Seward, Ralph T. Additional Arbitration Files, 1980-1987
Collection Number: 5779

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Ralph T. Seward Additional Arbitration Files, 1980-1987
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5779
Abstract:
Collective labor agreements
Creator:
Seward, Ralph T.
Quanitities:
15 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

Arbitrator and mediator; member, National Mediation Service, National Defense Mediation Board; impartial umpire for cases involving the dairy, auto and steel industries, among others.
Ralph Seward (BA., Cornell University, 1927; MA., New York University, 1931; LLB., Columbia University, 1935) served as an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board (1936-1937) and was executive secretary (1937-1939) and general counsel (1939) of the New York State Labor Relations Board. He also served as chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Department of Justice (1939-1941), as executive secretary, National Defense Mediation Board (1941-1942), and as associate public member of the U.S. National War Labor Board (1942) before going into private practice as an arbitrator and mediator. In addition to chairing two Emergency Boards of the National Mediation Service, Seward was impartial chairman for the metropolitan New York milk industry (1942-1944); impartial umpire for General Motors Corporation and the United Automobile Workers (1944-1947); chairman of the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration of United States Steel Corporation and United Steelworkers of America (1947-1949); impartial umpire for International Harvester Company and United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America (1949-1951); impartial umpire for Bethlehem Steel Corporation and the United Steelworkers of America (1952); and arbitrator and/or mediator in various other cases.
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Preferred Citation

Ralph T. Seward Additional Arbitration Files #5779. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 5064: U.S. Emergency Board No. 169 Transcript of Proceedings and Exhibits 5113: Ralph T. Seward Arbitration Transcripts and Exhibits 5328: Ralph T. Seward Papers 5700: Ralph T. Seward Additional Arbitration Files 5970: Ralph Seward Additional Papers

SUBJECTS

Names:
Seward, Ralph T.1907-
Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 827
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
New York Telephone Company
Inland Steel Company
United Steelworkers of America. Local 1010
Subjects:
Arbitration, Industrial--United States--Sources.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1
American Postal Workers Union-Bermuda Broadcasting Company
Box 1 Folder 1
American Postal Workers Union, Health Plan Department versus OPEIU Local 2 - Issue: Just Cause for Termination
1986
Scope and Contents
January 3, 1986
Box 1 Folder 2
AT&T versus Communication Workers of America - Issue: Payment of Night differential
1980
Scope and Contents
September 3, 1980
Box 1 Folder 3
Anchor Hocking Corporation versus Glass Bottle Blowers Association, Local 200 - Issue: Discharge of Grievants
1982
Scope and Contents
March 3, 1982
Box 1 Folder 4
Anchor Hocking Corporation versus Glass, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers Industrial Union - Issue: Suspension and Discharge of Grievant
1983
Scope and Contents
May 12, 1983
Box 1 Folder 5
Amstar Corporation versus United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 392 - Issue: Discharge for Assault
1985
Scope and Contents
September 9, 1985
Box 1 Folder 6
Babcock and Wilcox Company, Power Generation Group versus International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Local Lodge 901 - Issue: Three Shift Scheduling of Maintenance Employees
1981
Scope and Contents
January 16, 1981
Box 1 Folder 7
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania versus Federation of Telephone Workers - Issue: Job Classification and Assignment of Work Duties
1985
Scope and Contents
April 21, 1985
Box 1 Folder 8
Bermuda Broadcasting Company, Limited versus Bermuda Industrial Union - Issue: Contract Negotiations Disputes
1984
Scope and Contents
September 2, 1984
Box 2
Bermuda Butler Aviation Limited-General Telephone Company of the Southeast
Box 2 Folder 1
Bermuda Butler Aviation Limited versus Bermuda Industrial Union, Air Services Division - Issue: 1. Hours of Work and 2. Holiday Pay Relating to Full-time and Part-time Employees
1982
Scope and Contents
December 16, 1982
Box 2 Folder 2
Bethlehem Steel Corporation (Johnstown Plant) versus USWA Local 7400 - Issue: Discharge Related to Continuous Service
1984
Scope and Contents
April 13, 1984
Box 2 Folder 3
District of Columbia Department of Corrections versus AFGE Local 1550 - Issue: Suspension for Violation of Departmental Regulation
1981
Scope and Contents
April 16, 1981
Box 2 Folder 4
District of Columbia Board of Education versus American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2093 - Issue: Termination for Unauthorized Absences
1985
Scope and Contents
September 30, 1985
Box 2 Folder 5
DELMARVA Power and Light Company of Maryland versus IBEW Local 1307 - Issue: Working Auxiliary Operators in a Fuel Handler Classification
1981
Scope and Contents
April 22, 1981
Box 2 Folder 6
Georgia Pacific Corporation versus United Paperworkers International Union (UPIU) Local 706 - Issue: Determining Qualifications of Line Adjusters
1981
Scope and Contents
June 22, 1981
Box 2 Folder 7
General Telephone Company of the Southeast versus Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 10972 - Issue: Violation of Vacation Rights
1981
Scope and Contents
June 19, 1981
Box 3
Illinois Bell Telephone Company - Inland Steel Company
Box 3 Folder 1
Illinois Bell Telephone Company versus CWA, District 5 - Issue: Just Cause for Discharge
1981
Scope and Contents
April 6, 1981
Box 3 Folder 2
Illinois Bell Telephone Company versus CWA - Issue: Severity of Penalty
1981
Scope and Contents
May 11, 1981
Box 3 Folder 3
Inland Steel Company versus USWA Local 1010 - Issue: Just Cause for Discharge
1982
Scope and Contents
November 30, 1982
Box 3 Folder 4
Inland Steel Company versus USWA Local 1010 - Issue: Unwarranted Discipline
1982
Scope and Contents
December 17, 1982
Box 3 Folder 5
Inland Steel Company versus USWA Local 1010 - Issue: Discharge for Repeated Absenteeism
1983
Scope and Contents
January 5, 1983
Box 4
New England Telephone - New York Telephone Company
Box 4 Folder 1
New England Telephone versus IBEW; Hearing - Issue: Payment for Absence During Training (Grievance Withdrawn)
1983
Scope and Contents
April 28, 1983
Box 4 Folder 2
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company versus IBEW Local 827 - Issue: Just Cause for Discharge, Remedy
1982
Scope and Contents
April 10, 1982
Box 4 Folder 3
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company versus IBEW Local 827 - Issue: Promotion of Grievant
1984
Scope and Contents
November 29, 1984
Box 4 Folder 4
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company versus IBEW Local 827 - Grievance Withdrawn
1987
Scope and Contents
February 25, 1987
Box 4 Folder 5
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company versus IBEW Local 827 - Grievance Withdrawn
1986
Scope and Contents
February 5, 1986
Box 4 Folder 6
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company versus IBEW Local 827 - Grievance Withdrawn
1984
Scope and Contents
October 15, 1984
Box 4 Folder 7
New York Daily News versus New York Typographical Union, Local 6 - Issue: Interest on Retrograde Wages
1981
Scope and Contents
July 8, 1981
Box 5
New York Telephone Company
Box 5 Folder 1
New York Telephone Company versus CWA, District 1 - Issue: Just Cause for Discharge
1984
Scope and Contents
March 6, 1984
Box 5 Folder 2
New York Telephone Company versus CWA Local 1122 - Issue: Supervisory Actions Challenged as a Prohibited Invasion of the Collective Bargaining Unit
1983
Scope and Contents
September 20, 1983
Box 5 Folder 3
New York Telephone Company versus CWA - Grievance Withdrawn
1984
Scope and Contents
March 12, 1984
Box 6
New York Telephone Company
Box 6 Folder 1
New York Telephone Company versus VWA - Issue: Alleged Denial of Transfer (Grievance Withdrawn)
1982
Scope and Contents
October 15, 1982
Box 6 Folder 2
New York Telephone Company versus CWA Local 1105 - Grievance Withdrawn
1986
Scope and Contents
January 23, 1986
Box 6 Folder 3
New York Telephone Company versus CWA - Issue: Working Management-ASCC Computer (Grievance Settled)
1985
Scope and Contents
May 15, 1985
Box 7
Safeway Stores, Incorporated - Western Electric
Box 7 Folder 1
Safeway Stores, Incorporated versus United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 - Issue: Discharge for Excessive Absenteeism
1981
Scope and Contents
February 18, 1981
Box 7 Folder 2
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company versus CWA - Issue: Selection for Job Vacancy
1983
Scope and Contents
August 15, 1983
Box 7 Folder 3
Titanium Metals Corporation of America versus USWA Local 4856 - Issue: Contracting Out Work
1982
Scope and Contents
January 19, 1982
Box 7 Folder 4
Titanium Metals Corporation of America versus USWA Local 5644 - Issue: Application of Company's Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
1984
Scope and Contents
April 2, 1984
Box 7 Folder 5
United States Postal Service, Research and Development Laboratory versus American Postal Workers Union - Issue: Resolution of Issues for Bargaining of New Agreement Including Salaries and Wages, Separability, and Duration
1982
Scope and Contents
May 12, 1982 Additional US Post Office information - see box 15
Box 7 Folder 6
United States Government Printing Office versus Washington Government Photo Offset Union Number 538 - Issue: Extension of Training Program
1981
Scope and Contents
March 27, 1981
Box 7 Folder 7
Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) versus IBEW System Council U-1 - Issue: Filling an Entrance Position and Arbitrability of Grievance
1984
Scope and Contents
May 18, 1984
Box 7 Folder 8
Washington Gas Light Company versus International Union of Gas Workers - Grievance Withdrawn
1982
Scope and Contents
February 18, 1982
Box 7 Folder 9
Western Electric versus Communication Equipment Workers - Grievance Withdrawn
1980
Scope and Contents
October 15, 1980
Box 8
Railroad Dispute
Box 8 Folder 1
Railroad Disputes
Box 9
Railroad Dispute
Box 9 Folder 1
Railroad Disputes
Box 10
Railroad Dispute
Box 10 Folder 1
Railroad Disputes
Box 11
Documents and Materials for Railroads and General Motors
Box 11 Folder 1
Documents and Materials for Railroads and General Motors
Box 12
Documents and Materials for Railroads and General Motors
Box 12 Folder 1
Documents and Materials for Railroads and General Motors
Box 13
Basic Steel Incentive Study
Box 13 Folder 1
Basic Steel Incentive Study
Box 14
Basic Steel Incentive Study
Box 14 Folder 1
Basic Steel Incentive Study
Box 15
United Postal Workers transcripts and information
Box 15 Folder 1
United Postal Workers
Scope and Contents
transcripts and information