Arranged alphabetically by case name, the case files span the years 1947 to 1951, the entire period of time during which Wisconsin regulated the bargaining process between public utility employers and their employes. The records include rules of procedure of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board; list of conciliators and arbitrators; transcripts of hearings before the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board; union and company exhibits introduced in those hearings; conciliators' reports; arbitrators' awards; correspondence; court orders, motions, and stipulations; and copies of court opinions delivered when the decision of the arbitrators was appealed, including a copy of the U. S. Supreme Court decisions which invalidated the Public Utility Anti-Strike Law in 1951. Also included is a summary of all 43 cases prosecuted under the law, showing name of employer, number of employes, name of union representing employes, by whom petition to Wisconsin Employment Relations Board filed, and method of settlement of case. The fronts of the folders of the case files are annotated, providing an excellent summary of the major developments in each case.
