1-Agreements 1.2 Wage Increases - Five Cent Per Hour General Increase, Effective Aug. 1, 1937
Scope and Contents note
Central Labor Relations Department office files probably started in the late 1930s or early 1940s by F. L. Simmons' successor as supervisor of Industrial Relations, H. R. Lary.
Numerical subject file concerning all types of Pullman Company labor and personnel matters from the early 1900s to 1970, with greatest emphasis on the years from 1940-1960. Topics covered include labor agreements, federal railroad acts and state laws, wages, hours, employees in military service (World Wars I and II) representation, national boards, seniority, union organization, Canadian employees and labor matters, safety, training, claims, discipline, strikes, vacations, service complaints and compliments, etc.
Index to files (Box 1, Folder 1) lists subjects alphabetically and provides corresponding topical file number.
Personnel records less than fifty years old open for research with the user's written assurance that information from the records will be used for statistical or summary purposes only and that no specific names or individually identifiable information will be disclosed.
Dates
- Creation: 1937
Creator
- From the Collection: Pullman Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Pullman Company records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Medical records and records of disciplinary action are closed for a period of fifty years after the creation of the record. Such records may be disclosed only to the named individual or his legal representative. Application and service files that may contain medical and disciplinary information will be reviewed and records removed before the files are supplied to a researcher.
Personnel records less than fifty years old and not specified in (1) above are open for research with the user's written assurance that information from the records will be used for statistical or summary purposes only and that no specific names or individually identifiable information will be disclosed. Such information may be revealed only if the individual or his legal representative agrees to its release, or if the individual is deceased.
Photocopies of open personnel records less than fifty years old are supplied only for the researcher's personal use and may not be reproduced. All copies must be destroyed or returned upon completion of work.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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