Greenhut Construction Company; William Hutchinson and Neil Henderson (plaintiffs) 1970-1971 - Labor-Related Files: Correspondence, Legal and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Documents, and Printed Material, 1958-1977

The records of the law firm of Joseph Jacobs comprise correspondence, judicial and NLRB documents, minutes, serials, and printed items of and pertaining to several labor unions represented by Mr. Jacobs. The files of the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees illuminate a lengthy dispute with REA Express that provoked a national strike and led to a settlement by the national Mediation Board in 1972. The records also reveal a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals (1965-1967) involving the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 20 in Atlanta. Strikes by AFSCME Local 1644 against the city of Atlanta (1970) and by Cement and Gypsum Workers Local 461 against the Armstrong Cork Company of Macon (Ga.) are also documented.