Subseries: SERIES 9: Arbitration Decision, 1929-1965
Physical Description: 8 boxes 
Scope and Content Note

This series consists of copies of arbitration decisions issued by arbitrators or by the Wage Tribunal.

Beginning with the implementation of the National Labor Agreement between the hosiery manufacturers and the American Federation of Hosiery Workers, hundreds of disputes over a long period were settled through arbitration as stipulated in the agreement. The arbitrator issued a written decision in each case, and all signatories to the agreement received a copy. Much the same procedure was followed in the case of hosiery mills which were not parties to the national agreement.

Grievances filed by individual employes over such problems as wage rates and inequities, promotions, job discrimination, were heard by a single arbitrator. For industry-wide disputes there was a Wage Tribunal, including a member of the union, a representative of the employers, and an impartial chairman, as provided under the national agreement.

As issued in its final written form, the decision includes a statement of the case before the arbitrator; introductory information relating to the labor contract, and to relations, generally, between the union and the employer. After a review of the arguments presented by all parties to the dispute, the opinion of the arbitrator relating to the facts is stated, followed by his written order.

Often, before he could render a decision, the arbitrator found it necessary to conduct time studies, or studies of wage, cost of living and productivity. Studies of this type may be found in the Negotiations File (Series Twelve) or in the Arbitration File (Series Eight).

While there are decisions in the file for the period from 1929 until 1965, only those from 1929 until 1950 are indexed. They are indexed, generally, in three ways, by topic, by name of company, and by date.

Arrangement of the Materials: By series and by number within the series, which is generally chronological within the series. The Index is in Box One.

A 1-15 by number (Index), 1 October 1929-3 June 1930

B 1-18 by number (Index), 18 September 1930-14 February 1931

C 1-18 by number (Index), 24 March 1931-19 June 1931

D 1-5 by number (Index), 29 June, 1931-23 July 1931

E by number (Index), 26 October 1931-20 July 1932

E by subject (Index)

F by company (Index), 9 September 1932-15 January 1934

F by number (Index)

F by subject (Index)

G by number (Index), 15 January 1934-17 January 1935

G by subject (Index)

H by company (Index), 26 January 1935-21 March 1936

H by subject (Index)

H by number (Index)

J by subject (Index), 16 April 1936-1 July 1936

K by company (Index), 16 August 1937-30 August 1938

K by number (Index)

L by subject (Index), 3 October 1938-15 December 1939

L by company (Index)

L by number (Index)

SA by subject, SA 1-SA 20

M by subject (Index), 2 February 1940-22 August 1941

SA by number (Index), 15 April 1939-4 October 1941

N by number (Index), 14 October 1941-17 August 1942

N by subject (Index)

P by number (Index), 17 November 1943-3 May,1944

P by subject (Index)

Q by number (Index), 26 October 1944-31 October 1945

Q by subject (Index)

SA (Supplementary Agreement)
Note: See Series L for 1-20, M for 5-93

S (Special Decisions) by number, 1 October 1932-24 April 1933

U by number, 8 February 1946-14 August 1947

U by subject (Index)

V by number (Index), 5 August 1947-27 December 1948

V by subject (Index)

W by number (Index), 31 January 1949-18 December 1950

W by subject (Index)

A 1-16 (Decisions), 1 October 1929-5 June 1930

B 1-18 (Decisions), 18 September 1930-14 February 1931

C 1-18 (Decisions), 24 March 1931-19 June 1931

D 1-5, 29 January 1931-23 July 1931

A 1-2, 2 April 1940

B 1-4, 17 March 1941

C 1, 22 July 1941

AA 1-26, 15 December 1954-22 July 1960

AA 27-53, 22 July 1960-27 April 1965

AAA, 2 June 1939-18 August 1947

AAA, 28 August 1947-27 March 1950

CF 1-99, 29 December 1942-21 January 1948

CF 100-187, 22 June, 1948-23 February 1960

E 1-72, 26 October 1931-20 July 1932

ER 1-14, 7 April 1938-20 June 1941

F 1-43, 9 September 1932-15 January 1934

G 1-46, 15 January 1934-17 January 1935

H 1-58, 26 January 1935-21 March 1936

J 1-8, 16 April 1936-1 July 1936

K 1-56, 16 August 1937-30 August 1938

KA 1-16, 25 March 1942-12 June 1943

KB 1, 23 March 1944

L 1-33, 3 October 1938-15 December 1939

M 1-10, 2 February 1940-22 August 1941

N 1-47, 14 October 1941-17 August 1942

O 1-22, 23 October 1942-28 October 1943

P 1-5, 17 November 1943-3 May 1944

Q 1-5, 4 October 1944-5 September 1945

R 100-110, 22 July 1940-14 January 1942

R 201, 10 November 1941

R unnumbered, 14 January 1942

Special Cases, 20 October 1931-24 April 1933

S (Special) 1-27, 24 February 1934-13 April 1936

S (Special) 100-135, 2 July 1937-18 August 1939

S (Special) 136-149, 21 August 1939-25 September 1940

Special Decision, 30 October 1941

S (Special) 200-249, 30 April 1943-30 September 1946

S (Special) 250-299, 25 October 1946-22 July 1948

S (Special) 300-349, 22 July 1948-12 July 1949

S (Special) 350-399, 12 July 1949-16 August 1951

S (Special) 400-426, 20 September 1951-14 October 1954

Unnumbered, 13 May 1944

SA 1-29, 30 January 1939-22 May 1940

SA 30-60, 15 May 1940-17 February 1941

SA 61-94, 28 February 1941-13 October 1941

T 1-3, 7 February 1936-12 June 1936

U 1-2, 3 December 1937-5 December 1938

U Unnumbered, 8 September 1939-13 September 1939

U 1-23, 8 February 1946-14 August 1947

V 1-22, 5 August 1947-22 December 1948

W 1-34, 31 January 1949-18 December 1950

WH 1-6, 27 June 1944-11 February 1946

X 1-13, 18 January 1935-15 May 1944

Y 1-30, 8 March 1951-4 December 1951

Z 1-18, 4 December 1951-29 June 1954

Allan Dash 1-21A, 7 October 1937-10 January 1940

Allan Dash, unnumbered, 15 October 1940-29 March 1941

Frank Pierson 1-19, 5 February 1942-9 September 1942

1-S to 4-S, 22 March 1948

Arbitration Decision, 30 March 1954

Impartial Chairman Decision, 22 October 1956

Wage Tribunal, 15 October 1938

Settled Without Decision 1-122, 16 August 1937-19 October 1951