Olin contract negotiations, arbitration, and correspondence, 1977-1981

[Agreement between Olin Corporation and Victory Lodge 609 District 170 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers January 21, 1980] [File Folder 18 Title: Arbitration on Recall of Strikebreakers Contents: blank job bid; roster and notes of “arbitration case strikebreakers recalled” (union-company meeting?) dated October 6, 1980; grievance reports; statement of issue of arbitration between union and company regarding a violation, “dated January 21, 1980 when the Company recalled employees hired just prior to and during the strike to jobs in a higher labor grade and to jobs other than those they were hired into without first posting the job?”; roster, “hourly wage paid employees during 1979 strike”; opening and closing statement for arbitration between Olin and Local 609 dealing with the aforementioned issue in 1980 from the 1979 strike; handwritten list of names “company chain of command for negotiations”; “Strike Settlement Agreement” dated January 19, 1980 5:30 pm; letter addressed to John Palmieri from Ralph DeAngelo dated February 25, 1980 denying the payment of union dues accumulated during strike, and denial of a request to have a list of employees “who may have crossed the picket line and worked during the strike”; letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo from John Palmieri dated February 15, 1980 requesting that the company adhere to a part of the Strike Settlement Agreement regarding resignations and collecting dues from employees who worked during strike; Title sheet for “Grievance 4528” dated October 6, 1980; help wanted ads for Winchester/Olin Corporation dated “for work beginning October 1, 1979”; list of Strike Resignations during 1979 strike; “Company Final Offer” dated September 29, 1979 (3 copies); Olin “Change in Employee Status Form”; List of Employees Upgraded on 1/7/80; Stipulation of Agreement between Local Lodge 609 and Olin Corporation dated January 19, 1980; original copy of letter addressed to John Palmieri from Ralph DeAngelo dated February 25, 1980 denying request union request for dues accumulated during strike and list of employees who worked during strike; agreement between union and company regarding employees hired during strike; Opening Statement for arbitration dealing with violation “dated January 21, 1980 when [the company] recalled employees hired during the strike to a job classification other then the job classification they were originally hired for”; arbitration regarding Company violation of union-company agreement in regards to seniority between union members and “strikebreakers”; handwritten roster “All Upgraded on 1-7-80” with date hired, job hired for and job upgraded to information; Request for Waiver of Minimum Funding Standard dated April 11, 1986] Loose Documents within Hanging File Folder 5: [list and “biographical sketches” of arbitrators for union-company dispute] [list and panel of arbitrators for 2296 Overtime & 2563 Seniority cases] [letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo from Jean McKelvey asking for a change in date for Olin arbitration dated March 29, 1977] [letter addressed to Charles Gregory from Helen Morin (copied to John Palmieri) dated February 11, 1977 confirming April 20, 1977 “for the hearing of FMCS Arbitration File 77-K-03266”] [letter addressed to Jean McKelvey, Esq. From Ralph DeAngelo dated November 5, 1976 “bundling three new grievance issues for hearing...[which] involve: Grievance 2459, Article 8, Seniority, and Article 15, Overtime, Disqualification of an employee for medical reasons who was unable to work overtime assignments...and, Grievance 3212, a Policy Grievance involving steward activity”] [letter addressed to Helen Morin from Charles Gregory dated February 7, 1977 regarding date and time for arbitration hearing] [letter addressed to William Fallon from Helen Morin informing that, “the parties confirm April 7, 1977, at 10 A.M., as the date and time to hear FMCS Arbitration File No. 77K03267” dated February 4, 1977] [letter addressed to Charles Gregory from Helen Morin dated February 4, 1977 regarding selection of date for arbitration hearing] [letter addressed to Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service from Ralph DeAngelo dated January 10, 1977 to request arbitrators for cases dealing with Issue Discipline/Overtime and Seniority] [letter from Charles Gregory to John Palmieri dated January 22, 1977 informing that he would be arbitrator in Discipline/Overtime dispute] [letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo and John Palmieri from William Fallon suggesting a date for hearing of Seniority Grievance dated January 18, 1977] [letter addressed to Milton Rubin from Ralph DeAngelo dated May 31, 1977 informing that the union “had advised us that they will be unable to meet on une 14th and 15th as previously scheduled”] [Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Request for Arbitration Panel dated June 30, 1977] [Arbitrator “biographical sketches”] [Arbitration Summary with list of Labor Agreement terms up until 1979 and list of “Grievances Arbitrated”] [letter regarding arbitration date for December 1977] [letter addressed to John Palmieri and Ralph DeAngelo from Wayne Horvitz of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service dated July 6, 1977 informing them that, “a panel of arbitrators is herewith submitted.”] [Arbitration Summary with “Olin New Haven, Connecticut” letterhead with “1976-1979 Labor Agreement Term,” “1974-1976 Labor Agreement Term,” “1972-1974 Labor Agreement Term,” “1969-1972 Labor Agreement Term,” “1969-1972 Labor Agreement Term,” and “1966-1969 Labor Agreement Term” information listed] [list of “Grievances Arbitrated” from 1971-1975] [letter addressed to Peter Blum from Ralph DeAngelo in which “Company and Union wish to advise the date of January 19, 1978, has been mutually agreed upon” to deal with grievance issues dated November 7, 1977] [letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo and Jon Palmieri from Tim Bornstein dated November 5, 1977 accepting his appointment of arbitrator for Grievances 2369 (Discipline), 2567 (Discipline) and 1030 (Work by Excluded Persons)] [letter addressed to Harry Purcell from Ralph DeAngelo dated November 7, 1977 informing that “The hearing will take place in the Company Conference Room located in the Administration Building at 10 A.M. The one date that was acceptable to both parties is December 20, 1977.”] [letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo and John Palmieri from Harry Purcell dated November 1, 1977 attempting to establish a date for arbitration hearing] [Olin Interoffice Memo dated Nov. 7, 1977 informing that “arrangements have been made to have the committee visit the Olin Corporation Toxicology Laboratory on Friday November 11, 1977.” signed L.J. Voland] [letter from Mayor Frank Logue dated October 28, 1977 as an invitation “to meet with me and a number of community leaders form your area for an informal discussion of issues in the current municipal campaign. We will gather at the home of Geil Orcutt, 44 Highland Street, New Haven, on Thursday, November 3, 1977 at 8:00 p.m.] [letter addressed to John Palmieri from Ralph DeAngelo dated October 27, 1977 in which “The Company is requesting an extension of the twenty (20) day time limit as set forth in Article 11, Temporary Transfer for the attached list of employees” stapled to list of “temporary transfers] [United Way of Greater New Haven, “For Your Information” dated November 4, 1977 updating the reader on the activities of United Way] [letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo and John Palmieri from William Fallon dated November 3, 1977 suggesting February 15, 1978 as a date for arbitration hearing] [letter addressed to William Fallon from Helen Morin dated November 8, 1977 in which “The Company and Union wish to advise the date of February 15, 1978” as the mutually agreed upon date of hearing between Union and Company] [letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo and John Palmieri from Lawrence Schultz dated November 17, 1977 informing of a violation of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding arbitrations] [“Industrial Relations Research Association: Southwestern Connecticut Chapter” application with John Palmieri's information half-filled out on application] [letter from Frank Fallon regarding his “Pension Situation, Proposals and Supporting Information”with United Way dated Nov. 18, 1977] [“Economic Analysis of Yale's Budget and The Issues of the Strike” dated October 24, 1977, Report to Federation of University Employees Local 35, AFL-CIO from Richard D. Wolff Associate Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts] [letter addressed to Ralph DeAngelo and John Palmieri from Wayne Horvitz dated September 28, 1977 informing that “In accordance with a request, a panel of arbitrators is herewith submitted.”; stapled to a list of arbitrators, and biographical “sketches” of the arbitrators (4 copies)] [a humorous “Merry Christmas” note from Santa] [letter addressed to John Palmieri from Ralph DeAngelo dated February 25, 1980 regarding attached list with employees names and “dated hired” and letter from John Palmieri requesting that list] [Stipulation of Agreement between union and company signed January 19, 1980 ending strike; attached to Company Final Offer] [typed and handwritten lists of employees titled “Low As of 6/25/80”] [File Folder 19 Title: Backup Evidence Contents: handwritten notes on yellow lined paper “609 vs Olin Arbitration Case May 8, 1981”; a statement of the issue of grievance; copy of union-company agreement of January 21, 1980 opened to “Article 23, Discipline and Discharge; paper titled with “Exhibits” dated 5/8/81; letter addressed to Olin employee from T.J. Kajewski dated February 9 1981 informing him of his termination of employment due to an incident that called for “severe disciplinary action”; Olin Disciplinary Action Notice dated 2/6/81; Olin Plant Rules; Grievance Report; statement of issue of grievance; minutes for 3rd step grievance hearing dated 2/26/81; opening statement of arbitration; handwritten notes; Olin Disciplinary Action Notice dated 2/6/81; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Request for Arbitration Panel; letter addressed to Thomas Krajewski from Louis Romano submitting an issue for grievance dated March 8, 1981; Master Attendance Records for employee involved in grievance; Olin Disciplinary Action Notices dated September 23, 1980 and 6/25/80; letter addressed to Thomas Krajewski from Alexander Macmillan dated April 8, 1981 “confirming the date of Friday, May 8 for a hearing in the captioned matter”; Olin Plant Rules paper clipped to handwritten notes and Disciplinary Action Notice]