
Joint Committee of Employers and Employees : minutes of meeting
Tuesday, November 14, 1933
Wednesday, March 21, 1934
A2001-074
AF/162052
Minutes for the following meetings : November 14, 1933 ; November 21, 1933 ; March 21, 1934. Meetings were held to effect joint representation and collective bargaining between employer and employee under Article 7 of the National Industrial Recovery Act. The committee was composed of a committee of employees (9 employees) and a committee of employers (9 employers). The employees are waterfront employees. Topics discussed : company gang ; earning system ; hall hiring ; orders for nigh work in by 5 ; registration of longshoremen ; gang terminated will have hearing in front of committee ; elimination of bosses cussing workers ; minimum working time ; ordering men back to work ; working conditions ; overtime ; holidays ; election day ; standby time ; incident involving the ship crew unloading cargo instead of the Longshoremen. Organization : Joint Committee of Employers and Employees People : Key Words : business ; employer ; employee ; labor ; wages ; wage cut ; collective bargaining ; waterfront ; longshoremen