
Box 10 Folder 10
Working Conditions (1961-63)
Box 10 Folder 11
Discipline Hearing. Employee's Failure to Inspect Relay Circuit Resulting in Accident (1962)
Box 10 Folder 12
Removal of Positions, Sheldon, 111. (1962)
Box 10 Folder 13
Inspector-Foremen Membership in Craft Locals (1962) Dues
Box 10 Folder 14
Federal Legislation Concerning Railroad Employees (1958-60)
Box 10 Folder 15
Rate of Pay for 'Maintainers in Charge' (1943-51)
Box 10 Folder 16
R.L. Nunn - Disciplinary Action (1962)
Box 10 Folder 17
Splicing Work Done by Leading Signal Mechanic (1962)
Box 10 Folder 18
Testing Highway Crossing Signals in Canada (1958)
Box 10 Folder 19
Inspector-Foremen Performing Craft Work (1958)
Box 10 Folder 20
I.H.B. - Labor Relations (1959-63)
Box 10 Folder 21
Accident Liability Benefit Claims (1960-62)
Box 10 Folder 22
Transfer of Signal Sections (1958)
Box 10 Folder 23
Change in Managerial Jurisdiction (North District) 1958
Box 10 Folder 24
Discipline Case (1961-62)
Box 10 Folder 25
NRAB (1961-62)
Box 10 Folder 26
Personal Injury Claim (1962)
Box 10 Folder 27
Work Jurisdiction (1953 and 1961)
Box 10 Folder 28
Lodge 15 - Company Trucks (1962-63)
Box 10 Folder 29
Work Jurisdiction Claim (1961)
Box 10 Folder 30
Seniority Rights (1962)
Box 10 Folder 31
Differential Pay Rates for Craft Employees (1962)
Box 10 Folder 32
Transfer of Maintenance Sections from Illinois (P and E) to Indiana Division (1961)
Box 10 Folder 33
Agreement including Hot Box Defectors (1962)
Box 10 Folder 34
Position Bid and Expense Claim (1961-62)
Box 10 Folder 35
Suspension as Discipline (1961)
Box 10 Folder 36
State Legislative Counsels (1952-61)
Box 10 Folder 37
Supplemental 3rd Division, NRAB (1958-61)
Box 10 Folder 38
Sanford Mullins vs. NYC Railroad (1961-63)
Box 10 Folder 39
NYC/IHB Agreement (claims and correspondence 1960-61)
Box 10 Folder 40
Work Holiday at Straight Time (1960)
Box 10 Folder 41
Clarification of Memorandum of Craft Agreement, Gang Assignments (1961)
Box 10 Folder 42
Force Reduction due to Picketing of the NYC by Maritime Unions (1961).
Box 10 Folder 43
UROC (United Railroad Operating Crafts) (1958)
Box 10 Folder 45
Abolishment of Cleveland Signal District and Allocation of Seniority Rights (1960-61)
Box 10 Folder 46
Veteran's Re-employment Rights (1953-62)
Box 10 Folder 47
Application of Vacation and Holiday Pay Rules
Box 10 Folder 48
Representation Authorization Form
Box 10 Folder 49
Consolidation of Locals 30 and 11, Ohio Division (1954-60)
Box 10 Folder 50
Stealing Tools from Trucks (1960)
Box 10 Folder 52
Duplicate Claims
Box 10 Folder 53
LMRDA of 1959
Box 10 Folder 54
1959-60 Agreement - Wages and Vacations
Box 10 Folder 56
Claim - C.G. Spencer (1960)
Box 10 Folder 57
Toilet Facilities at Michigan City (1961)
Box 10 Folder 58
Transfer of Signal Sections to Toledo Signal District (1957)
Box 10 Folder 59
Forced Promotions of Assistants (1960)
Box 10 Folder 60
Electronic Technicians (1961)
Box 10 Folder 61
P and E, Illinois Division; Transfer of Positions (1961)
Box 10 Folder 62
NYC Incorporated in State of Delaware (1961)
Box 10 Folder 63
Lateness of Paychecks (1961-63)
Box 10 Folder 64
Protesting Headquarters (1960-61)
Box 10 Folder 65
Transfer of District from Chicago Terminal to Indiana Div. (1960-61)
Box 10 Folder 66
Levermen's Desire to Join Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (1963)
Box 10 Folder 67
Wage Request - 1963
Box 10 Folder 68
Hydro-Crane - Purchase and Operation of (1963)
Box 10 Folder 69
15. Union Shop.
Materials on the union shop include transcripts of hearings on union shop agreement violations (1952-1962), among related documents.
NYC; M.C. Big Four Agreement (1951)
Box 11 Folder 1
P and LE (1951)
Box 11 Folder 2
I.G.R. Railroad (1951)
Box 11 Folder 3
Case Files on Union Shop Agreement (1951-55)
Box 11 Folder 4
Hiring and Firing (1951)
Box 11 Folder 5
Letters to Local Financial Secretaries (1951-63)
Box 11 Folder 6
Termination of Employment (1952-59)
Box 11 Folder 7
Removals from Service - New York Central (1957-60)
Box 11 Folder 8
Big 4 (1952-53)
Box 11 Folder 9
P and LE (1952-57)
Box 11 Folder 10
Michigan Central (1951-60 )
Box 11 Folder 11
Michigan Central Big 4 Indiana Division (1951-6951-62)
Box 11 Folder 12
Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions (1951-56) New York Central
Box 11 Folder 13
Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions (1951-56) Big 4
Box 11 Folder 14
Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions(1951-62) I.H.B.
Box 11 Folder 15
Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions (1951-55) Michigan Central
Box 11 Folder 16
Local 83 Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions (1951-53) New York Central
Box 11 Folder 17
Local 96 Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions (1951-52) New York Central
Box 11 Folder 18
Local 128 Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions (1951-56) New York Central
Box 11 Folder 19
Local 210 Employment (Reinstatement) Reductions (1952-56) New York Central
Box 11 Folder 20
19. Travelers Insurance Company.
Materials on the Travelers Insurance Company (1951-1963) include transcripts of hearings on the health and welfare movement, among related documents.
20. Miscellaneous.
I.H.B. 1951 Agreement (1954-55)
Box 11 Folder 1
Revision to I.H.B. Agreement (1953)
Box 11 Folder 2
Committee on Resolutions (1961)
Box 11 Folder 3
New York Central (1959-63) Local Wiring Work
Box 11 Folder 4
P and LE Employee Seniority (1953-54)
Box 11 Folder 5
P and LE Miscellaneous Correspondence and Agreements (1951-57)
Box 11 Folder 6
New York Central - Income Accounts (1932-33)
Box 12 Folder 1
Miscellaneous Agreements
Box 12 Folder 2
Foreman Agreements (1931-33)
Box 12 Folder 3
General Electric Company
Box 12 Folder 4
Wage and Force Reductions (1930-34)
Box 12 Folder 5
Railway Labor Executive Association (1932-33)
Box 12 Folder 6
Maintainer Units (1930-32)
Box 12 Folder 7
35th Regular Convention (1961)
Box 12 Folder 8
21. Reduced Work Week.
New York Central (1932-38)
Box 13 Folder 1
Big Four (1935)
Box 13 Folder 2
NRAB Cases (1938)
Box 13 Folder 3
Ballots on the Work Week
Box 13 Folder 4
I. H. B. Railroad (1931 - 35)
Box 13 Folder 5
Report of General Chairman (1933-38)
Box 13 Folder 6
New York Central Railroad - Working Time (1932-34)
Box 13 Folder 7
I.H.B. (1935-36)
Box 13 Folder 8
Schedules (1930-38)
Box 13 Folder 9
Michigan Central (1931-34)
Box 13 Folder 10
Signal Inspection Law
Box 13 Folder 11
Third Division, NRAB Settlement of Work Week
Box 13 Folder 12
22. Miscellaneous.
1942 Wage Controversy
Box 13 Folder 1
Wage Increase - 1945
Box 13 Folder 2
Directory of General Chairman
Box 13 Folder 3
PANIC Merger - Text of Agreement
Box 14 Folder 1
PANYC Merger - Related Correspondence (1962-63)
Box 14 Folder 2
PANYC Merger - Related Publications
Box 14 Folder 3
Record Books
Box 15
Phonodiscs, pamphlets, record book, etc.
Box 16