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Displaying 10 Finding Aids
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board Conciliation Unit closed interest arbitration case files
Series Number
- 17506
Summary
- The series consists of PERB case files with "A" numbers that document the binding arbitration process for public safety interest contract negotiations that have reached the impasse stage. Typically, an individual file will contain the opinion and award of the arbitration panel and dissents; requests for arbitration; panel list(s) for the selection of arbitrators; and arbitrator report forms and related correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Conciliation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Conciliation case files
Series Number
- 17507
Summary
- This series consists of fact-finding reports created by a Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) mediator. The reports summarize the disputed issues and recommend resolutions between public employers and employee organizations in contract negotiations that have reached an impasse. The case files in this series are signified by "M" numbers.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Conciliation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Strike case files
Series Number
- B0307
Summary
- This series consists mostly of information regarding hospital strikes. Some non-hospital labor strikes are also documented, such as those involving Associated General Contractors and Eastern Airlines. Information usually includes correspondence between the department and union leaders/hospital heads and case descriptions of the disputed issues between the parties.
Creator
- New York (State). State Mediation Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes of Court of Commissioners appointed to examine the controversy between Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians
Series Number
- A1889
Summary
- The king appointed members of the councils of New York and New Jersey to investigate and settle a land dispute between Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians. The commission's minutes include: summaries of each party's arguments and the history of the dispute; copies of land sales by Indians to settlers, acts of the Connecticut General Assembly, testimony from previous inquiries; summary lists of documents produced as evidence; depositions and testimony by witnesses; and opinions of commissioners regarding outcome of the dispute.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Secretary
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of the proceedings of the Commissioners for Settling the Boundaries between Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Series Number
- A1892
Summary
- Commissioners from New York, New Jersey, and Nova Scotia held hearings to settle a Rhode Island-Massachusetts boundary dispute. Records of the commission's proceedings include: summaries of each party's argument; questions and testimony of surveyors, residents of the disputed areas, and other witnesses; and copies of documentary evidence produced by the parties, such as Indian treaties, acts of the Rhode Island General Assembly, and letters patent. The records were damaged in the 1911 State Capitol fire.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Secretary
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Investigation files
Series Number
- L0141
Summary
- These records were produced or gathered during a two-year investigation of the Public Service Commission. Most records relate to the "Thompson Commission's" regulation of transportation companies rather than utility companies. The majority pertain to issues involved in constructing the New York City rapid transit system including its design, financing, letting contracts, supervising building, and auditing companies involved in projects. Other records focus on methods of issuing stock and providing security for shareholders in financing large-scale public projects.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee Appointed to Investigate the Public Service Commissions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board grievance arbitration case files
Series Number
- 17503
Summary
- The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Conciliation Unit provides mediation and fact-finding services when union contract negotiations reach an impasse; compulsory arbitration services during public safety union contract negotiations; grievance arbitration services when PERB is a contract-designated arbitrator; and facilitates the formation of labor-management committees. These case files, beginning with "A," relate to grievance arbitration cases in which PERB is named as the arbitrating agency; and to combined mediation-arbitration ("Med-Arb") proceedings. Files contain petitions for arbitration, panel lists and designations, evidence, and decisions.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Conciliation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations Legal Division grievance arbitration files (litigated)
Series Number
- 16231
Summary
- Records in this series from the Legal Division pertain to contract-related grievances that have reached the arbitration stage. Topics include work conditions and hours; non-competitive appointments; workforce deployment; job requirements; and promotions or other hiring actions. Files contain correspondence; statements of proceedings; evidence; arbitrator's notes; issues reports; accident and incident reports; and arbitrators' opinions and awards.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Legal Division
Access Restrictions
- Access to attorney-client privileged correspondence, attorney work-product, settlement drafts, and certain inter-agency correspondence is restricted pursuant to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87(2)(g). State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
Title
- Arbitration grievance files (settled and withdrawn)
Series Number
- 16232
Summary
- Files in this series contain initial grievance statements; a response from the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER); a memorandum stating the disposition of the case; and a small amount of background material for cases that have been settled or withdrawn prior to arbitration.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Panel of inquiry transcripts
Series Number
- B1444
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of testimony before a panel of inquiry of the State Mediation Board where the parties could not come to agreement using mediation. Participants in the inquiry included Bee Line, Inc.; Rockville Centre Bus Corporation; and Long Island Local 252 Transport Workers Union, CIO. Issues include work week length; payment during breaks, layovers, and peak periods of ridership; time off for jury duty; salary increases; uniform allowances; physical examinations; vacation allowances; pensions overtime; and overtime pay.
Creator
- New York (State). State Mediation Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.