Strike notes, 1962

Contents: letter dated May 20, 1971 informing members that “the Union's request to the company that members on lack of work be permitted to continue their Blue Cross coverage under the Olin Group plan has been approved”; Photographs: one untitled, two late city 3 cols 1:15 (rush for late city); letter of thanks to organizations that supported contributions to Local 609 dated July 18, 1962 from 609 President Carl Johnson; telegrams thanking organizations for assistance; letter addressed to William Albrecht of IAMAW from State of CT Labor Dept dated July 11, 1962 informing when arbitration will meet between Local 609 and Olin; handwritten list of New Haven unions; letter of thanks addressed to Thomas Condon from Carl Johnson dated July 7, 1962 “to extend their sincerest appreciation for the financial assistance your members have given us”; request for financial assistance dated July 9, 1962; memo from Local 609 requesting picketers allow four Army Auditors into the plant dated July 10, 1962; Application for Assistance; Eligibility Rules for Welfare; appeal for strike assistance dated July 10, 1962; Statement by Vincent J. Sirabella President of Greater New Haven Central Labor Council dated June 11, 1962?; letter addressed to Vice President Lyndon Johnson from Ted Carmichael of Negro American Labor Council of N.H. Asking Johnson, “to use every means a your disposal to end this strike”; letter addressed to Joseph Mathis from Frank Kowalski dated June 28, 1962 “Mr. Carl Johnson, President of Lodge 609, I.A.M., has advised me of your difficulties concerning the Soldiers, Sailors and Marine Fund; letter addressed to Carl Johnson from Robert Giaimo, member of Congress dated June 27, 1962, “Because of my great hope that a solution can be found to this problem that will be equitable for all concerned, I would like to offer my services to both the union and Olin in an attempt to do everything possible to bring this dispute to a speedy conclusion.”; handwritten letter regarding a grievance; memo from Greater New Haven Central Labor Council appealing for strike assistance from local labor unions; letter addressed to Frank Kowalski from A.G. Folsom, Jr. dated 9 Jul 1962 regarding a person's residence in Connecticut; Report from Welfare Committee; letter addressed to Raymond Smith of Olin Corp from Thomas Hague of State of Connecticut Labor Department accompanying Apprentice Agreement dated March 26, 1973; 609 Strike Bulletin dated July 6, 1962 (with list of disputed issues between union and company); memo from Carl Johnson dated June 26, 1962 allowing Margaret Conlon of the U.S. Government free access to plant during strike; letter addressed to Congressman Frank Kowalski from Carl Johnson dated June 26, 1962 regarding a union member's drafting; letter addressed to Michael Cappella from Carl Johnson dated July 2, 1962 appealing for strike assistance; letter addressed to Howard Pran from Carl Johnson dated June 29, 1962 to “confirm the telephone conversation with Mr. W.L.C. Jones pertaining to payments for Blue-Cross and CMS”; letter addressed to Louis Criscio from Carl Johnson dated June 30, 1962 regarding payment of strike assistance; appeal for strike assistance for Local 609 addressed to Conn. State Labor Council dated June 14, 1962; letter adressed to N.H. Central Labor Council from Carl Johnson dated June 27, 1969 “to advise you that, due to the confusion surrounding the setting up of a strike fund for the members of Victory Lodge 609...the officers and members of Victory Lodge 609 suggest that these funds collected through the Central Labor Council be held in escrow until a further determination is made by the members of this local lodge or extreme hardship cases.”; letter addressed to Jeff Dyous from Carl Johnson dated June 26, 1962 thanking for a “fine editorial on the 'Winchester Strike.'”; memo asking picket line to allow a person into Winchester Plant during strike dated June 4, 1962; letter addressed to an attorney in Stamford, CT from Carl Johnson dated June 26, 1962 asking lawyer to look into a hit and run incident on the picket line; transcript for radio broadcast editorial for WAVZ in New Haven, CT, dated July 17, 1962 and July 18, 1962; handwritten notes regarding a hit and run incident on picket line; list of people on layoff; handwritten list, “Strike Committee”; letter informing that a 609's member's request for assistance from Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines' Fund had been denied dated June 23, 1962; letter from Vincent Sirabella of the Central Labor Council dated July 12, 1962 contributing strike assistance to Local 609; envelope addressed to Carl Johnson containing telegrams dated 1962 with updates from strike and a letter to the editor from Ted Carmichael regarding the Winchester Strike he states, “Even apart from the immediate financial benefit to the strikers of a wage increase, a victory would demonstrate the possibility of unity, of integration between black and white workers. Such a victory would lessen prejudice in New Haven. The white workers would realize that his black shop-mate in his natural ally in a common struggle against exploitation and mutual betterment.”; article, “Talks Stalled At Winchester”; flier for membership meeting to vote to accept or reject company's final offer; letter from Carl Johnson to all 609 member, instructing them, “to sign up for picket duty as scheduled by the Strike Committee immediately” dated June 1, 1962; strike bulleting dated June 20, 1962 regarding payment of strike benefits; handwritten hate note addressed to Carl Johnson dated 20 June 1962 demanding that the strike should end signed John Dow