Communications Workers of America, New Jersey Traffic Division #55, CIO and New Jersey Bell Telephone Company Records, 1950
Collection Number: 5093

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Communications Workers of America New Jersey Traffic Division #55, CIO and New Jersey Bell Telephone Company Records, 1950
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5093
Abstract:
This collection consists of 1 transcript volume, 32 company exhibits, and 81 union exhibits concerning a dispute between the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and the Communications Workers of America, New Jersey Traffic Division 55.
Creator:
Communications Workers of America (CWA)
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

This was a board appointed by the Governor of New Jersey under Public Laws of 1946, Chapter 38 of the State of New Jersey, which applied to public utilities. Negotiations for a renewal of the contract which expired in May were begun in March. Five basic issues were presented to the panel, a general wage increase, reduction of the work day, reduction in the length of the wage progression, pensions and the union shop. The Board was compsed of Professor Emmanuel Stein as the public representative, Hart T. Sweeney, Company Representative, Alexander Eltman, the union representative.

This collection consists of 1 transcript volume, 32 company exhibits, and 81 union exhibits.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Preferred Citation

Communications Workers of America, New Jersey Traffic Division #55, CIO and New Jersey Bell Telephone Company Records #5093. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

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SUBJECTS

Names:
Eltman, Alexander.
Stein, Emmanuel.
Sweeney, Hart T.
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company.
Communications Workers of America. New Jersey Traffic Division 55.
Subjects:
Telephone companies - Employees - New Jersey.
Telephone companies - Employees - Labor unions - New Jersey.
Telephone companies - New Jersey - Management.
Flextime - Law and legislation - New Jersey.
Wages - Telephone companies - New Jersey.
Pensions - New Jersey.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Company exhibits
1950
Scope and Contents
January 1950
Box 1 Folder 2
Stenographic transcript
1950
Scope and Contents
January 1950
Box 1 Folder 3
Union exhibits
1950
Scope and Contents
January 1950