UNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 833 - Walter P. Reuther · PDF fileUNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 833 1897 - 1965 ... practice complaint against Kohler Co. July 8, 1954, and began NLRB Case #13-CA-1780

UNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 833

1897 - 1965(Predominately, 1933 - 1960)

51 linear feet18 scrapbooks

Accession Number 377

The papers of Local 833 were placed in the Archives of Labor Historyand Urban Affairs in December 1969 by Local 833 and were opened forresearch in 1972.

The Kohler Co. of Kohler, Wisconsin, manufactures plumbingware. Itsworkers first organized in August 1933 when they received the charterfor Federal Labor Union #18545 from the American Federation of Labor.In September 1933 the company responded by forming another union underits auspices - - the Kohler Workers' Association (KWA). The first Kohlerstrike began July 16, 1934, because of the Federal Labor Union's unsuc-cessful attempts at collective bargaining. The company, claiming thatthe strike was started by outside agitators, hired deputies and boughtan arsenal to protect itself. On the night of July 27, 1934, there wasa riot which resulted in the death of two strikers and the wounding ofscores of people. A National Labor Relations Board election in Sept-ember 1934, resulted in the KWA being designated as the workers' choice.In October the Federal Labor Union began a boycott, but it was unsuc-essful. The strike dragged on until April 1941 with a few strikersstill picketing. With settlement the Federal Labor Union became in-operative .

In August 1950 the KWA and the company signed an agreement that wassomewhat like a union contract. At the same time, the United AutoWorkers began an organizing drive among the workers with help from someKWA officials who were dissatisfied with the KWA's relations with Kohlerand felt they needed a large union backing them up. The workers votedto affiliate with the UAW in April 1952.

The second Kohler strike began April 5, 1954, after unsuccessful attemptsto negotiate a new contract. The union filed its first unfair laborpractice complaint against Kohler Co. July 8, 1954, and began NLRBCase #13-CA-1780 that would not be settled until August 26, 1960.

In 1954 the union began a nationwide boycott and the company reactedby sending its officials on speaking engagements across the country.The Senate's Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Laboror Management Field, i.e., the McClellan Committee, held hearings on theUAW and the Kohler Strike in 1958 which resulted in the UAW comingthrough "without damage to its reputation for honesty and democracy."In December 1965, in an out of court settlement, the union agreed todrop all pending unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB in returnfor the company's payment of $4.5 million in back wages and pensioncredits.


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The papers in this collection deal mainly with the second strike, theNLRB case, and the McClellan hearings. However, there are some materialson the 1934 strike, the Federal Labor Union, the workings of the KWAfrom 1933 to 1952, and even a few items dealing with the original Kohlerstrike in 1897.

Important subjects covered in the collection are:Kohler strikes, 1934-41 and 1954-60McClellan Committee Hearings on the Kohler Strike, 1958NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Case, 1954-60UAW Organizing Drive, 1950-52

Among the correspondents are:Paul DouglasJames R. HoffaIrving IvesWalter J. Kohler, Jr.James E. MurrayWilliam ProxmireCarl SandburgAlexander Wiley


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Contents

103 Manuscript boxes18 Scrapbooks

Series I - X Files of Local 833Series XI - XV Files of Attorney David Rabinovitz

Series I, Boxes 1-15Correspondence, statements, legal documents and other materialsconcerning the Kohler strike of 1954-60.

Series II, Boxes 15-20Correspondence, pamphlets, resolutions, and other material relatingto Local 833's boycott of Kohler products, 1954-58.

Series III, Boxes 20-24Motions, briefs, notes, correspondence and other materials concerningNLRB Case #13-CA-1780. Also included are materials relating to theappeals of the Board's decision and materials regarding reinstatementof strikers.

Series IV, Box 24Motions, briefs, correspondence and other items relating to otherlegal proceedings involving Local 833 and/or individual workers.

Series V, Boxes 25-32Subject files concerning the McClellan Committee and volumes preparedfor presentation to the committee.

Series VI, Boxes 33-38Correspondence, minutes, election results and other items concerningthe various unions at the Kohler Co. from 1933 until the 1954 strike.Included are materials relating to the 1950-52 UAW organizing driveat Kohler.

Series VII, Box 38Miscellaneous materials forming a reference file on subjects ofparticular concern to Local 833.

Series VIII, Box 39Contracts, correspondence, proposals and other items relating tocontract negotiations with the Kohler Co., 1950-55.

Series IX, Box 40Financial records and other routine files of a local union office,1952-65.

Series X, Boxes 41-48Scripts of Local 833 radio broadcast from May 1952 to April 1958.


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Series XI, Boxes 49-81Motions, briefs, drafts, and other items relating to NLRB Case#13-CA-1780 and petitions to the Court of Appeals for enforcementof the Board's decision. Also included are subject, reference andgeneral files regarding the case and the Board and exhibits andtranscripts. This series covers primarily 1954-62.

Series XII, Boxes 82-83Motions, briefs, drafts, correspondence and other items relating toother legal proceedings involving Local 833 and/or individual workersfrom 1951-58.

Series XIII, Boxes 84-95Affidavits, correspondence, notes, reports, exhibits, hearing transcripts,and other items relating to the hearings before the McClellan Committee.This series covers primarily 1933-34, 1951-58.

Series XIV, Boxes 96-99Correspondence, steward records, affidavits, contract negotiations,and other items relating to the various unions at Kohler from 1933to 1952.

Series XV, Boxes 99-103Affidavits, reports, news clippings, press releases, and other itemsforming a reference file on subjects of concern to Local 833 andAttorney Rabin Ovitz and covering primarily 1933-34, 1952-58.

Non-Manuscript materialApproximately 15 photos from 1934 and 100 photos from 1954 - 60have been placed in the Archives' Audio-Visual Collection along witha T-shirt, a tie, and buttons from the second strike. Bound volumesof The Kohlerian, 1946-56 and People, 1951-62 and various pamphletshave been placed in the Archives Library. The 18 scrapbooks include2 from 1934 and 16 from 1950-60.


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Series I

Boxes 1-15

Correspondence, statements, affidavits, some legaldocuments, and other items concerning the Kohler Strikeof 1954-60. The files are arranged alphabetically bysubject of type of material and cover primarily1954-60. The folders labeled "Kitzman CorrespondenceFiles" are what appear to be the files of HarveyKitzman, UAW Region 10 Director, relating to Local 833.At the end of the series are bound volumes of theDaily Strike Bulletin published by Local 833.

Box 1 1 Affidavit Index and Strike Incident File, 1954-56: Index

2-20 Affidavit Index and Strike Incident File, 1954-56: A-Z

21 Anti-Strike Material, 1954-55

22 Anti-Strike Material, 1958.

Box 2 1 Civil Defense and Tear Gas Case, 1955

2-15 Donations: Daily Lists, 1955

16-20 Donations: Letters from donors, 1955

21-22 Fact-Finding Board: Petitions and Correspondence, 1958

23-27 Fossum Statement re: Clayboat Incident, 1955

28 General Correspondence, 1955

29-42 General Correspondence, 1957-60.

Box 3 1 Gunaca Case, 1958

2-7 Income Tax Case: Correspondence, 1955-63

8-9 Income Tax Case: News Clips, 1955-60

10 Income Tax Case: U.S. Supreme Court, Brief for Respondent,1959

11-13 Injunction Against Mass Picketing: Briefs, 1954

14-15 International Unions Investments and Kohler Co. 1958

16-34 Kitz man Correspondence files re: Local 833, 1951-53

Box 4 1-15 Kitz man Correspondence files re: Local 833, 1954

16-35 Kitz man Correspondence files re: Local 833, 1955


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Box 5 1-31 Kitz man Correspondence files re: Local 833, 1955-57

32-33 Kitz man files: Jobs for Strikers, correspondence, 1956

34-35 Kitz man files: Pickets, correspondence, 1955-56

Box 6 1-2 Kitz man files: Printers' proofs, UAW Organizing Drive, 1952

3-8 Kitzman files: Publicity re: strike, 1954-56

9 Kitzman Speech: Membership Meeting, Apr. 4, 1954

10-18 Kohler Co. Ads, 1950-57

Box 7 1-7 Kohler Co. Ads, 1950-57

8 Kohler Co. Employee Lists: Additions to Payroll,June 6, 1954 - June 12, 1955

9 Kohler Co. Employee Lists: Eligible Employees as ofApril 4, 1954

10 Kohler Co. Employee Lists: Eligible Employees as ofJune 12, 1954

11 Kohler Co. Employee Lists: Shell Department Personnel,April 5, 1954

12 Kohler Co. Employee Lists: Working Force, June 1, 1954

13 Kohler Co. Real Estate: American Club Resident, 1943-55

14 Kohler Co. Real Estate: Tenant Lists, 1955

Box 8 1 Kohler Co. Surveillance: Index by Name Mentioned,

Madson Detective Reports

2 Kohler Co. Surveillance: Picket Line Activity, 1954-58

3-5 Kohler Strike Fund: Letters of Acknowledgement, 1957-59

6 Letters: Supporting Strike, 1955-57

7-10 Letters: Unfriendly, 1954-58

11 Local 833 Chorus: Program, 1957

12 News Clips, 1958

13 Personalities: William Bersch, 1955

14 Personalities: Kermit Brickner, 1955-56

15. Personalities: Lucius P. Chase, 1956, 1958

16-20 Personalities: Lyman C. Conger, 1954-58


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21 Personalities: John Deis, 1958, 1961

22 Personalities: Rep. John D. Dingell, 1957

23 Personalities: Francis Drury, 1958

24 Personalities: Allan Graskamp, 1957

25 Personalities: John Gunaca, 1958-59

26 Personalities: George Gaberman, 1956

27 Personalities: Cap. Steen Heimke, 1955-58, 1963-64

28 Personalities: Dion Henderson, 1955

29 Personalities: Karl Hess, 1955

30 Personalities: Charles Heymanns, 1955-57

Box 9 1 Personalities: Hoffman Exhibit

2 Personalities: Frank Holub, 1957

3 Personalities: Henry Joyce, 1955

4 Personalities: Nick Kachelmeier, 1955-56

5 Personalities: Evangeline Kohler

6-13 Personalities: Herbert V. Kohler, 1952-59

14 Personalities: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. 1957

15 Personalities: John M. Kohler, 1912

16 Personalities: Gov. Walter J. Kohler, Sr., 1930, 1959

17-19 Personalities: Gov. Walter J. Kohler, Jr. 1954-55, 1957

20 Personalities: Harold Krou, 1954-55

21 Personalities: 0. A. Kroos, 1958

22 Personalities: Lampe Story

23 Personalities: Father J.W. Maguire, 1934

24-29 Personalities: Emil Mazey, 1953-62

30 Personalities: Walter Meyer

31 Personalities: James P. Mitchell, 1955

32 Personalities: Senator Wayne Morse, 1956

33 Personalities: Theodore Mosch, 1954


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34 Personalities: Senator James E. Murray, 1954-55

35 Personalities: Patrick Mest, 1956

36 Personalities: Frank Novak

Box 10 1-2 Personalities: L.E. O'Neill, 1956-57

3 Personalities: Ludwig Razal, 1955

4-5 Personalities: Walter Reuther, 1955, 1957, 1967

6 Personalities: Calvin Rowell, 1956

7 Personalities: Carl Sandburg, 1957

8 Personalities: Judge F.H. Schlichting, 1954

9 Personalities; Emil Schuette, 1956-57

10 Personalities: L.L. Smith, 1955-56, 1963

11 Personalities: Gov. Vernon W. Thompson, 1957

12 Personalities: Rep. William VanPelt, 1959

13 Personalities: Al Vinson, 1956

14 Personalities: David Weber, 1955-56

15 Personalities: Senator Alexander Wiley, 1958

16 Personalities: Rep. Clement Zablocki, 1955

17 Personalities: Ernie Zehms, 1958

18-19 Picket Captains: Lists, 1956-58

20 Post Office: Mail Cover Charge, correspondence 1958

21 Post Office: Threatening Letters, 1958

22 Postal Case: Libelous Envelopes, 1956

23-24 Press Releases: Local 833, 1958-60

25 Procurement Committee Reports, 1957-58

26-30 David Rabinovitz: Correspondence and Legal Papers, 1955

31-35 David Rabinovitz: Correspondence and Legal Papers, 1957

36 David Rabinovitz: Correspondence and Legal Papers, 1959


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37 Radio: WHBL, Sheboygan, 1955-58

38 Radio: WPLY, Plymouth, 1955-56

Box 11 1-10 Religious Relations in the Kohler Strike, 1954-58

11-21 Representative Material: Pro and Anti Strike andBoycott, 1956-57

22 Scab Count: Daily Reports, 1954-57

23-26 Scab Lists, 1954-55 and undated

27 Sheboygan Builders' and Traders' Exchange: Ad. 1956

28 Sheboygan Police and Fire Commission: Investigation ofHeimke and Franks, 1958

29 "Special Report to Organized Labor Local 833, 1957

Box 12 1-3 Teamsters, 1954-61

4-6 Trucks Crossing Picketline, 1954-58

7 Unfair Labor Practice (WERB vs UAW): Brief andAppendix of Appellants, 1954

8-11 Union Background of 90 Discharged Kohler Co. Employees

12-13 Union's Comments on Kohler's Transcriptions ofUnion Broadcasts

14 Vandalism and Violence, 1954-58

15 Veterans' Committee, Local 833, 1958

16 Vinson Case: Judge Schlichting

17-18 Win the Strike Committee, Eastern Wisconsin’s, 1955-56

19-21 Win the Strike Committee, Sheboygan County: Minutesand Correspondence, 1954-55

22 Wisconsin AFL-CIO Merger Convention, 1958

Daily Strike Bulletin, April 5, 1954 - June 30, 1954bound volume.

Box 13 Daily Strike Bulletin, July 1, 1954 - Sept. 30, 1954

Daily Strike Bulletin, Oct. 1, 1954 - Dec. 31, 1954

Daily Strike Bulletin, Jan. 1, 1955 - Apr. 4, 1955

Daily Strike Bulleting Apr. 5, 1955 - June 30, 1955


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Box 14 Daily Strike Bulletin, July 1, 1955 - Sept. 30, 1955

Daily Strike Bulletin, Oct. 1, 1955 - Dec 31, 1955

Daily Strike Bulletin, Jan. 1, 1956 - Apr. 4, 1956

Daily Strike Bulletin, Apr. 5, 1956 - Apr. 3, 1957

Box 15 Daily Strike Bulletin, Jan. 4, 1957 - Aug. 29, 1959

Series II

Boxes 15-20

Correspondence, pamphlets, resolutions, and other itemsrelating to Local 833's boycott of Kohler products 1954-58. The files are arranged alphabetically by subjector type of material.

1 Alert-O-Gram, 1956-57

2-4 Anti-Semitism of Kohler Co., 1956-57

5-10 Billboard Campaign: Donor's Letters, 1957

11-13 Billboard Campaign: Donation lists, 1957-58

14-19 Billboard Campaign: Expenditures, 1957-58

20-23 Billboard Campaign: Proposals, 1957

Box 16 1 Boycott Literature: #1, Graskamp letter, 1955

2 Boycott Literature: #2, Holden and Rawling letter, 1955

3 Boycott Literature: #3, "Don't Buy Kohler Plumbing Ware"

4 Boycott Literature: #4, Win the Strike Resolution, 1955

5 Boycott Literature: #5, Sheboygan Win the Strike Committee

6 Boycott Literature: #11, "For These We Fight"

7 Boycott Literature: #12, "Please Help My Daddy Winthe Kohler Strike"

8 Boycott Literature: #13, "Don't Buy Kohler"

9 Boycott Literature: #15, "A Summary of the Major Issues"

10 Boycott Literature: #16, Strike Chronology, 1954-55

11 Boycott Literature: #17, "Last Stand of Laissez-Faire", 1955

12 Boycott Literature: #18, "The Kohler Worker's Story"


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l3 Boycott Literature:#18-A, "How You Can Beat Kohler"

14 Boycott Literature: #18-B, "How You Can Stop UnionBusting by Boycotting Kohler"

15 Boycott Literature: #20, Bumper Stickers

16 Boycott Literature: #20-B, Small Stickers

17 Boycott Literature: #20-C, Small Bumper Stickers

18 Boycott Literature: #21, Seniority Breakdown

19 Boycott Literature: #23, Silicosis

20 Boycott Literature: #24, Unfair Labor Practice Charges

21 Boycott Literature: #25, "How to Boycott Kohler"

22 Boycott Literature: #27, "Watch out for PBR", 1956

23 Boycott Literature: #29, Kohler Plant Map

24 Boycott Literature: #30, The Fight Against Fear

25 Boycott Literature: #31, Stamp Out Kohlerism

26 Boycott Literature: #32, "Can America Afford Kohlerism" 1957

27 Boycott Literature: #33, The Union's Side of the KohlerStory, 1957

28 Boycott Literature: #34, "A Long Strike's Human Damage" 1957

29 Boycott Literature: #36, "The Kohler Boycott"

30 Boycott Literature: #37, Billboard Postcards

31 Boycott Literature: #40, Alert-O-Gram

32 Boycott Literature: #42, "Seeking Your Cooperation"

33 Boycott Literature: #48, Sheboygan Building and TradesCouncil, 1955

34 Boycott Literature: #49, Sheboygan Building and TradesCouncil, 1956

35 Boycott Literature: #51, "Some Questions No One atKohler Co. Has Ever Been Able to Answer."

36 Boycott Literature: #54, "You Can Be the Straw"

37 Boycott Literature: #55, "How to Boycott Kohler"


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38 Boycott Literature: #56, "The Proof is in the Pudding,"1957

39 Boycott Literature: #57, Summer School Bulletin, 1957

40 Boycott Literature: #59, "Only You Can Settle theKohler Strike"

41 Boycott Literature: #60, Emil Schuette Speech, 1957

42 Boycott Literature: #61, "Quarantine"

43 Boycott Literature: #64, "Three Trade Union Views", 1957

44 Boycott Literature: #67, "Facts and Figures, 1957"

45 Boycott Literature: #68, Kohler Found Guilty, 1957

46 Boycott Literature: #69, Reuther and Mazey Statements toMcClellan Committee, 1958

47 Boycott Literature: #70, Convention Flyer, 1958

48 Boycott Literature: #72, "Justice Delayed - JusticeDenied," 1958

49 Boycott Resolutions: Index and 1954

50-51 Boycott Resolutions: 1955

52-57 Boycott Resolutions: 1956

Box 17 1-3 Boycott Resolutions: 1957

4 Boycott Resolutions: 1958

5-6 Boycott Resolutions: Government bodies, 1956-57

7 Boycott Resolutions: Legal Opinions and Samples, 1956

8 Catholics: Kohler Orders, 1956-57

9 Catholics: List of Priests

10-11 Defective Plumbing Ware, 1956

12-14 Form Letters re: Boycott, 1956-58

15-17 Form Letters sent by other unions, 1955-57

18-19 Government Building Projects, 1955-56

20 Hartshorn Affair, 1958


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21 Kitzman Correspondence file re: Boycott, 1955

22-30 Kitzman Correspondence file re: Boycott, 1956

31-32 Kitzman: Kohler Boycott Letters, 1957

Box 18 1 Kohler Boycott Campaign A Report, 1957

2-3 "Kohler Boycott Field Report," 1957-58

4-6 Kohler Boycott File, Vol. I, incomplete, 1955-58

7-20 Kohler Boycott File, Vol. II, 1954-57

21-23 Kohler Co. Distributers: Lists, 1955, 1957

24 Kohler Co. Price List, 1957

25 Kohler Co. Production, 1954-55, 1958

26-27 Kohler Co. Sales and Shipment, 1948-59

Box 19 1 Kohler Co. Suppliers, 1955

2-3 Kohler Co. Tubs in Crane Crates, 1958

4-5 Legal Opinions, 1956

6-7 Letters Supporting Boycott, 1956-58

8 Madison School Project, 1956

9 Mayr Electric Co., 1957

10-12 Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors: Lettersagainst Boycott Resolution, 1956

13-21 Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors: Petitionfor Boycott Resolution, 1956

22-26 Miscellaneous Boycott materials, 1955-57

27-28 National Assn. of Plumbing Contractors; Convention, 1956

29 Plumbers Local 401, 1956

30 Plumbers: Shoemann, 1955

31-36 Plumbers Support, 1954-58

Box 20 1-5 Radio Campaign: Donations, letters, 1956-57

6 Radio Campaign: Donations, lists, 1956-57

7 Secondary Boycott Conference, 1957

8 Sheboygan Assn. of Commerce, 1956


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9-12 Sheboygan Boycott, 1956-59

13 Sheboygan Building and Construction Trades Council:Mohar Letter, 1956

14 Stevens Point: Unfair Trade Practices Suit, 1957-58

Series III

Boxes 20-24

Motions, briefs, correspondence, notes, drafts,and other items concerning NLRB Case #13-CA-1780.Also included are materials relating to the appealsof the Board's decision in the U.S. Court of Appealsand materials relating to the reinstatement of strikers.The files are arranged chronologically by date offiling and cover from 1954-62.

15-20 Amendments to Complaint and Correspondence, 1954-55

21 Official Report of Proceedings (Herbert V. KohlerTestimony), Feb. 9, 1955

22 Motion by Respondent to Dismiss, July 20, 1955

23 General Counsel's Proposed Finding of Fact on Respondent'sDepartment, Oct. 3, 1956

24 General Counsel's Proposed Finding of Fact on ShellDepartment, Oct, 3, 1956

25 General Counsel's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss,Oct. 10, 1956

26 Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss,Oct. 10, 1956

27 Opinion and Order Granting Motion to Dismiss, Oct. 15, 1956

28 Request for Review and Reversal of Order to Dismiss,November 9, 1956

29 Respondent Replying to Request for Review, Nov. 20, 1956

30 Decision and Order (Remanding Order to Dismiss)Feb. 6, 1957

Box 21 1-2 Brief on Behalf of the General Counsel, Apr. 19, 1957

3-4 Brief of Charging Party, Apr. 20, 1957


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5 General Counsel's Supplemental Brief to Trial Examiner,June 28, 1957

6 Supplemental Brief (re: Conger) July 15, 1957

7 Brief for Respondent Relative to Six Discharges,Aug. 26, 1957

Box 22 1 Order Transferring Case to NLRB, Oct. 9, 1957

2 Intermediate Report and Recommendation Order, Oct. 9, 1957

3 Respondent Exceptions to Intermediate Report andRecommendation, Dec. 9, 1957

4 General Counsel's Exception to Intermediate ReportDec. 10, 1957

5 Exceptions to Intermediate Report, Dec. 10, 1957

6 Draft by Rabin Ovitz of Exceptions to IntermediateReport, 1957

7 General Counsel's Brief in Support of Exceptionsand Intermediate Report, Jan. 8, 1958

8-9 Respondent's Brief on Exceptions to the IntermediateReport and Recommendations, Jan. 8, 1958

10 Union's Brief in Support of Exceptions, Jan. 8, 1968

11 Motion to Direct the Taking of Further Testimony,July 30, 1958

12 Response to Motion to Direct the Taking of FurtherTestimony, Aug. 11, 1958

13 Order to Reopen Hearings, Nov. 19, 1958

14 Memorandum of Opposition (3c wage increase) Dec. 11, 1958

15 Brief for Respondent on Reopening Record, Feb. 10, 1959

Box 23 1 Supplementary Brief of Charging Party, Feb. 11, 1959

2 Supplemental Brief on Behalf of General Counsel,Feb. 13, 1959

3 Supplemental Intermediate Report, Mar. 5, 1959

4 Draft of Exceptions to Supplemental IntermediateReport, Mar. 17, 1959


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5 Exceptions to Supplemental Intermediate Report,Mar. 18, 1959

6 Respondent's Exceptions to Supplemental IntermediateReport, Mar. 26, 1959

7 Exceptions and Memorandum of General Counsel to Sup-plemental Intermediate Report, Mar. 27, 1959

8 Announcement of Oral Argument, Mar. 10, 1960

9 General Counsel's Memorandum in Opposition to Memorandumof Respondent, Mar. 17, 1960

10 Charging Party's Memorandum in Opposition to Memorandum ofRespondent, Mar. 21, 1960

11 General Counsel's Memorandum in Opposition to Respondent'sMotion to Dismiss, July 20, 1960

12 Decision and Order, Aug. 26, 1960

13 Transfer to U.S. Court of Appeals, Oct. 12, 1960

14 Union's Brief on Remand in Support of Reinstatement,June 19, 1962

15 Edmund J. Biever, Transcript of Testimony

16 Kohler Witness List: Alphabetical

17 Kohler Witness List: Chronological

18 Master List, Union Designations, Undated

19-20 Supplement A to Respondent's Brief (re: Contracts)

Box 24 1 U.S. Court of Appeals: Kohler's Motion for Leaveto Adduce Additional Evidence, Apr. 26, 1961

2 U.S. Court of Appeals: Memorandum of NLRB in Opposition toMotion of Kohler Co., May 9, 1961

3 U.S. Court of Appeals: Motion for Expedited Argument,June 16, 1961

4 U.S. Court of Appeals: Kohler's Brief, undated

5 U.S. Court of Appeals: Kohler's Reply Brief, undated

6 U.S. Court of Appeals: Union's Brief on Petitions toReview and Enforce NLRB Order, undated


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7 U.S. Court of Appeals: Union's Reply Brief, undated

8 U.S. Court of Appeals: On Petitions to Review andSet Aside and on Petition for Enforcement of NLRBOrder, decided, Jan. 26, 1962

Series IV

Box 24

Motions, briefs, correspondence, notes, drafts andother items relating to other legal proceedingsinvolving Local 833 and/or individual workers.The materials are arranged alphabetically by courtand then chronologically by date of filing andcover 1950-54.

9 NLRB Case #13-CA-649: Kohler Co. vs Local 833,Unfair Labor Practice, Insurance, Aug., 1950

10 NLRB Cases //13-CA-960, 13-CA-1114, 13-CA-1115; KohlerCo. vs Ertel, Kohler Co. vs Bichler, Kohler Co. vs Local833, Intermediate Report, Oct., 1953

11 NLRB Cases #13-CA-960, 13-CA-1114, 13-CA-1115:Decision and Order, Apr. 1954

12 WERB Case III, No. 5257 Cw-213 (Unfair Labor Practices):Complaint, Apr. 15, 1954

13 WERB Case III, No. 5257 Cw-213: Notice of Hearing,Apr. 16, 1954

14 WERB Case III, No. 5257 Cw-213: Transcript, Vol. I, May 12, 1954

15 WERB Case III, No. 5257 Cw-213: Transcript, Vol. II, May 13, 1954

16 WERB Case III, No. 5257 Cw-213: Transcript, Vol. III, May 17, 1954

17 WERB Case III, No. 5257 Cw-213: Transcript, Vol. IV, May 18, 1954

18 WERB Case III, No. 5257 Cw-213: Transcript, Vol. V, May 19, 1954

19 WERB Correspondence, 1954, 1958

20 Wisconsin Supreme Court, Case #269: Union's Brief, Aug., 1952

21 U.S. Court of Appeals, Cases #11272 and 11283: Union'sBrief. Nov. 26, 1954


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Series V

Boxes 25-32

The first part of this series consists of subjectfiles relating to the McClellan Committee Hearings.The second part and bulk of the series consistsof volumes of materials relating to all aspectsof the strike, the boycott, and Kohler Co.'s relationswith unions. The volumes were prepared for pre-sentation to the Committee and contain correspondence,clippings, motions, briefs, reports, speeches andother items. The subject files are arranged alpha-betically by subject or type and cover 1956-58.The volumes are arranged alphabetically by titleand cover primarily 1934, 1954-57.

Box 25 1 Affidavit of Robert Trever re: Committee Investigators

McGovern and Johnson, 1957

2-6 Correspondence re: McClellan Committee, 1956-58

7 Index of Gresham Testimony before Committee

8 Index of Union Personalities Involved in Testimonyby Kohler Co. Witnesses before Committee

9-14 Index to McClellan Committee Files (incomplete)

15 Press Releases of Kohler Co. re: McClellan Hearings, 1958

Volumes prepared for presentation to McClellan Committee:

16-27 Allegations Against Union, Vol. I, 1954-56

Box 26 1-21 Allegations Against Union, Vol. II, 1954-57

22-27 Collective Bargaining, Vol. I, Pre-Strike, 1934-54

Box 27 1-7 Collective Bargaining, Vol. I, Pre-Strike, 1934-54

8-16 Collective Bargaining, Vol. II, 1954-57

17-22 Collective Bargaining, Vol. III, Summaries and SpecialInformation, 1946-58

Box 28 1-15 Evidence Against Kohler Co., Vol. I, 1952-56

16-21 Evidence Against Kohler Co., Vol. II, 1934, 1951-57

Box 29 1-15 Evidence Against Kohler Co., Vol. II, 1934, 1951-57

16-20 The Gunaca Case, 1954-58


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Box 30 1-11 The Gunaca Case, 1954-58

12-19 The Kohler Boycott, Vol. I, 1954-58

20-30 The Kohler Boycott, Vol. II, 1954-57

Box 31 1-5 Kohler Co. Official's Speeches, 1955-58

6-19 1934 Kohler Strike

20-23 Silicosis at the Kohler Co., 1934-35, 1952-58

Box 32 1-4 Vandalism and Violence, 1954-57

5-12 The Vinson Case, 1954-57

Series VI

Boxes 33-38

Correspondence, minutes, election results, and other itemsconcerning the various unions at the Kohler Co. from 1933until the 1954 strike. Included are materials relatingto the 1950-52 UAW Organizing Drive at Kohler. Materialsare arranged alphabetically by subject or type andcover 1933-1954.

Box 33 1-2 Attorneys' Contracts, 1938-50

3 Charter Member List (KWA), Sept. 1933

4-14 Coroner's Inquest: Wakefield and Engelmann, 1934

15 Correspondence re: Work Regulations, 1951

16-22 Election, 1934: KWA vs Federal Labor union, 1934-35

Box 34 1-9 Election, 1946: KWA vs AFL

10-11 Election, 1950: All Union Shop

12-15 Election, 1951: KWA Representatives

16 Election Committee, George G. Allman, undated

17-18 Enamel Shop, 1953

19 Independent Unaffiliated Kohler Worker's Assn. (IUKWA), 1952

20-21 Industrial Commission of Wisconsin: KWA vs Kohler Co.,Cull Dedications, 1951-52

22 "The Kohler Murders," Richard S. Davis, July 27, 1934

23 KWA Constitution, 1933, 1935


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24 KWA Correspondence, 1933-34

25 KWA Correspondence, 1935

26-33 KWA - Management Meeting Minutes, 1949-52

34-38 KWA: Memos to Management re: Working Conditions, 1950-51

39 KWA Minutes, Sept.-Dec. 1933

40-42 KWA Minutes, 1934

Box 35 1-2 KWA Minutes, 1935













9 Miscellaneous, 1939, 1948

10-12 Neuwirth and Schuette vs Kohler Co.: Cull Deductions,1951

13 Quotes from New York Times re: Strike, 1934-35, 1941

14-25 Representative Rates, 1934-52

26-27 Special Committees Reports, 1936-37

28 Surety Bonds, 1935, 1951

29-44 UAW Organizing Drive, 1952-52

Box 38 1-4 UAW Organizing Drive, 1950-52

5 UAW Organizing Drive, undated

6 UAW Organizing Drive, Region 10 Organizer, 1951


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7-8 Vending Machine Contracts, 1939-52

Series VII

Box 38

Miscellaneous materials forming a reference fileon subjects of particular concern to Local 833.The materials are arranged alphabetically by sub-ject or type and cover 1897, 1934, 1952-58.

9 AFL-CIO Merger Resolution, 1955

10 Crane, 1955-57

11 Garton Employees' Trust Fund, 1950

12 Kohler Co. Application Forms

13 Kohler Co. History: News Stories 1953

14 Kohler Co. Letters to All Employees, 1957-58

15 Kohler Strike, 1897

16 Kohler Village, 1952, 1955 and undated

17 La Follett Committee References to Kohler Co., 1939, 1957

18 Life. May 20, 1957

19 Look. Nov. 29, 1955

20 Maps: City and County of Sheboygan

21-22 0'Sullivan Boycott, 1957-58

23 Quotations from Great Men

24 Saturday Evening Post, 1934, 1955

25 Sheboygan Manufacturers: a list

26-27 Silicosis, 1951-58

28 Spartanburg, 1955-56

29 Time, 1955, 1957

30 U.S. News and World Report. Jan. 25, 1957

31 Vinyl Plastics, Local 1332, 1957


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Series VIII

Box 39

Contracts, correspondence, notes, reports, proposals,and other items relating to contract negotiationswith the Kohler Co. Materials are arranged chrono-logically and then alphabetically and cover 1950-55.

Box 39 1-7 Negotiations, 1950

8 Wage Rates & Riders for 1950 Contract, 1950-51

9-11 Contract Proposals. 1952

12 Fair Practice and Anti Discrimination Committee:Minutes, 1952

13 Contract, 1953

14-18 Day Rate Classifications, 1953

19 Proposed Re-Divisioning of Local 833 Groups, 1953

20 Shell Department: Incentive Pay, 1953

21 Kohler Co. Seniority List as of 1954

22-23 Settlement Proposals, 1955

24 Kohler Co. Pension Plan Compared with UAW Proposal,no date

25 Steward's Guide, no date

Series IX

Box 40

Financial records and various other routine filesof a local union office. Arranged alphabeticallyby subject or type and covering 1952-65.

Box 40 1-6 Bills, 1956-60

7-9 Donor Lists for Station Wagon, 1955

10-12 Income Records, June-Dec. 1952

13-15 Income Records, 1955

16 Local Unions in Region 10: a list

17 Mailing Permit, 1956

18 Sheboygan County Labor Council, 1958-60


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19-26 Silicosis Cases, 1955-60

27 UAW Officers, Directors, and Department Heads, no date

28 UAW Regional Divisions Map, no date

29 Wisconsin Legislature: 1963 Directory of Members

30 WKTS Radio, 1963-65

Series X

Boxes 41-48

Scripts of Local 833 radio broadcasts over stationWHBL from May 1952 to April 1958. Chronologicallyarranged.

Box 41 1-4 Radio Scripts: May-June, 1952

5-13 Radio Scripts: Feb. 1953

14 Radio Scripts: Feb. 1954

15-20 Radio Scripts: Mar. 1954

21-33 Radio Scripts: Apr. 1954

Box 42 1-13 Radio Scripts: May 1954

14-23 Radio Scripts: June 1954

24-28 Radio Scripts: July 1954

29-39 Radio Scripts: Aug. 1954

Box 43 1-11 Radio Scripts: Sept. 1954

12-20 Radio Scripts: Oct. 1954

21-30 Radio Scripts: Nov. 1954

31-39 Radio Scripts: Dec. 1954

Box 44 1-9 Radio Scripts: Jan. 1955




29 Radio Scripts: May 1955



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Box 45 1-10 Radio Scripts: Aug. 1955

11-19 Radio Scripts: Sept. 1955

20-3Q Radio Scripts: Oct. 1955


Box 46 1-7 Radio Scripts: Dec. 1955

8-15 Radio Scripts: Jan. 1956




Box 47 1-6 Radio Scripts: May 1956





23-25 Radio Scripts: Oct. 1956


28-30 Radio Scripts: Dec. 1956

31-35 Radio Scripts: Jan. 1957



Box 48 1-5 Radio Scripts: Apr. 1957

6-9 Radio Scripts: May 1957






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36 Radio Scripts: Oct. 1957

37 Radio Scripts: Jan. 1958


40 Radio Scripts: Mar. 1958

41 Radio Scripts: Apr. 1958

Series XI

Boxes 49-81

The first part of this series contains motions,briefs, drafts, and other items relating to NLRBCase #13-CA-1780 and petitions to the Court ofAppeals for enforcement of the Board's decision.Chronologically arranged. The second part of theseries is subject files containing briefs, drafts,notes, correspondence, etc. concerning issues ofspecial importance in the NLRB Case. Alphabeticallyarranged. The third part contains various legalpapers regarding proceedings not involving the UAW, butused for reference. The fourth part is general filescontaining correspondence, affidavits, drafts, notesexcerpts of testimony and other items. Alphabeticallyarranged. The fifth part is exhibits arranged bysubmitting party. A description of the exhibitscan be found at the beginning of each group in thefolders labeled "Exhibits: Lists." And finally, thereare the transcripts of the NLRB hearings. Thisseries covers primarily 1954-62.

Box 49 1 Unfair Labor Practice Complaint by Union, July 8, 1954

2 Unfair Labor Practice Complaint, 5th Amended, Aug. 16, 1955

3 Respondent Memorandum on Offer of Strike Bulletins asEvidence, Aug. 30, 1955

4 Respondent Memorandum on Strike Bulletins, SpecificOffers (incomplete)

5 Respondent Memorandum on Offer of Kohlerians asEvidence, Aug. 31, 1955

6-11 Admissibility of Kohlerians, Specific Offers (incomplete)

12 Admissibility of Radio Talks as Evidence, Memorandum,Sept. 1, 1955

13 General Counsel's Objections to Strike Bulletins asEvidence, Sept. 2, 1955


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14 Respondent's Offer of Exhibits, Dec. 7, 1955

15 Respondent's Supplements to Brief, June 19, 1956

16 Respondent's Brief Concerning Order DismissingComplaint, Feb. 1957

17 Union's Memorandum re: Gunaca and Motion to AmendComplaint, Feb. 1957

18 Notes on Brief (memorandum re: Gunaca and Motionto Amend Complaint), Draft

19 Notes on Brief (same as above), Reference Material,1950, 1956-57

20 Respondent's Brief to Trial Examiner, Vol. I, Apr. 12, 1957

Box 50 1-2 Respondent's Brief, Nol. II, Apr. 12, 1957

3 General Counsel's Supplemental Brief, June 28, 1957

4 Order Striking Supplemental Brief, July 22, 1957

5 Intermediate Report and Recommended Order, Oct. 9, 1957

6 Order Transferring Case to NLRB, Nov., 1957

7 Respondent's Exceptions to Intermediate Report, Nov. 29, 1957

8 General Counsel's Exceptions to Intermediate Report, Dec. 10, 1957

Box 51 1 Union's Brief in Support of Exceptions to IntermediateReport, Jan. 8, 1958

2 Correspondence re: Filing of Union's Brief in Support ofExceptions to Intermediate Report, 1957-58

3-4 Drafts of Union's Brief in Support of Exceptionsto Intermediate Report

5-8 Notes for Union's Brief in Support of Exceptionsto Intermediate Report

9 Union's Motion to Direct the Taking of FurtherTestimony, July 30, 1958

10-11 Correspondence re: Union's Motion to Direct-the Takingof Further Testimony, July 30, 1958

12 Notes re: Union's Motion to Direct the Taking ofFurther Testimony, July 30, 1958

13 Respondent's Response to Motion to Take FurtherTestimony, Aug. 11, 1958


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14 Order Remanding Proceeding to Regional Director for FurtherHearing, Nov. 19, 1958

15 Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration on Motion toRe-open, Dec. 4, 1958

16 General Counsel's Exceptions and Memorandum to SupplementalIntermediate Report. Feb. 13, 1959

17 General Counsel's Supplemental Brief. Feb. 13, 1959

18 Union's Exceptions to Supplemental Intermediate Report,Draft, Mar. 17, 1959

19 Respondent's Exceptions to Supplemental IntermediateReport, Mar. 26, 1959

20 Respondent's Brief on Exceptions to the SupplementalIntermediate Report, Mar. 26, 1959

21 Respondent's Memorandum of Cases Decided, Mar. 10, 1960.

22 Union's Oral Arguments (?), Mar. 10, 1960

23 Correspondence re: Orals Arguments before NLRB, 1960

24 Draft re: Above, Mar. 10, 1960

25 Union's Memorandum on Opposition to Respondent's OralArgument, Mar. 21, 1960

26 Union's Opposition to Motion for Dismissal, July 12, 1960

27 Union's Opposition to Transmit Record, Aug. 29, 1960

28 Union's Request for Certification, Aug. 30, 1960

29 Respondent's Memorandum in Support of Application toTransfer to Court of Appeals, Sept. 20, 1960

30 Union's Memorandum in Opposition to Transfer, Sept. 23,1960

Box 52 1-9 Court of Appeals: Petitions of NLRB Decision, Correspondence

motions, 1960-61

10-15 Union's Request to NLRB to Enforce Decision, Oct. 27, 1960

16 Union's Request, draft

17-18 Union's Report on Reinstatements to NLRB, Nov. 21, 1960

19 Union's Brief on Remand re: Discharges, June 19, 1962


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20 Draft of Union's Brief on Remand Re: Discharges, June 19, 1962

21 Draft and notes of Union's Brief on Remand Re: Discharges,June 19, 1962

22 Respondent's Brief on Remands, July 2, 1962

23 General Counsel's Brief Concerning the Remand, July 27, 1962

24 U.S. Supreme Court: Union's Brief in Opposition, Oct.Term 1961 and Memo 1962

Box 53 1 Specific Issues: Clayboat, brief, July 20, 1955

2 Specific Issues: Clayboat, notes, no date

3 Specific Issues: Clayboat, photo exhibits, July 5, 1955

4 Specific Issues: Detective Reports, Conger's Testimonybefore McClellan Committee, Summary, 1958

5-7 Specific Issues: Detective Reports, notes, 1954-59

8 Specific Issues: Detective Reports, notes submitted toMcClellan Committee, 1958

9-10 Specific Issues: Employment Office, affidavits re:picketing, Nov. 1954 - Jan. 1955

11 Specific Issues: Employment Office, summaries of NLRBtestimony refuting Jacobi's photos and affidavits, 1955

12 Specific Issues: Negotiations, Summary of Sept., 1954Meeting, Judge Murphy, Mediator

13-14 Specific Issues: Releasees, 1954-65

15-16 Specific Issues: Retirees, 1965

17 Specific Issues: Strike Incident File (Partial), 1954

18-21 Specific Issues: Wage Increases, 1957-60

Box 54 1-3 Reference Materials: Decisions in Other Unfair LaborPractice Cases

4 Reference Materials: An NLRB Case, 1950

5 Reference Materials: Other WERB Cases, 1962-63

6 Reference Materials: Wisconsin Circuit Court Case, 1962

7 General Files, NLRB: Affidavit, 1960-61

8 General Files, NLEB; Bonds, 1960


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9 General Files, NLRB: Conger's Testimony, suggestedcross-examination

10-11 General Files, NLRB:Correspondence re: NLRB, 1955-61

12 General Files, NLRB:Correspondence with Kohler Co. 1960-61

13-17 General Files, NLRB:Correspondence with NLRB, 1956-61

18 General Files, NLRB:Correspondence with UAW, 1960-61

19-20 General Files, NLRB:Designations, 1961-62

21 General Files, NLRB: Draft of Union Brief,sometime after Feb. 1957

22 General Files, NLRB: Excerpts of Burkart Testimonyre: Ferrazza

23 General Files, NLRB: Excerpts of Burkart Testimonyre: Kitzman

24 General Files, NLRB: Excerpts of Burkart Testimonyre: Mazey

25 General Files, NLRB: Exhibits held, lists

26 General Files, NLRB: Exhibits missing, lists, 1956

27 General Files, NLRB: Final Reporters' Exhibit List

Box 55 1 General Files, NLRB: Fragments of briefs and transcripts

2-11 General Files, NLRB: Hearing notes, June 1955 - Feb. 1956

12 General Files, NLRB: Kohler Witness List, alphabetical, 1955-59

13 General Files, NLRB: Kohler Witness List, chronological, 1955-59

1A General Files, NLRB: Emil Mazey Testimony, June 15, 1955

15-16 General Files, NLRB: Miscellaneous notes, clips, correspondence

17 General Files, NLRB: NLRB Rules and Regulations, 1959

18 General Files, NLRB: Notes

19-22 General Files, NLRB: Notes on Brief, Abstract of theRecord, 1954-56

23-24 General Files, NLRB: Notes on Briefs

Box 56 1 General Files, NLRB: Rabinovitz correspondence withMarvin Klitsner re: Walter Kohler, 1959-60

2 General Files, NLRB: Rabinovitz correspondence withoffice of Senator John Kennedy re: NLRB Decision, 1959


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3 General Files, NLRB: Schedule of Oral Argument and Decisions,1956-6Q

4-8 General Files, NLRB: Subpeona File, 1958-59

Exhibits:

9 General Counsel Exhibits: Lists

10 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-A, 1-J, 1-K

11 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-L, 1-V, 1-W, 1-X

12 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #l-CCm 1-KK, 1-LL,1-PP, 1-QQ, 1-SS

13 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-UU, 1-XX, 1-YY, 1-ZZ

14 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-EEE, 1-FFF, 1-HHH,l-III, 1-JJJ

15 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-KKK, 1-LLL, 1-NNN, 1-PPP

16 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-QQQ, 1-RRR

17 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-SSS, 1-TTT

18 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-UUU, 1-VW

19 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-WWW, 1-YYY, 1-ZZZ, 1-AAAA

20 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-BBBB, 1-CCCC, 1-PPPP, 1-QQQQ

21 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #1-UUUU, 1-YYYY, 1-ZZZZ, 1-AAAAA

22-32 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #2-29

33 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #30, 32-35


Box 57 1-2 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #46-57

3 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #59, 64, 70-75


6 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #94-98

7 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #99-100, 106-107, 109-110113

8 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #114-116, 118


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9 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #119

10 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #121-A, 121-B

11 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#121-C, 121-D 12-20

General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#121-F - 121-V

21 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#123-A, 128-A,-B,-C,-D

22-23 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#129-135

24 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #137-139

25 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #141, -B,-C,-D,-E

26 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #141, -H,-J,-K

27 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #141-L,-M,-N

28 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #141-0,-Q,-S

29 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #141-T,-U,-W

30 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #141-X, -Y, -Z

31 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #141-BB,-CC,-DD


Box 58 1 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#149-A,-B, 150, 163-F, 188

2 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#195-A,-B,-C, 200



24 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #317-A, 319-322


26 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#326

Box 59 1-10 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#332-A

11-23 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#332-B

Box 60 1-12 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#332-C

13-24 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted,#332-D


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Box 61 1-2 General Counsel Exhibits: Accepted, #335-336

3 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #1-XXXX

4 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #69, 101, 107, 109

5 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #110-117

6 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #136, 140

7 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #114-F,-G,-P,-R,-V,-W,-AA

8 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #147, 149-A,-B,-C

9 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #154, 155, 162, 163-F

10 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #167-168, 170-171, 179-A,-B,-C, 181, 182

11 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #184, 191

12 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #196-198, 205

13 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #318-A, 319-320

14 General Counsel Exhibits: Rejected, #337-340

15 General Counsel Exhibits: Withdrawn, #121-E

16 Respondent Exhibits: Lists

17 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #1, 3, 14, 15

18-26 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #23-51

27 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #52-53, 55

28 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #56


30 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #60-66

Box 62 1 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #71


3 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #80-A

4 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #81-A

5 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #82-A-22


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6 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #90, 92

7-13 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #97

14-18 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #108

19 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #110-114, 116-118




Box 63 1-4 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #160-175

5 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #176, 178-179


7 Respondent Exhibits: Accepted, #184, 185, 187



















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8 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #5

9 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #41

10-17 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #44

18 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #80-A

19-22 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #82-A

23-25 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #97

26 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #477-A, 487, 495-506

27 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #512, 518-521, 526

Box 67 1-3 Respondent Exhibits: Rejected, #529-564

4 Respondent Exhibits: Withdrawn, #4, 6

5 Respondent Exhibits: Withdrawn, #74-76, 78-79

6 Respondent Exhibits: Withdrawn, #80-A

7 Respondent Exhibits: Withdrawn, #83-86

8 Respondent Exhibits: Not Offered, #81-A

9-13 Respondent Exhibits: Not Offered, #82-A

14-17 Respondent Exhibits: Not Offered, #97

18 Respondent "Individual Files" Not Offered

Box 68 1 Union Exhibits: Lists

2-11 Union Exhibits: Accepted, #1-10


16 Union Exhibits: Accepted, #18



24 Union Exhibits: Accepted, #32

25 Union Exhibits: Accepted, #33-35, 37-38

26 Union Exhibits: Accepted, #39-46

27 Union Exhibits: Accepted, #47-52, 54

28 Union Exhibits: Accepted, #55-56, 58, 61

29-30 Union Exhibits: Rejected, #16-17


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31 Union Exhibits: Rejected, #19

32 Union Exhibits: Rejected, #29-31


34 Union Exhibits: Rejected, #44-A, 53


36 Union Exhibits: Rejected, #62-70

NLRB Case #13-CA-1780 Transcript:

Box 69 Feb. 8, 1955 - June 15, 1955, pp.1-1564

Box 70 June 16 - June 29, 1955, pp.1565-3044

Box 71 June 30 - Aug. 19, 1955, pp. 3045-4576

Box 72 Aug. 22 - Sept. 19, 1955, pp.4577-6124

Box 73 Sept. 20 - Sept. 30, 1955, pp.6125-7628

Box 74 Oct. 4 - Oct. 14, 1955, pp.7629-9130

Box 75 Oct. 17 - Oct. 28, 1955, pp. 9131-10721

Box 76 Oct. 31 - Nov. 30, 1955, pp. 10722-12203

Box 77 Dec. 1 - Feb. 22, 1956, pp. 12204-14373

Box 78 Feb. 23 - Mar 5, 1956, pp. 14374-15976

Box 79 Mar. 6 - Mar. 29, 1956, pp. 15977-17650

Box 80 Apr. 2 - May 4, 1956, pp. 17651-19175

May 21, 1957, pp. 19229-19418

Box 81 May 22, 1957, pp. 19419-19576

Sept. 9, 1957, pp. 19577-19731

Dec. 16, 1958, pp. 19732-19839

Jan. 6, 1959, pp. 19840-20001

Jan.7, 1959, pp. 20002-20128

Jan. 8, 1959, pp. 20129-20240

Jan. 9, 1959, pp. 20241-20408


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Series XII

Boxes 82-83

Motions, briefs, drafts, notes, correspondence andother items relating to other legal proceedings in-volving Local 833 and/or individual workers. The ma-terials are arranged chronologically by opening date andcover the years 1951-58.

Box 82 1 Cull Deductions, Discharge of Neuwirth and Schuette(NLRB and Industrial Commission of Wisconsin), 1951

2 Collective Bargaining Unit (NLRB) 1951

3-8 Enamelers' Case (NLRB and U.S. Court of Appeals),1951-57

9 Kohler vs UAW and Kohler vs KWA (NLRB), 1952and miscellaneous NLRB correspondence

10-15 Walter Herman et al. vs UAW (Wisconsin Circuit Courtand Supreme Court), 1952-53

16-22 Unfair Labor Practice Charged by Kohler (WERB,Wisconsin Circuit and Supreme Courts), 1954-56

23-26 Unlawful Assembly - Home Demonstrations Case (MunicipalCourt), 1954

27 Unlawful Assembly (Justice Court), 1954

Box 83 1-5 Tear Gas and Machine Guns (WERB and NLRB inquiries)

1954-56, correspondence and hearings

6 Tear Gas and Machine Guns, news clippings, 1954-56

7 Tear Gas and Machine Guns, notes

8-14 Civil Defense, 1954-56, 1958

15 Vinson Case (Wisconsin Supreme Court), 1954-55, 1958

16-21 Gunaca and Vrckovic - Bersch Beating (Sheboygan Justiceand Circuit Courts and NLRB), 1954-55, 1957

22 Fredericks and Bailey Case - Disorderly Conduct(Municipal Court), 1955

23 Income Tax Case (U.S. Court of Appeals), 1955-58

24 Verle and Bartz Disorderly Conduct (Wisconsin CircuitCourt), 1955

25 Burkart, Unlawful Assembly (Municipal Court) 1956


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26 Felsinger vs Wisconsin (Sheboygan Justice Court), 1956

27 Unemployment Insurance Case (Industrial Commission ofWisconsin and Supreme Court) 1956-57

Series XIII

Boxes 84-95

Affidavit, correspondence, notes, reports, exhibits,hearing transcripts and other items relating to theSenate Hearings before the McClellan Committee in 1958.The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject ortype and are followed by the exhibits and thetranscripts. A description of some of the exhibits isfound in the transcripts in Box 89. This series coversprimarily 1933-34, 1951-58.

Box 84 1 Affidavits re: Employment Office Incidents, 1954-55

2 Affidavits re: 1933-34, 1951-54, taken in 1958

3 Affidavits re: William Oberle, 1954

4-9 Allegations Against Union, Probable’s Co. Case, Vol. I, II,III 1954-57 (incomplete)

10-13 Analysis of Contract Meetings, Feb. 1954 - Apr. 1957

14-22 Collective Bargaining, Vol. I, 1934, 1950, 1952-54

Box 85 1 Correspondence re: McClellan Hearings, 1957-58

2 Correspondence with McClellan Committee, 1957-58, 1960

3-8 Detective Reports, Hearing Testimony and Exhibits, 1954-58

9-10 Excerpts of Hearing Testimony

11 Senator Barry Goldwater (?) Statement to Committee

12 History of Contract Meetings, Feb. 2, 1954 - Jan. 4, 1955

13 History of Contract Meetings, Feb. 2, 1954 - Dec. 31, 1957

14 Index of Union People Involved in Testimony given byKohler Witnesses

15-19 Information on People Called before the Committee,1934-58

20-28 Interviews Held in 1958 re: 1934 Riot, for possiblepresentation to Committee


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29 Interviews Held in 1958: "To Be Contacted" file

Box 86 1-6 Kohler Boycott, Vol. I, 1954-57

7 Kohler Labor Relations Summary, 1897-1958

8-14 Kohler Labor Relations Summary, Exhibits

15 Legal Insertions for Reuther's Testimony, 1958

16 Legal Memo for McClellan Hearings, Draft, 1958

17 Miscellaneous

18 "1934 Kohler Strike", Draft of Preface

19 Proposed Testimony of Kitzman, outline

20-22 Statements by Strikers re: Picket Line Incidents, 1955

23 Statement re: Senator Goldwater's Statement, 1958

Box 87 1-17 Strike and Boycott Literature for McClellan Committee, 1954-57

18 Subjects for Interrogation of Edmund Biever, 1934-58

19-22 Subjects for Interrogation of Lyman Conger, 1933-58

23 Subjects for Interrogation of William Howe, 1954-55

24-28 Subjects for Interrogation of Herbert Kohler, 1933-35, 1952-58

29 Subjects for Interrogation of Alice Tracey, 1954

30 Testimony of Bellino re: Tear Gas and Guns, 1958

31 Testimony of Bellino and Biever re: Tear Gas and Guns, 1958

32 Testimony of Conger re: Detective Reports, Other issuesand Reports themselves, 1958

33 Testimony of John Elsesser (not before McClellan Committee)

34 Testimony of John Gunaca, 1958

Box 88 1-3 Vandalism and Violence Supplement 1954-57

4 Exhibit #1

5 Exhibit #3

6 Exhibit #5

7 Exhibit #12-14

8-14 Exhibit #15


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15 Exhibit #26

16 Exhibit #41-A,-B,-C, 43

17 Exhibit #47-48

18 Exhibit #52

19 Exhibit #81, 82-A,-B,-C, 83

20 Exhibit #84-85

21 Exhibit #93

22 Exhibit #103

Box 89 1-16 Exhibit #103-105

17 Exhibit #125-126

18 Exhibit #127

19 Exhibit #131

20 Exhibit #134

Hearing Transcripts (printed by government)

Part 21, Feb. 26, 1948 - Mar. 4, 1958

Part 22, Mar. 5 - Mar. 11, 1958

Part 24, Mar. 19 - Mar. 25, 1958

Part 26, Mar. 31 - Apr. 1, 1958 (re: Perfert Circle Corp.)

Box 90 Stenographic Transcript of Hearings:

1-2 Vol.I, Feb. 26, 1958

3-4 Vol.2, Feb. 27, 1958

5-6 Vol.3, Feb. 28, 1958

7-9 Vol.4, March 3, 1958

Box 91 1-4 Vol. 5, Mar. 4, 1958

5-8 Vol.6, Mar. 5, 1958

9-12 Vol.7, Mar. 6, 1958

13-15 Vol.8, Mar. 7, 1958


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Box 92 1-2 Vol. 9, Mar. 10, 1958

3-6 Vol. 10, Mar. 11, 1958

7-10 Vol. 11, Mar. 12, 1958

11-14 Vol. 12, Mar. 13, 1958

Box 93 1-4 Vol. 13, Mar. 14, 1958

5-7 Vol. 14, Mar. 18, 1958

8-11 Vol. 15, Mar. 19, 1958

12-15 Vol. 16, Mar. 20, 1958

Box 94 1-4 Vol. 17, Mar. 21, 1958

5-8 Vol. 18, Mar. 24, 1958

9-12 Vol. 19, Mar. 25, 1958

13-14 Vol. 20, Mar. 26, 1958

Box 95 1-4 Vol. 21, Mar. 27, 1958

5-8 Vol. 22, Mar. 28, 1958

9-13 Vol. 23, Mar. 29, 1958

Series XIV

Boxes 96-99

Correspondence, steward records, affidavits, contractnegotiations, and other items relating to the variousunions at the Kohler Co. from 1933 to 1952. The materialsare arranged alphabetically by subject or type and coverprimarily 1933-34, 1950-54.

Box 96 1 Ads for 1951 Election: Kohler Co.

2 Ads for 1951 Election: KWA

3 Ads for 1951 Election: UAW

4-5 Affidavits: Coerced into joining KWA, 1933-34

6 Affidavits: Right to Work Movement, 1934

7 Affidavits: Riot, 1934


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8-17 Affidavits: Want KWA as Bargaining Agent, Sept., 1934

18-19 Arbitration Awards, 1954

20_ Central Labor Council: Petition of Kohler Employeesfavoring AFL, Sept. 1933

21 Contract, 1953

22-28 Contract Negotiations: Correspondence proposals, 1950-52

29 Contract Negotiations: Notes, 1950-52

30-31 Contract Negotiations: Reference Materials, 1947-1952

32 Election, 1951

Box 97 1-9 Engelman vs Kohler Co. and Jakolic et al. vs Kohler Co.1934-36

10 Engelman Estate

11-16 Federal Labor Union #18545: Correspondence statements,1934-36, 1938

17 Federal Labor Union: Misc., undated

18 Federal Labor Union and Kohler Co.: Statements, undated

19 Independent Unaffiliated Kohler Workers' Assn. (IUKWA),1950-53

20-26 Kohler Co. vs Federal Labor Union: NLRB, 1934-35

27 "The Kohler Murders," Richard Davis, 1934

28 Kohler Workers' Assn. (KWA): Constitution, Sept. 1933

29-35 KWA: Newsletters, 1950-52

36 News Clippings, July 1934

37 News Clippings, 1951

Box 98 1-20 Rabinovitz Correspondence re: KWA, UAW, Kohler Co.,NLRB, etc., 1944, 1946, 1950-53

21 Rabinovitz Notes and Miscellaneous, 1950-53

22 Rabinvoitz Notes and Miscellaneous, undated

23-24 Steward Records, Leo J. Breirather: Contracts, 1952-53

25-30 Steward Records, Leo J. Breirather: Grievances, 1953-54

31—33 Steward Records, Leo J. Breirather: Memos to Management,1951-52


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34 Steward Records, Leo J. Breirather: Proposed By-lawsfor Local 833

Box 99 1-3 Steward Records, Leo J. Breirather: Routine, 1952-54

4-6 Steward Records, Leo J. Breirather: Wage Rates, 1952-54

7 John Stieber: Expense File, 1953

8 Wisconsin National Guard, 1931, 1934

Series XV

Boxes 99-103

Affidavits, reports, news clippings, press releases,and other items forming a reference file on subjectsof concern to Local 833 and Attorney Rabinovitz. Thematerials are arranged alphabetically by subject ortype and cover primarily 1933-34, 1952-58.

9 Ads: Kohler Co. 1954-55

10 Ads: UAW, 1954

11-18 Affidavits of Discharged Strikers, 1955

19 Affidavits re: 1934, taken in 1934, 1958

20 Affidavits re: 1953-54 Strike Preparations, 1958

21 Anti-Semitism, 1957

22 Characterizations, 1933-58

23 Lucius Chase: Statement, no date

24-28 Chronologies, 1951-57

29 Circuit Court: Record of Sentences, 1943-47

30-41 Detective Reports: Madson, 1954-56

Box 100 1-4 Detective Reports: Madson, Index by Names Mentioned,1954-56

5-7 Detective Reports: Schindler, 1954

8 Detective Reports: Schindler (Interstate) Reports, Bills,Payments, 1954

9 John Elsesser: IUKWA Testimony, 1952

10 Evictions of Strikers by Kohler Co., 1954-55

11 Edgar Freimund: Affidavit of Edward Schultz, 1957


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12 Herman Glinski, 1958

13 Roman Grunewald: Clayboat Incident Damages, 1955, 1958

14-17 Information for Interrogations, 1952-58

18 Harvey Kitzman: Speech, May, 1952

19 Kohler Co.

20 Kohler Family History, 1897-1955

21-29 Legal Proceedings not Involving UAW: Before NLRB,WERB, and Wisconsin State Courts, 1955-57

Box 101 1 Emil Mazey: Speech, Sept. 1957

2 McClellan Investigators, 1957

3 Miscellaneous correspondence with Union - Local andInternational, 1950-61

4 Judge Arold Murphy, 1954-59

5-6 News Clips, 1954-55

7 News Clips, 1957

8-11 News Clips, 1962-64

12-13 News Clips re: Rabinovitz's Judgeship Appointment, 1963

14 News Clips re: Rabinovitz's Judgeship Appointment, 1964

15 Notes on Brief re: Surveillance

16-24 Press Releases, 1954-56

Box 102 1-5 Press Releases, 1957-58

6 Press Releases, Rablnovitz, 1960

7 Rabinovitz, Miscellaneous, 1954-61

8 Radio Station WHBL: Union Broadcasts Discontinued, 1958

9 Don Rand: Speech, Jan. 1958

10 Reward Letters, 1954-55

11 Oscar Schroeder: Affidavit, 1958

12 Sheboygan Committee on Political Education, AFL-CI0:Bulletins, 1957

13 hell Department


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14-16 Silicosis, 1947-58

17 Silicosis: Henry Herman, 1951-52

18 Silicosis: Herman Jensen, 1958

19 Silicosis: Edward McDougal, 1952-53

20 Silicosis: Henry Roehre, 1956-57

21 Silicosis: Joseph Scharrer, 1955

22 Silicosis: Arthur Strohschoen, 1955-57

23 Silicosis: Elmer Voesch, 1947-56

24-27 Statements of Strikers re: "Incidents", 1955

Box 103 1-8 Strike Incidents: Affidavits and Reports, Apr. 1954-Jan. 1955

9 Strike Resolution, Local 833

10 Strike Votes, March and Nov. 1954

11 Union Majority, 1954-58

12 Workers Who Have Crossed Picket line, 1955


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Index to Correspondents

Paul Douglas 2-22

James R. Hoffa 12-3

Irving Ives 2-21

Walter J. Kohler, Jr. 5-3 and 9-17

James E. Murray 9-34

William Proxmire 2-21

Carl Sandburg 10-7

Alexander Wiley 2-21 and 2-22

Documents

UNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 833 - Walter P. Reuther · PDF fileUNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 833 1897 - 1965 ... practice complaint against Kohler Co. July 8, 1954, and began NLRB Case #13-CA-1780