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Displaying 15 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
- Public Employment Relations Board Office of Counsel case files for Board decisions challenged in court
Series Number
- 11378
Summary
- This series consists of case files documenting representation and improper practice cases in which the parties involved litigated Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) decisions through the courts. As such they concern board decisions that were challenged. Files also document cases in which PERB sought court enforcement of its decisions. Files contain original PERB case files plus non-record copies of court documents, such as records and briefs on appeal.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Sections 87.2(a) and/or 87.2(g) due to the presence of attorney-client communications, attorney work-product, settlement drafts, and certain inter-agency correspondence. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
Title
- Labor union survey files
Series Number
- L0068
Summary
- The series contains two groups of survey forms sent by the Committee in examining labor unions. Surveys solicited information from labor unions and from employers regarding experiences with independent unions. Also included is correspondence, copies of contracts, union constitutions and by-laws and a card file of with name and address of labor leaders and labor unions in New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Boards of Inquiry files dealing with strikes
Series Number
- B0308
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, reports, hearings transcripts, and press releases generated by the Industrial Commissioner's office during arbitration of labor disputes including League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York and Local 1199, Drug and Hospital Union, AFL-CIO; Long Island College Hospital and Local 144, Hotel and Allied Employees Union, Building Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO; and St. Elizabeth's Hospital/St. Luke's Memorial Hospital Center and the New York State Nurses Association.
Creator
- New York (State). Industrial Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- Series contains some material that may be restricted. State Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to the State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B0513
Summary
- This series consists of subject and correspondence files of the first and second Personnel Council. Original Council records include reports and memoranda of committees and sub-committees; training material; publications; clippings; correspondence with union officials; survey results; special studies and complaint and grievance appeals hearings. Second Council files include publications, minutes, correspondence and newsletters, committee records, and planning documents. They discuss administrative matters, labor relations, civil service concerns, and personnel management.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Personnel Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Governor Nathan L. Miller central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_78B
Summary
- Nathan L. Miller defeated Governor Alfred E. Smith to obtain the governorship in 1920, only to be defeated by Smith in 1922. In office, the respected attorney and fiscal conservative addressed the post-World War I economy, as well as the social, moral, and political implications of a changing society. Records in this series document the reorganization of state government, enforcement of prohibition, implementation of motion picture censorship and licensing, and establishment of the Port of New York Authority.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1921-1922 : Miller)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.
Title
- Governor Alfred E. Smith central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_53A
Summary
- Alfred E. Smith served four terms as governor of New York. He is best remembered for advocating a comprehensive program aimed at reforming the administration of state government. His central subject and correspondence files pertain to an array of topics of critical importance during the post-World War I era and the 1920s. Topics of special interest include postwar readjustment, reorganization of state government, enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment (prohibition), industrial relations, and Moreland Act investigations of state agencies.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1919-1920, 1923-1928: Smith)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.
Title
- Industrial Commissioner speech files
Series Number
- B0324
Summary
- This series consists of draft and final speeches, broadcasts, background and statistical information, and hearing statements of Industrial Commissioners M. P. Catherwood and Isador Lubin. Topics include employment and labor conditions, industry, and safety.
Creator
- New York (State). Industrial Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Industrial Commissioner legislative records
Series Number
- B2650
Summary
- This series contains copies of bills proposed by the State Department of Labor, along with brief legislative histories and supporting statements. Also included are copies of memorandums to the governor's counsel. Topics of interest include minimum wage regulations, rights of elderly workers, and equal pay for women.
Creator
- New York (State). Industrial Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Industrial Commissioner Bureau of Public Work wage claim case files
Series Number
- B0322
Summary
- This series consists of claims filed against government employers (or their contractors) by laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed on public work projects. Under Article 8 of the State Labor Law, claims could be filed against government employers (or their contractors) for non-payment of prevailing wage rates, non-payment of premium pay (overtime), or non-payment of the prevailing rate of supplements (benefits). The series includes hearing reports and recommendations, copies of orders and determinations, correspondence, and inter-office memorandums.
Creator
- New York (State). Industrial Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee on Discrimination in Employment of the Middle-Aged subject and survey files
Series Number
- L0021
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, testimony, interviews, reports, charts, and draft legislation on a variety of topics including age discrimination, workers' compensation, health and life insurance, and employee accidents. The information was gathered from industries, labor unions, business organizations, and State and Federal government for an investigation of job discrimination for those over forty. Also included are survey forms from businesses on hiring and firing practices and a summary of a survey of labor unions on age discrimination.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Discrimination in Employment of the Middle-Aged
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Industrial Commissioner subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B1967
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence files of Industrial Commissioner Dr. Isador Lubin, created during Governor W. Averell Harriman's administration (1955-1958). The records include correspondence with the governor's office, the State Department of Labor and other state government officials, labor unions, and private individuals. The records contain memorandums received and sent, some enclosures, and reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Industrial Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor Thomas E. Dewey central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_55;_13682_55A
Summary
- Thomas E. Dewey's governorship blended fiscal conservatism with a personal conviction that government bore a share of the responsibility for the welfare of the citizenry. During his tenure, New York's state university system was established and construction of the New York State Thruway was begun. These records also document post-war economic readjustment, sponsorship of social legislation, including the landmark 1945 "Law against Discrimination," and investigations of conditions in mental hospitals, including management and affairs of Creedmoor State Hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1943-1954 : Dewey)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.
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 Herbert H. Lehman central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_53
Summary
- Herbert H. Lehman served as governor during the bulk of the Great Depression. His leadership and advocacy led to the state's adoption of the "Little New Deal," a series of state relief and reform programs. His central subject and correspondence files pertain to the establishment of unemployment insurance; state and federal social security legislation; slum clearance and the establishment of public housing; welfare assistance to communities; limiting of child labor; minimum wage legislation; crime prevention; and legal and constitutional reform.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1933-1942 : Lehman)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.