Summary Of Arbitration Cases Involving Affiliated Local Unions Of The United Cement Lime And Gypsum Workers International Union PDF Download

Correspondence, legal documents, printed materials, and sound recordings relate to Williams' work as labor and commercial arbitrator, and contain a wealth of information and insight into the development of labor law in the U.S. Included are several arbitration cases involving the Panama Canal Co. and the Canal Zone Govt. (1975, 1977). Most of the cases are from Texas and surrounding states. Case files typically contain transcripts of arbitration hearings, drafts of the arbitrator's ruling, documents presented as evidence, and administrative records. Typical disputes in the arbitration cases involve firings, suspensions, employee discipline, or labor-management contract disputes. Companies represented by several files include Friedrich Refrigerators (San Antonio), General Portland Cement, Gulf Oil, Hughes Tool, International Paper, Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason (San Antonio), Reynolds Metals, South Central Bell, Southwestern Bell, and U.S. Steel. Labor unions represented include the Air Line Pilots Association; Communications Workers of America; Independent Metal Workers Union; International Association of Machinists; Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers; Teamsters; Texas City Metal Trades Council; United Packinghouse Workers of America; United Cement, Lime & Gypsum Workers; and United Stone Workers. Major cases not present in the collection are the Pan American Airways strike of 1966 and the 1978 national railway strike.