Samuel Alschuler and other papers on arbitration in the meat industry

  • Creator Names Alschuler, Samuel, 1859-1939.
  • Title Samuel Alschuler and other papers on arbitration in the meat industry [manuscript], 1918-1946.
  • Physical description 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
  • Collection summary Stenographic transcripts (8 vol.) of various arbitration hearings and other investigations involving workers in the packing house industry, primarily arbitration hearings (1918-1920) with Samuel Alschuler as arbitrator, some involving Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, Armour & Company, and Swift & Company. Also present are proceedings (1 vol., 1944) of the National War Labor Board concerning Swift & Company, et al. and United Packinghouse Workers of America, et al.; and U.S. Dept. of Labor, Fact Finding Panel, proceedings (1 v., 1946) involving Swift & Company and the National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers of America (independent union), United Packinghouse Workers of America (CIO) and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Illinois Labor History Society (1980.0004).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials include the publication: Over the top at the yards / [by Frank P. Walsh], which contains opening and closing arguments in the stockyards arbitration proceedings (published in 1918 by the Chicago Labor News.
  • Names
    • Alschuler, Samuel, 1859-1939 Archives.
    • Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Archives.
    • Armour and Company.
    • National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers of America (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Swift & Company.
    • Union Stock Yard & Transit Company of Chicago.
    • United Packinghouse Workers of America.
    • United States. Dept. of Labor. Fact Finding Panel.
    • United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945)
    • Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America.
    • Armour and Company.
    • National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers of America (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Swift & Company.
    • United Packinghouse Workers of America.
    • United States. Dept. of Labor. Fact Finding Panel.
    • United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945)
  • Subjects
    • Arbitration, Industrial Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Eight-hour movement Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Labor unions Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Meat industry and trade Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Packing-house workers United States.
    • Working class Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Stockyards Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Economic aspects Illinois Chicago.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre Transcripts. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.