Title: International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO. Local 1131: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1938-2000 (bulk 1979-1999)

Creator:

• International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO. Local 1131 (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 181; PH Milwaukee Mss 181; Audio 1414A

Quantity: 16.2 c.f. (44 archives boxes and 2 oversize folders), 275 photographs and 9 transparencies (in 2 archives boxes), and 1 audio recording

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center and the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections.

Archival Locations:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records, mainly 1979-1999, of the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers (AFL-CIO) Local 1131, a Milwaukee union formed in 1937 that represented the industrial employees of the Louis Allis Company. These records primarily document the last 20 years of the Local's existence, and highlight many of the labor issues prevalent at the time such as the loss of local ownership and management and the de-industrialization of Milwaukee. Additionally, records from a number of other local unions demonstrate the keen interest that the Local took in outside union activity and document the union's role as member of the local labor community. There is also extensive background information on the mishandling of its pension funds by Magnetek and the Executive Life Insurance Company during the “junk bond” era. Finally, the collection documents the bankruptcy and final closing of the Louis Allis plant in Milwaukee, detailing how union members dealt with sudden unemployment and the loss of their benefits. Photographs document the era of the Allis family ownership. Also includes an audio recording relating to the plant closing in 1998.

Note:

Access to parts of this collection is restricted; for details, see the Restriction/Administrative Information portion of this finding aid.

Language: English

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As a manufacturer of large electric motors, generators, and industrial controls, the Louis Allis Company began operations as the Mechanical Application Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a labor force of fifteen employees. A local businessman, Louis Allis, made an initial investment in the company in 1901 and became president of the operation only two years later. By 1906, the workforce had swelled to seventy-five employees and the company relocated to 427 Stewart Street, the site of the Allis family's original homestead. The company continued as the Mechanical Appliance Corporation until 1922 when the name was changed to honor Allis.

While the American labor movement gained momentum in the 1930s and the workforce at Louis Allis continued to grow, the industrial employees of the company decided to organize as a union. On March 17, 1937 they were chartered as the United Auto Workers, Local 251. After a fifteen-minute sit-down strike, the company recognized the union. Almost immediately following the signing of their first contract with the company, the Local changed affiliations on July 7, 1937 and became Local 1131 of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE), a member of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Both the company and the union continued to expand for the next two decades. During the 1940s the Local bargained for and received pay increases and improvements in seniority and vacation benefits. While more than 600 employees left to serve in the armed forces during World War II, the company took a leading role in the war effort. During this period, the Local expanded to over 2000 members, including the women and African Americans the company employed to fill G.I. vacancies during the war. As was the case with many wartime workers, many were laid off after the war as returning soldiers claimed their old jobs. In 1950 the Local affiliated with the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (IUE) after the UE was expelled from the CIO due to its alleged communist control. Even so, this decade marked a relatively peaceful period for relations between the union and the management of the Louis Allis Company as the Local negotiated additional wage increases and the creation of a pension fund.

During the 1960s the company built plants in South Carolina, Indiana, and Michigan and moved several product lines (and the jobs which supported them) to those locations. The loss of these jobs resulted in a decline in union membership, dropping total membership to about 1000 members by the end of the decade. While management had hoped that the new plants would help improve the company's overall profitability, it soon became apparent that this had not occurred. As a result, Jack Allis (the grandson of Louis Allis) oversaw the sale of the Louis Allis Company to Litton Industries on February 2, 1967.

Litton Industries was a large multinational corporation with headquarters in California and the end of local family management led to increased unrest among the Louis Allis workers and increasingly acrimonious contract bargaining. In 1972, the employees of the New Berlin plant (many of whom were women) organized as Local 846. From this point forward, Local 846 and Local 1131 worked together as advocates for their members, notably joining in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in the late 1970s. Local 1131 voted to strike twice during this decade, first in 1973 in a walkout that lasted nineteen days, a reaction to what union members perceived as bad faith in bargaining by the company. During this period, Litton's management threatened to close the plant, though a contract that promised better wages and benefits was eventually agreed to and signed. However a second strike occurred in 1979.

Two strikes in six years, as well as similar experiences by employees at other Litton plants, fueled a national campaign to publicize the company's labor practices. Local 1131 cooperated with the IUE international, other IUE Locals, and the UE international in this effort. In Milwaukee the attempt to draw attention to Litton as the “J.P. Stevens of the 80s” and the “Nation's #1 Union Buster” culminated in Solidarity Day III in 1983. Together these actions won a favorable response from the National Labor Relations Board and from Congress.

In 1984, Litton Industries announced plant closings across the country. Before this happened however Litton sold its Louis Allis holdings to Magnetek, Inc., an investor group that included partnerships related to Michael Milken of Drexel Burnham Lambert. Shortly after Magnetek received control of Litton's pension plan, approximately 80% of the fund was transferred to the Executive Life Insurance Company (ELIC) of California. This transfer was concealed from the union for three years. During this time the Louis Allis pension monies were merged with other Magnetek pension plans. In 1991, ELIC declared bankruptcy as a result of its investment in junk bonds. When Local 1131 learned of this transfer of pension funds, it began a long, frustrating attempt to obtain information about the company's manipulations. In 1990 the Local was forced to sue Magnetek in civil court in order to protect the benefits of its retirees. This lawsuit was filed a year before ELIC's bankruptcy called national attention to the junk bond empire created by Michael Milken and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Several years later, in 1992, the union won a landmark victory.

In 1994 Magnetek sold the Louis Allis division for $8.3 million to a group of eight plant managers, at which time the company reverted to the Louis Allis name and established a new headquarters in Alabama. In August 1998 the company laid off approximately 60% of the workforce remaining at the Stewart Street plant after they rejected concessions sought in connection with a prospective sale. On October 28, 1998, the Louis Allis Company abruptly declared bankruptcy, laid off the remainder of its employees, and locked the doors of the Milwaukee plant. This action violated the Wisconsin plant closing law which requires companies to give workers 60 days notice before closing a plant. The ex-employees were also forced to deal with a sudden lack of health insurance and approximately one million dollars in unpaid medical claims (built up in the months leading to the bankruptcy). The company failed to transfer workers 401K contributions during 1998 and neglected to provide workers with W-2 forms at the end of the year. The final months of the local's existence were thus spent in attempting to recover lost wages and benefits for ex-employees of the Louis Allis Company and help displaced workers find new employment and deal with various problems that arose from the company's bankruptcy. The local officially dissolved in 1999.

The records of Local 1131 primarily document the period 1979-1999, the last 20 years of the Local's existence. There are virtually no records concerning its formation in 1937 or its role in production during the period of the Allis Family ownership and management. Even for the 1979-1999 period the collection is incomplete, but does highlight many of the labor issues prevalent at the time such as the loss of local ownership and management and the de-industrialization of Milwaukee. Additionally, records from a number of other local unions demonstrate the keen interest that the Local took in outside union activity and document the union's role as member of the local labor community.

The files concerning the complex issue of mismanagement of the Local's pension funds illustrate the experience of workers during the so-called “junk bond” era. Because the Louis Allis workers were highly skilled, longtime employees, retirement was always a prominent issue for the Local and the issue of pensions appears repeatedly in the collection. With the bankruptcy of the company and the closing of the Milwaukee plant, the question of mismanagement was thrown into sharp relief as the Local dealt not only with the pension issue, but other related benefit losses and the sudden unemployment of its entire membership.

The files are arranged into five series: GENERAL RECORDS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, GRIEVANCE LITIGATION, OTHER UNIONS, and PLANT CLOSING. The first three series are only represented in the Original Collection, while all five series are represented in the 2005 Additions.

The GENERAL RECORDS represent all records of Local 1131 in its routine business as a workers union. This series includes minutes of executive board and membership meetings (1979-1998), officers' correspondence, monthly treasurer's reports, newsletters (mainly 1972-1996), and bulletins (1991-1998). Additionally, there is general information collected about Magnetek, Litton Industries, and the Executive Life Insurance Company, especially administrative manuals, actuarial and financial statements, and other information concerning retirement plans. There are also several series of company newsletters documenting the various ownerships groups from Litton forward. Information about the period of the Allis family management is fragmentary, consisting of scattered company bulletins, photographs of union and company activities, wage payment policy letters, job descriptions, and a job evaluation manual. There are no true membership records in the collection, but lists of retirees are sometimes included within the minutes and the bargaining and retirement information files. General historical information includes a copy of the 1950 constitution, the year in which the Local affiliated with IUE, scattered clippings, and a history written by Lee Gierke.

Photographs received with the collection present documentation of the years before 1979. Included are candid photographs of union activities and retirees with Jack Allis. Numerous photographs, probably dating from the 1950s, illustrate the company's health and safety programs. Color photographs and slides document Solidarity Day III in 1983-the height of anti-Litton unrest in Milwaukee. Other snapshots document employees at work and color photographs of employee retirement parties in the 1980s and 1990s. Also included is a color portrait and one candid of Louis Allis and several candid photos of Jack Allis.

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS include printed agreements dating from 1945 through 1997 and working files on negotiations primarily dating from 1970 to 1974. These chronologically arranged files include minutes of bargaining sessions, company and union proposals, surveys of bargaining priorities, background information, and notes. The minutes, which often consist of typed formal minutes prepared by both management and the union, are a highlight of the collection.

The GRIEVANCE LITIGATION series is somewhat incomplete. Missing is a complete file of routine, first step complaints (though a limited run of initial grievances exists for 1997 and 1998), and it is likely that even the cases that advanced further through the process are not fully represented. Several cases highlight the issues of job evaluation and seniority, a key issue for the Local. In one case, the Local joined with its “sister” union (Local 846) to arbitrate a pregnancy discrimination dispute. The files are arranged by the venue in which the issue was litigated: arbitrations, grievances, National Labor Relations Board cases, and civil court cases. These files variously include background information, correspondence, court documents, and orders and denials. Most extensive are materials about the civil case brought against Magnetek by the IUE International in behalf of Local 1131. In addition to files of court documents, exhibits, and correspondence with the union attorney, the files include numerous depositions by various Louis Allis employees that touch on their general employment experiences as well as the case itself. Local officers Pat Salmone and Lee Gierke were extensively deposed. Additional correspondence in the GENERAL RECORDS under the Pension heading also relate to this case.

The OTHER UNIONS files show Local 1131 in its role as observer. These are files collected by the Local that document the activities of other local unions in the area. Included in these files are lists of local unions (published by the Milwaukee County Labor Council), a collection of other union materials (arranged by union number), some information from and about the parent organization, and additional materials from the “Litton Campaign.” The Litton materials should be cross-referenced with those materials found in the GENERAL RECORDS files from the original collection. Three unions in particular are well documented in this series. Local 846, the “sister” union of Local 1131, was formed during the Litton era at the New Berlin plant and women workers made up a majority of its membership. Items of note include: Local 846 files consisting of constitution and by-laws, the initial labor agreements, and a collection of published labor agreements from 1972 through 1992; Local 1038 files, a union representing industrial workers at American Industrial Motor Service and engaged in similar activities as the workers represented by Local 1131, consisting of constitution and by-laws, attendance and minute books from 1981 to 1989, various correspondence and notes, and some journeyman card information; and Local 1142 files, including its AFL-CIO charter from 1958, consisting of constitution and by-laws, and its own plant closing materials from 1976.

The PLANT CLOSING files provide valuable information and insight into the event that brought Local 1131 to its end after sixty years. These files represent a unique activity of a union in that after the closing of the plant, it represented ex-employees. The routine behavior of the union, as documented in the GENERAL RECORDS, does not apply here. The story of the plant closing can be gleaned from the correspondence files, the press clippings, and a brief history of the event entitled “Don't Think Twice It Could Happen to You” by union president, Lee Gierke. These files also include information regarding the proposed sale of the plant in the summer of 1998, the subsequent mass layoff of employees in both August and October, and documentation of the union's efforts to recover lost wages, health benefits, and the contributions to their 401K plans. A sub-series of affidavits by union employees regarding the Louis Allis bankruptcy (and their claims for payment) represent a significant portion of this series. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made to the Department of Labor by the union's attorneys reveals the minutes of special meetings by the managers at Louis Allis, demonstrating the actions and intent of the company in the weeks and months leading up to the bankruptcy declaration. Also included is an audio recording relating to the lay-offs in August 1998.

Louis Allis Papers, 1843-1950 (Milwaukee Micro 71)

Access Restrictions

Access to selected folders in this collection is restricted as stipulated in the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S. Code, Section 552(a). Researchers who would like access to the restricted material must sign an agreement for the use of restricted records. Ask an archivist for details.

There are no access restrictions on the rest of the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

• Box 2, Folder 6
• Box 4, Folder 1
• Box 6, Folder 5
• Box 8, Folder 3
• Box 10, Folder 1
• Box 12, Folder 6
• Box 14, Folder 2, 4, and 5
• Box 15, Folder 4 and 9
• Box 20, Folder 3, 5, and 8
• Box 21, Folder 5
• Box 24, Folder 3 and 5
• Box 25, Folder 1
• Box 29, Folder 1
• Box 38, Folder 1, 2, 12, and 13
• Box 39, all
• Box 40, all
• Box 41, Folder 1 and 2

Acquisition Information

Presented by Lee Gierke, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1999; and the Communication Workers of America acting as successors to Local 1131, 2003. Accession Number: M2000-172, M2003-084, M2005-012

Processing Information

Original Collection processed by Amy Rommel, Kyle Krause, and Carolyn Mattern, 2000-2002. Additions processed by Déirdre Joyce (Practicum student), Spring 2005.

Milwaukee Mss 181	Part 1 (Milwaukee Mss 181, PH Milwaukee Mss 181): Original Collection, 1938-1998
	Series: General Records
Box   1 Folder   1	Apprenticeships, 1973
Box   1 Folder   2-3	Company Bulletins, 1950-1992
	Clippings
Box   1 Folder   4-5	General and historical, 1939-1988, undated
Box   1 Folder   6	Pensions, 1989-1991
Box   1 Folder   7	Magnetek and Executive Life Insurance Company, 1988-1991
Box   1 Folder   8	Community Service, 1987-1996
Box   1 Folder   9	Constitution, 1950, 1976, 1983
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   10	1946-1951, 1978-1979
Box   2 Folder   1-8	1980-1994 Access Restrictions: Folder 6 is restricted.
	Executive Life Insurance Company
Box   2 Folder   9	Background information, 1989-1991
Box   3 Folder   1-2	Pensions, 1984-1994
Box   3 Folder   3	Election package information booklet, circa 1993
Box   3 Folder   4	GE Traction Project, circa 1993
Box   3 Folder   5	History (1937-1987) by Lee Gierke, and notes
Box   3 Folder   6	Hood Furniture Boycott, circa 1993
	Litton Industries
Box   3 Folder   7	Miscellaneous information, 1967-1982
	Retirement plans
Box   3 Folder   8-9	1978-1979
Box   4 Folder   1	1980-1990, undated Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
	Louis Allis Company
Box   4 Folder   2	Miscellaneous information, 1941-1980
Box   4 Folder   3	Job descriptions, 1959-1971
Box   4 Folder   4	Joint job evaluation manual, 1953
Box   4 Folder   5	Pension agreements, 1957-1968
Box   4 Folder   8	Wage payment policy letters, 1960-1977
	Magnetek
	Actuarial reports
Box   4 Folder   9	1985-1989
Box   5 Folder   1	1992-1996
Box   5 Folder   2	Annual statements, 1984-1991
Box   4 Folder   7	Employee savings plans, 1990
Box   5 Folder   3	Insurance and Louis Allis Company benefits, 1985-1992
Box   5 Folder   4	Miscellaneous, 1987-1993
Box   5 Folder   5	Pension and retirement administrative manual, circa 1992
Box   5 Folder   6	Retirement plans, 1985-1988
Box   6 Folder   1-2	Retirement plan information, 1998
Box   6 Folder   3	Stock prospectuses, 1986-1991
Box   6 Folder   4	Total Excellence at Magnetek (TEAM) manual, 1992-1993
Box   6 Folder   5	Membership miscellaneous records, 1944, 1983 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   6 Folder   6	Memorabilia, 1942-1985
	Minutes
Box   6 Folder   7-11	1979-1985
Box   7 Folder   1-6	1986-1998
	Meeting notes
Box   7 Folder   7	1988-1989
Box   8 Folder   1	1991
Box   8 Folder   2	Shop-company meetings, 1976-1982
Box   8 Folder   3	Miscellaneous records, 1979-1988 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
	Newsletters and Notices
Box   9 Folder   1	“IUE News” (and “Monitor”), 1938, 1956, 1964, 1968, undated
Box   9 Folder   2-3	Newsletter (Local #1131 Watchword, “Think contract,”), 1972-1977, 1980-1988
Box   9 Folder   4-5	Union meeting notices, 1979-1998, undated
Box   12 Folder   1	Notices, 1983-1986
	Pensions
Box   12 Folder   2	Agreements, 1957-1967
Box   12 Folder   3-5	Correspondence, 1984-1994
Box   12 Folder   6	Data, 1989 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   12 Folder   7	Summary reports, 1979-1989
PH Milwaukee Mss 181	Photographs
Box   1 Folder   1	Activities of union workers and workplace health and safety, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Allis, Louis and Jack, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Employee groups (many with Jack Allis), undated
Oversize Folder   1	IUE-CIO conventions, employee brochure, 1969
Box   1 Folder   4	Louis Allis Company picnic, 1940
Box   1 Folder   5	Plant exteriors, undated
Box   1 Folder   6	Solidarity Day (includes 9 transparencies), 1983
Box   1 Folder   7	Quarter Century Club parties, undated
Box   1 Folder   8	Workers and plant interiors, undated
Milwaukee Mss 181 Box   4 Folder   6	Production status reports, 1979-1987
Box   12 Folder   8	Quarter Century Club, 1952-1956
Box   12 Folder   9	Retirement party, 1995
Box   12 Folder   10	Safety meeting minutes, 1990-1991
	Skilled trades
Box   12 Folder   11	Council, 1979
Box   10 Folder   1	Information, 1959-1993 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   10 Folder   2	Louis Allis Company memoranda, 1958
Box   10 Folder   3	Treasurer's monthly reports, 1979-1998
	Series: Contract Negotiations	⇧
Box   10 Folder   4-6	Published agreements, 1945-1988
Box   10 Folder   7	Summaries, 1976-1988
	1950-1951
Box   10 Folder   8	Drafts
	1962
Box   10 Folder   9	Various proposals
	1970
Box   10 Folder   10	Minutes (incomplete)
Box   10 Folder   11	General files
	1973
Box   10 Folder   12	Minutes of 13th meeting, revised proposals, and summary
	1976
Box   11 Folder   1	Minutes
Box   11 Folder   2	Company proposals
Box   11 Folder   3	Negotiations
Box   11 Folder   4	Pensions
Box   11 Folder   5	Union proposals
	1979
Box   11 Folder   6	Minutes
Box   11 Folder   7	Company proposals
Box   11 Folder   8	Federal mediation minutes and notes
Box   11 Folder   9-10	Negotiations
	1982
Box   13 Folder   1	Litton
Box   13 Folder   2	Bargaining
Box   13 Folder   3	Contract
Box   13 Folder   4	Pensions
	1985
Box   13 Folder   5	Minutes
Box   13 Folder   6	Company pension proposal
Box   13 Folder   7-8	Negotiations
Box   13 Folder   9	Pensions and insurance
Box   13 Folder   10	Proposals
Box   14 Folder   1	Surveys
	1988
Box   14 Folder   2-3	Minutes Access Restrictions: Folder 2 is restricted.
Box   14 Folder   4-5	Counter proposals Access Restrictions: These two folders are restricted.
Box   14 Folder   6	Draft agreement
Box   15 Folder   1-4	Negotiations Access Restrictions: Folder 4 is restricted.
Box   15 Folder   5-8	Notes
Box   15 Folder   9	Pensions Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   16 Folder   1	Union counter proposals
	1991
Box   16 Folder   2	Agreement, 1991-1994
Box   16 Folder   3	Minutes
Box   16 Folder   4	Company answers to union proposal
Box   16 Folder   5	Company proposals
Box   16 Folder   6-8	Negotiations
Box   16 Folder   9	Survey
Box   16 Folder   10-11	Union proposals
Box   16 Folder   12	Union response and backup
	1994
Box   17 Folder   1	Health care
Box   17 Folder   2	Negotiations
Box   17 Folder   3-5	Notes
Box   17 Folder   6	Survey forms
Box   17 Folder   7-8	Union proposals
	Series: Grievance Litigation	⇧
	AAA arbitrations
Box   17 Folder   9	Case number 51-30-0378-81 (Grievances DD7-DD9, DD19), Job description and evaluation, 1982
Box   17 Folder   10	Case number 51-30-0853-78 (Grievance AA-33), Job evaluation, 1979
Box   20 Folder   2	Grievance materials, 1978
Box   17 Folder   11	Case number 51-300-00071-94 (Grievance 93-11), Bumping rights of Carol Wing, 1993-1996
Box   17 Folder   12	Employment data, 1993
Box   18 Folder   1	Case number 51-300-0176-92B (Grievance 91-10), Boring bar case, 1992
Box   18 Folder   2	Case number 51-300-00378-945 Severance pay grievance, 1994-1995
Box   18 Folder   3	Case number 51-300-00506-97 (Grievance 97-10), James Janczak, 1997-1998
Box   20 Folder   5	Grievance materials, 1992-1998 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   18 Folder   4	Case number 70A-4286, Joseph Folster, 1970
Box   18 Folder   5	Case number 71A-9467, Seniority recall, 1971
Box   19 Folder   1-2	Decisions, 1967-1990, undated
	Grievances
Box   20 Folder   1	Miscellaneous cases arranged by letter, 1979-1988
Box   20 Folder   3	Bumping and recall (Grievance 93-19), 1993-1995 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   20 Folder   4	Grievance JJ-16 (Pensions), 1987-1992
Box   20 Folder   6	Konczal, David (Grievance 97-9), 1996-1998
Box   20 Folder   7	Kowalski, Gary (Grievance 92-21), 1992-1994
Box   20 Folder   8	Personnel files and job descriptions, 1963-1992 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   20 Folder   9	Skindzelewskis' seniority cases (Grievance II-16-18), 1986
Box   20 Folder   10	Miscellaneous cases arranged by date, 1987-1998
	National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Box   20 Folder   11	General, 1971-1981
Box   21 Folder   1	Case number 30-CA-1546, “Kitty” system, appeal brief, circa 1971
Box   21 Folder   2	Case number 30-CA-4597, 1978
Box   21 Folder   3	Case number 30-CA-7442, 1982-1983
	Case number 38-CA-10076, Pension plan
Box   21 Folder   4	Documents, 1988
Box   21 Folder   5	Correspondence, 1988-1990 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   21 Folder   6	Case number 30-CB-2598, Marvin Bassing bumping case, 1986
Box   21 Folder   7	Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC), Miscellaneous, 1978
	Court cases
	Case number 90-C-0663 - U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Box   21 Folder   8	Appeal of NLRB case number 30-CA-10076 decision, 1989
Box   21 Folder   9	Correspondence, 1989-1994
Box   21 Folder   10-11	Cross motions, 1991
	Depositions
Box   21 Folder   12	Armon, Georgiann, 1991
Box   22 Folder   1	Baumgarten, Robert, 1991
Box   22 Folder   2	Biersack, James, 1991
Box   22 Folder   3	Bugnacki, Stanley, 1991
Box   22 Folder   4	Denuszek, Henry, 1991
Box   22 Folder   5	DeQuardo, Annette, 1991
Box   22 Folder   6	Filkins, Dennis, 1991
Box   22 Folder   7-8	Gierke, Lee, 1991
Box   22 Folder   9	Horvath, Charles, 1991
Box   22 Folder   10	Jahnke, Robert, 1991
Box   22 Folder   11	Marquardt, Carl, 1991
Box   22 Folder   12	Naumowicz, Roger, 1991
Box   22 Folder   13	Padden, Robert, 1991
Box   22 Folder   14	Ratajcyk, Donald, 1991
Box   23 Folder   1	Reedy, James, 1991
Box   23 Folder   2	Rose, Mary, 1991
Box   23 Folder   3	Rosiewski, Daniel, 1991
Box   23 Folder   4-7	Salamone, Pat J., 1990-1991
Box   23 Folder   8	Schweers, James, 1991
Box   23 Folder   9	Waara, William, 1991
Box   23 Folder   10	Deposition excerpts, 1991
Box   24 Folder   1	Deposition excerpts, 1991 (continued)
	Exhibits
	Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
Box   24 Folder   2-3	Volumes I-II, 1991 Access Restrictions: Folder 3 is restricted.
Box   24 Folder   5	Volume III, Part 1, 1991 Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   25 Folder   1-2	Volume III, Part 2 - Volume IV, 1991 Access Restrictions: Folder 1 is restricted.
	Conservator of Executive Life Insurance Company motion for summary judgment
Box   25 Folder   3	Volume I, 1991
Box   26 Folder   1	Volume II, Part 1, 1991
Box   24 Folder   4	Volume II, Part 2, 1991
	MagneTek motion for summary judgment/Appendices
Box   26 Folder   2	Volume I, 1987
Box   26 Folder   3	Volume II, Part 1, 1990
Box   27 Folder   3	Volume II, Part 2, 1990
Box   26 Folder   4	Volume III, Part 1, 1985
Box   27 Folder   4	Volume III, Part 2, 1985
Box   27 Folder   1-2	Volumes IV-V, 1991
Box   27 Folder   5	IUE press release, 1992
Box   27 Folder   6	Jury trial request, 1991
Box   27 Folder   7	Miscellaneous court documents, 1990-1991
Box   28 Folder   1-2	Motions, 1990
Box   28 Folder   3	Orders, 1990-1991
Box   28 Folder   4	Plaintiff's interrogatories, 1991
Box   28 Folder   5	Requests for production of documents, 1991
Box   28 Folder   6	Stipulation of settlement, 1991
	Case number 96-C-0704 (Severance Pay case)
Box   29 Folder   1-2	1959-1994 Access Restrictions: Folder 1 is restricted.
Box   28 Folder   7	1995-1996
Box   28 Folder   8	1997, Court documents
Box   29 Folder   3	1997-1998, undated
Milwaukee Mss 181	Part 2 (Milwaukee Mss 181, PH Milwaukee Mss 181, Audio 1414A): 2005 Additions, 1958-2000	⇧
	Series: General Records
	Benefits
Box   30 Folder   1	401-K and Retirement, 1995
Box   30 Folder   2	401-K, 1996
Box   30 Folder   3	Health information, 1994 and 1997
Box   30 Folder   4	Manual, 1996
	Employee Led Leveraged Buyout, 1994
Box   30 Folder   5	General file
Box   30 Folder   6	Sales agreement
Box   30 Folder   7	Union reference materials
Box   30 Folder   8	Factory list, 1991
Box   30 Folder   9	Health and safety, 1978, 1987-1988
Box   30 Folder   10	Job seniority lists, 1992, 1994, 1998
	Job titles and duties
	Descriptions, 1-1064
Box   30 Folder   11	1-100
Box   30 Folder   12	101-200
Box   30 Folder   13	201-300
Box   31 Folder   1	301-400
Box   31 Folder   2	401 +
Box   31 Folder   3	Description list, 1981
Box   31 Folder   4	Evaluations and consolidations
	Magnetek
Box   31 Folder   5	Bill Moyers transcript
Box   31 Folder   6	Correspondence, retiree pensions and health insurance, 1992-1999
Box   31 Folder   7	Purchase of Litton, 1984 (1991 File)
	Retiree Health Insurance
Box   31 Folder   8	Flex Care Plus
Box   31 Folder   9	History
Box   31 Folder   10	IRS Filing, 1998
	Newsletters, Plant/Company
Box   31 Folder   11	Litton, Currents from Louis Allis, 1979 April/May-1985 February/March
Box   32 Folder   1	Magnetek, Currents
Box   32 Folder   2	Louis Allis, New Horizons, 1985-1986
Box   32 Folder   3	Louis Allis, Motorvator, 1995-1996
PH Milwaukee Mss 181	Photographs
Box   2 Folder   1	Plant workers, 1970 and early 1990s
	Retirement parties
Box   2 Folder   2	1985
Box   2 Folder   3	1986
Box   2 Folder   4	1988
Box   2 Folder   5	undated, early 1990s; shows union office
Box   2 Folder   6	Individual parties, inside factory
Box   2 Folder   7	Retirement trophies
Milwaukee Mss 181	Processing files
Box   32 Folder   4	1991 December, 1992 January
Box   32 Folder   5	1993 September
Box   32 Folder   6	1996 August and September
	Profit Sharing/Productivity
Box   32 Folder   7	Letters, 1994-1995
Box   32 Folder   8	Letters, 1996-1998
Box   32 Folder   9	Manufacturing updates
Box   32 Folder   10-14	Reports, 1994-1998
Box   32 Folder   15	Retirement files,1991
	Retirement window, 1997-1998
Box   32 Folder   16	Company letters to employees
Box   32 Folder   17	Notes and correspondence
	Treasurer materials
Box   33 Folder   1	Account book, 1997
Box   33 Folder   2	Deloitte & Touche Financials for Louis Allis Company, 1995-1998
	Financial binder, 1998
Box   33 Folder   3	Front matter
Box   33 Folder   4-13	January-October
Box   33 Folder   14	End matter
Box   33 Folder   15	Receipts, disbursements, miscellaneous, 1990-1996
	Union meeting bulletins
Box   33 Folder   16	1991-1994
Box   33 Folder   17	1995-1998
	Series: Contract Negotiations	⇧
	1994
Box   33 Folder   18	Labor contract, first draft
Box   34 Folder   1-3	Negotiations
Box   34 Folder   4	Proposed contract changes
	1997
Box   34 Folder   5	Bound labor agreements, 1994, 1997
Box   34 Folder   6	Language highlights, economic highlights
Box   34 Folder   7	Negotiations and reference material
	Series: Grievance Litigation	⇧
	EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), Cases
	Pregnancy Leave Discrimination (with Local 846), 1981
Box   34 Folder   8	Case file
Box   43 Folder   1-2	Case file
Box   34 Folder   9	Settlement
	Job evaluation
Box   34 Folder   10	Briefs
Box   34 Folder   11-12	Case file
Box   35 Folder   1-2	Rework synopses
Box   35 Folder   3	Grievance forms and job descriptions
Box   43 Folder   3	DD-19
	Magnetek suits, case number 90-C-0663
Box   35 Folder   4	Affidavit of Pat Salmone
Box   35 Folder   5	AFL-CIO testimony
Box   35 Folder   6-7	Legal correspondence
Box   35 Folder   8-9	Legal filings
Box   36 Folder   1	Senate hearings
Box   36 Folder   2	Settlement
	Grievance File, 1997-1998
Box   36 Folder   3	Front matter
Box   36 Folder   4	Grievance 97-10-Grievance 97-15
Box   36 Folder   5	Grievance 98-1-Grievance 98-12
Box   36 Folder   6	Grievance 98-13-Grievance 98-30, 3133
	Series: Other Unions	⇧
Box   36 Folder   7	List of organizations, Milwaukee Company Labor Council, 1992-2000
	Local 843
Box   36 Folder   8	Labor agreement with Hamilton Hall Resistor Company, 1983, 1986
	Local 846
Box   36 Folder   9	Bound Labor Agreements with Louis Allis Company, 1972-1992
Box   36 Folder   10	Constitution and by-laws
Box   36 Folder   11	Draft labor agreement, undated
Box   36 Folder   12	Draft labor agreements, 1972
Box   37 Folder   1	Master agreement, 1986-1989
Box   37 Folder   2	Medical and dental information, 1986
Box   37 Folder   3	Union Eye's newsletter, 1988
Box   37 Folder   4	Union Officer list, undated
	Local 857
Box   37 Folder   5	Constitution and By-Laws, Labor Agreement with Curtis Industries, 1987
	Local 1038
Box   43 Folder   4	Attendance book, 1981-1989
Box   37 Folder   6	Constitution and by-laws
Box   43 Folder   5	Correspondence and miscellaneous notes, 1982, 1989
Box   37 Folder   7	Handwritten minutes, 1981-1989
Box   37 Folder   8	Journeyman card information, 1986
Box   37 Folder   9	Labor agreement with American Industrial Motor Service, 1998
Box   43 Folder   6	Minute book, 1981-1989
	Local 1101
Box   37 Folder   10	Constitution and Labor Agreement with Phoenix Products Company, Inc., 1988
	Local 1103
Box   37 Folder   11	Constitution and Labor Agreement with Adjustable Fixture Company, 1987
	Local 1142
Oversize Folder   2	AFL-CIO Charter, 1958
Box   37 Folder   12	Constitution and by-laws
Box   37 Folder   13	Labor agreements with Badger State Dental Lab, 1990-1993
Box   37 Folder   14	Plant closing materials, American Optical Corporation, 1976
	Local 1161
Box   43 Folder   7-8	Minute book, 1960-1970
	Local 8212
Box   37 Folder   15	Bound labor agreement, 1978
	Parent Organization and Multi-Local Materials
Box   37 Folder   16	IUE-AIW merger, 1984
Box   37 Folder   17	Correspondence with local unions, circa 1964-circa 1975
Box   37 Folder   18	Pamphlet, Growth of the AFL-CIO / by Nathanial Goldfinger
Box   37 Folder   19	IUE Memoranda, 1998-1999
	“Litton Campaign” materials, 1981-1985
Box   43 Folder   9	Collected print materials
Box   43 Folder   10	Contract surveys and settlements
Box   44 Folder   1	Correspondence
Box   44 Folder   2	IUD-Litton meeting materials, 1981
Box   37 Folder   20	Sticker sheet
	Series: Plant Closing	⇧
	Correspondence
Box   37 Folder   21	1998 June 30-December 29
Box   37 Folder   22	1999 January 1-May 24
Box   37 Folder   23	Clippings
	COBRA payment records
Box   38 Folder   1	Front matter-Latek Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   38 Folder   2	Lisota-Wrege Access Restrictions: This folder is restricted.
Box   38 Folder   3	“Don't Think Twice It Could Happen to You”
Box   44 Folder   3	Final Tax Forms/Terminal Report, 1998-1999
	FOIA request
Box   38 Folder   4	Department of Labor Response
	Minutes
Box   38 Folder   5	1998 August 6
Box   38 Folder   6	1998 August 31
Box   38 Folder   7	1998 September 25
Box   38 Folder   8	1998 October 9
Box   38 Folder   9	1998 October 13
Box   38 Folder   10	“Hot Goods” claim
	Louis Allis bankruptcy claim
Box   38 Folder   11	Local 1131 materials
	Affidavits Access Restrictions: Folders in Box 38, Folder 12 through Box 41, Folder 2 are restricted.
Box   38 Folder   12	Baez-Borda
Box   38 Folder   13	Borda-Camp
Box   39 Folder   1	Campbell-Dawkins
Box   39 Folder   2	DeLeon-Dziegielewski
Box   39 Folder   3	Edgeston-Freiburger
Box   39 Folder   4	Fuentes-Groh
Box   39 Folder   5	Grycowski-Jonas
Box   39 Folder   6	Jozwiak-Kruse
Box   40 Folder   1	Kulwski-Michaels
Box   40 Folder   2	Michalski-Ortiz
Box   40 Folder   3	Padden-Radtke
Box   40 Folder   4	Ramirez-Rosiewski
Box   40 Folder   5	Rozdzialowski-Smith
Box   40 Folder   6	Stachowiak-Talaska
Box   41 Folder   1	Thalman-Weins
Box   41 Folder   2	Weyenberg-Young
Box   41 Folder   3-4	Outside creditors
	Mass layoff
Box   41 Folder   5	Effects on Local 1131
Box   41 Folder   6	ERD (Equal Rights Division of Wisconsin) Case number 987047
Box   41 Folder   7	Legal materials
Box   41 Folder   8	NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) Case number 30-CA-14389
Box   41 Folder   9	Reference materials
Audio 1414A	Message from Karin Szarsinski to John Watson telling him not to report to work, 1998 August 19
Milwaukee Mss 181 Box   41 Folder   10	Notes - Lee Gierke
Box   44 Folder   4	Pension recovery case file
Box   42 Folder   1	Proposed sale of plant, 1998 Summer
	Trade assistance
Box   42 Folder   2	Petition
Box   42 Folder   3	Reference materials
Box   42 Folder   4	Unemployment materials