The UAW Local 200 Collection 9 Boxes 2 Scrapbooks Processed: 1966 Accession Number: 179 By: BF The papers of UAW Local 200 were deposited with the Labor History Archives in February, 1966 by Local 200. Local 200 is located in Windsor, Ontario and services the Windsor plant of the Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd. The bulk of the Local 200 Collection covers the years 1950-51, 1953, and 1955. Also included are a few scattered items for the period 1947-1959, the dates for such items being identified in the folder description below. The correspondence of the Recording Secretary, Plant Committee covers the period from 1948 to 1955. The two scrapbooks cover the period from April, 1962 to January, 1964. Important subjects are: -Refusal by U.S. Immigration authorities to permit entry of Local 200 delegates to attend the UAW Convention, 1955. -Strike, 1951. -Suspension of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) from the Canadian Congress of Labour, 1950. Among the correspondents are: GOVEKNMENT OFFICIALS (National, Provincial, Local) Don F. Brown... Member of Parliament; Ontario; Liberal S. Murray Clark... M.P.; Ontario; Liberal M.J. Coldwell... National President and Parliamentary Leader, CCF Alphonse Fournier... Minister of Public Works Milton F. Gregg... Minister of Veteran's Affairs; Minister of Labour W. Griesinger... Ontario Minister of Planning and Development; Minister of Public Works Solon E. Low... Member of Parliament; Alberta; Social Credit James J. McCann... Minister of National Revenue Paul J.J. Martin... Minister of National Health and Welfare; (later Secretary of State for External Affairs) Arthur J. Reaume... Mayor of Windsor; Member Provincial Parliament (Ont.) G. Edouard Rlnfret... Postmaster General FORD MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS Wallace H. Clark... Vice Pres., Industrial Relations - Ford of Canada George Peckham... Manager, Labor Relations Dept. - Ford of Canada Rhys M. Sales... President, Ford of Canada
(correspondents, cont'd.) UNION OFFICIALS Ken Bannon George Burt... Director, UAW Region 7 Pat Conroy... Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Congress of Labour Jack Conway John Eldon... International Representative, UAW Region 7 C.S. Jackson... President, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) - Toronto Donald MacDonald... Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Congress of Labour Emil Mazey A.R. Mosher... Al Musilli Walter Perry... President, Canadian Congress of Labour Directing Manager, British American Assn. of Coloured Brothers Walter Reuther Henry Rhodes...Regional Director, Canadian Congress of Labour Carl Stellato OTHERS Rabbi Abraham Feinberg... Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto Fred Knorr... WKMH Drummond Wren... Gen. Secretary, Workers Education Assn. of Canada Description of Series The materials form three general series: I. Correspondence II. Office Files III. Grievances Boxes Series 1-3. CORRESPONDENCE. Arranged chronologically within each of the following categories: incoming and outgoing correspondence of Local 200 President, Plant Committee Recording Secretary, and Executive Officers; correspondence to and from Ford Motor Company of Canada. 4-9 (part) OFFICE FILES. Arranged alphabetically by topic; chronologically within each topic. Among the topics are such items as apprenticeship standards, election campaign literature, Ontario Federation of Labour, press statements, and wage reviews. 9 (part) GRIEVANCES. Arranged alphabetically by topic; chronologically within each topic. Consists primarily of umpires' decisions, but also includes such topics as arbitration hearings, policy grievances, and company replies to employees' appeals.
Series I Correspondence Boxes 1-3 Box 1 President, Local 200 - Incoming Correspondence. 1950-51, 1953. 31 folders. 1950-10 folders 1951-9 folders 1953-12 folders Box 2 President, Local 200 - Incoming Correspondence. 1954-55, 1957. 7 folders. 1954-1 folder 1955 5 folders 1957-1 folder President, Local 200 - Outgoing Correspondence. 1950-1955. 30 folders. 1950-9 folders 1951-10 folders 1953-7 folders 1955-4 folders Executive Officers, Local 200 - Incoming Correspondence. 1950-1955. Executive Officers, Local 200 - Outgoing Correspondence. 1950-1955. Box 3 Recording Secretary, Plant Committee - Incoming and Outgoing 24 folders, 1948-1955 1948-1 folder 1952-3 folders 1949-2 folders 1953-5 folders 1950-2 folders 1954-4 folders 1951-4 folders 1955-3 folders Ford Motor Company of Canada - Correspondence FROM. 1950-1955. 8 folders. 1950-2 folders 1954-1 folder 1951-2 folders 1955-2 folders 1952-53 - 1 folder Ford Motor Company of Canada - Correspondence TO. 1950-1955. 3 folders. 1950-51 - 1 folder 1953-54 - 1 folder 1955-1 folder
Series II Office Files Boxes 4-9 Box 4 Appeal to UAW International -- Ivan Corak, 1950 Appeal to UAW International -- John Querin, 1954-55 Apprenticeship Standards, 1952-53 Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL), 1950 Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL), 1951 Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL), 1953 Canadian Peace Congress, 1949-50 Community Fund and Welfare Council, 1950-55 Conciliation Board, 1950 Contracts, 1951 Contract Interpretations, 1955 Contracts - Pensions and Group Insurance, 1950 Contracts - Pensions and Group Insurance, 1955 Contracts - Pension Plan, 1956 Contracts - Proposed Amendments, 1950 (1st of 2) Box 5 Contracts - Proposed Amendments, 1950 (2nd of 2) Contracts - Proposed Amendments, 1953 Contracts - Proposed Amendments: Ford, 1951 Contracts - Samples from other Locals Convention Report - CCL, 1950 Convention Report - UAW, 1955 District Council 26 (UAW), 1950 District Council 26 (UAW), 1951 District Council 26 (UAW), 1953 District Council 26 (UAW), 1955 East Windsor Hospital Hospital Education Committee -- Minutes and Announcements, 1955 Election Campaign Literature -- Local 200 elections, 1951 Election Campaign Literature -- Local 200 elections, 1953 Election Campaign Literature -- Local 200 elections, 1955 Election Campaign Literature -- National, Provincial, Local elections
Box 6 Election Results, 1950 Election Results, 1951 Election Results, 1953 Election Results, 1955 Employment Advisory Committee, 1955 Financial Statements, 1953 Financial Statements and Audits, 1955 Form Letters - Civic Affairs, 1950-55 Form Letters - to Local 200 Committee Members, 1951, 1953 Form Letters - to Local 200 Committee Members, Jan.-Juno, 1955 Form Letters - to Local 200 Committee Members, July-Dec, 1955 Form Letters - from Ford Motor Co. of Canada, 1953-54 Form Letters - from Labor Organizations and Unions, 1950-51 Form Letters - from Labor Organizations and Unions, 1955 Form Letters - from Region 7 (UAW), 1950 Form Letters - from Region 7 (UAW), 1951 Form Letters - from Region 7 (UAW), 1953 Form Letters - from Region 7 (UAW), 1955 Form Letters from UAW International, 1950 Form Letters from UAW International, 1951 Form Letters - from UAW International, 1953 Form Letters - from UAW International, 1955 Box 7 Local 240 - Contracts Local 240 - Correspondence Local 440; Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (CIO-CCL) - Conciliation Miscellaneous, 1950-55 Miscellaneous - Minutes Motions, and Announcements, 1950-55 National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, 1955 National Canadian Ford Council Negotiating Committee Reports, 1950 Negotiating Committee Reports, 1951 Negotiating Committee Reports, Jan.-June, 1953 Negotiating Committee Reports, July-Dec, 1953 Notices of Meetings, 1955 Notices - Miscellaneous, 1955 Notices - Recreation Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), 1950-51 Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), 1953, 1955 Political Action Committee, 1950-55 Press Statements, 1950 Press Statements, 1951 Press Statements, 1953 Press Statements, 1955
Box 8 DAW Local 200 Retina vs. Steers, et.al., 1952 Region 7 (UAW) - Staff Members and Local Union Officers Resolutions, 1950 Resolutions, 1951 Resolutions, 1953 Resolutions, 1955 Stewards and Committeemen Strike, 1951 - Local 200 Bulletins and Announcements Strike, 1951 - Ford Motor Co. of Canada Announcements Supervisory Newsletter, 1950 Supervisory Newsletter, 1951 Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1950 Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1951 Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1953 Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1955 United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE), 1950 United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE), 1951, 1953, 1955 Wage Comparisons - Ford/Chrysler (Local 195), 1955 Wage Review, Job Descriptions and Rates, Jan.-June, 1950 Wage Review, Job Descriptions and Rates, July-Dec, 1950 (Wage Review...cont'd.Box 9) Box 9 (part) Wage Review, Job Descriptions and Rates. 1951-1955. 1951 1954 1952-53 1955 (3 folders) 6 folders. Windsor Medical and Blue Cross Windsor Traffic Conference Wood, Charles Workers Education Association of Canada, 1950-51
Series III Grievances Box 9 Box 9 (part) Application for Conciliation, 1953 Arbitration Hearings, 1956 Company Replies to Employees' Appeals, 1953 Grievances Appealed, 1955 Grievances - Correspondence with Umpire (see also Series I, correspondence of Local 200 President) Policy Grievances, 1950 Policy Grievances, 1954 Umpires Decisions - Local 200. 1950-1959. 7 folders 1950 1951 (3 folders) 1957 1953 1959 Umpires Decisions - Other Locals Scrapbooks The scrapbooks consist entirely of newspaper clippings which are dated but rarely identified as to source. The clippings cover a wide variety of subjects relating to unions, labor, and various industries (primarily Canadian): General Motors' profits, minimum wage, Canadian exports, etc. The arrangement is chronological: 1) April, 1962 to Feb., 1963 2) Feb., 1963 to Jan., 1964