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Railway Wage Reduction Case (1938) – Employees’ Exhibits 78-99, 1938 October

 File — Box: 137, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

Exhibits include: "Trend of Railway Operating Revenues and Total Compensation”; “The Rising Tide of Recovery A Survey of the Leading Business Indices”; “Labor Movement Supports Railway Workers in Resisting a Wage Cut”; “Squandering the Maintenance Dollar”; “Financial Mismanagement through Banker Control of Railroads”; “Training and Skill of Track and Roadway Section Men”; “Average Hourly Earnings in Railroads and Other Industries”; and “Estimated Money Share of Individual Railroads in the Proposed 15 Per Cent Pay Reduction.”

Dates

  • Creation: 1938 October

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Work diaries used to keep a record of Lauck’s activities on behalf of a number of organizations, arranged by date in Boxes 216-219. Due to their fragile condition, access to the original diaries is restricted. Researchers should use the diaries on microfilm M-1239-1241.

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States