Southern California Arbitration Case Files Collection, 1937-1948 | Special Collections & Archives

Scope and Contents: The Southern California Arbitration Case Files Collection documents various grievances and contract violations between workers and employers that could not be settled during collective bargaining negotiations or through regular internal grievance processes. In such cases one or more area arbitrators were used to resolve the conflict. Documentation found within the collection includes arbitration awards, decisions, dissenting opinions, correspondence, exhibits, hearing proceedings, transcripts, notes, testimony, and statements. The files are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the union and then by local chapter. The collection is arranged alphabetically by case file.