ALPA Miami Joint Council Office Records 31 linear feet (31 SB) 1935-1968, bulk 1950-1960 Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written by Kathy Makas on June 24, 2014 Accession Number: LR002510 Creator: Air Line Pilots Association Acquisition: The records are made up from two shipments from the Miami regional office from 1-28-1971 and 6-6-1975. Language: Material entirely in English. Access: Collection is open for research. Use: Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. Notes: Citation style: “ALPA Miami Joint Council Office Records, Box [#], Folder [#], Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University” Related Material: Two reels from the Riddle MEC have been moved to the Reuther’s Audio-Visual department. PLEASE NOTE: Material in this collection has been arranged by series ONLY. Folders are not arranged within each series – we have provided an inventory based on their original order. Subjects may be dispersed throughout several boxes within any given series. 1 Abstract The ALPA Miami Joint Council Office (JCO) was a regional office for ALPA Region II and councils in the Southeast United States. It was home to several Master Executive Councils (MEC) and Local Executive Councils (LEC) including: Braniff Airways MEC and Council 29, Delta Airlines Council 71, Eastern Airlines MEC and Council 18, National Airlines MEC and Councils 8 and 73, Pan American Airways (PAA) Council 10, Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra, PNG) MEC and Councils 38 and 83 and Riddle Airlines (RID) MEC and Councils 114 and 134. The Region II Vice President also worked out of the office and kept his files there. The Miami JCO Office Records cover the years 1935 to 1968 and span a number of technological and service changes within the airline industry. The records are made up of MEC and LEC minutes and correspondence, A-Z files, correspondence, reports and studies, contracts, negotiations, aircraft evaluations, and air safety and accident investigations. Subjects include: Behncke recall, Third crew member/Crew complement controversies, American Airlines secession from ALPA, National Airlines Strike 1948, Southern Airlines Strike 1960-62, Pilot physical controversies, “Take-A-Look” policy, Flight Engineers International Association (FEIA) issues, and Air traffic controller controversies. Important Subjects: Air safety Air traffic control Aircraft accident investigation Airline pilots Airlines Collective bargaining Airlines—Employees—Labor unions Airlines Hijacking Airlines—Mergers Airlines—Safety measures Airlines—Safety regulations Airlines—Strikes and lockouts Airlines—Technological innovations—United States Airlines—United States—Management Airplane Airworthiness Airplane crashes Airplanes—Noise Airplanes—Piloting Airplanes—Piloting—Safety measures Alcohol Law and Legislation Civil Aeronautics Board (U.S.) Federal Aviation Administration Flight Engineer’s International Association National Mediation Board (U. S.) Pilots and pilotage 2 Important Names: Amos, W. C. Babbitt, W. T. Betts, W.W. Campbell, M. M. Chamberlin, W. B. Dean, J. L. Diedrich, B. J. Ferguson, E. E. Garbett, W. M. Giberson, J. P. Healy, J. F. Herold, C.C. Koraly, G. LeRoux, G. M. McCleskey, J. R. Metcalf, P. R. Miller, H. Muirhead, C. Pech, R. W. Rohan, R. J. Rordam, E. P. Rivenbark, R. W. Sheridan, G. M. Smith, E. S. Sterling, F. T. Talton, J. P. Traverse, B. T. Tully, R. L. Walner, W. R. White, G. O. Witt, R. F. Young, T. H. 3 Arrangement The collection is arranged into 9 series. Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series. Series 1: ALPA Region II, 1946-1966 (Boxes 1-5) Series 2: Braniff Airways (BNF), 1952-1966 (Box 5) Series 3: Delta Airlines (DAL), 1959-1968 (Boxes 5-6) Series 4: Eastern Airlines (EAL), 1947-1968 (Boxes 6-20) Series 5: National Airlines (NAL), 1949-1967 (Boxes 20-25) Series 6: Pan American World Airways (PAA), 1956-61 (Boxes 25-26) Series 7: Pan American-Grace Airways (PNG), 1935-1968 (Boxes 26-29) Series 8: Riddle Airlines (RID), 1952-1959 (Boxes 29-31) Series 9: Audio-Visual, 1948-1956 (Box 31) Series 1 Box 1 1 Region II; 727, 1960 2 Region II; AAXICO Airlines, 1962-63 3 Region II; Accident Investigation, 1952-53 4 Region II; Accident Investigation, 1969-61 5 Region II; Ad Hoc Committee, 1959 6 Region II; Aerovia Sud Americana Dispute, 1959 7 Region II; AFL-CIO, 1959-61 8 Region II; The Aging Pilot, 1959-60 9 Region II; Agreements, Various Airlines, 1960 10 Region II; Air Safety, 1959-61 11 Region II; Air Safety, 1961 12 Region II; Air Safety, 1962 13 Region II; Air Safety, 1962 14 Region II; Air Safety, 1963 15 Region II; Air Safety, 1964 16 Region II; Air Safety, 1965 17 Region II; Airport Standards, 1959 18 Region II; Airworthiness and Performance Committee, 1966 19 Region II; Air Line Employees Association (ALEA), 1960-62 20 Region II; All-Weather Flying Committee, 1965-66 21 Region II; ALPA Board of Directors, 1961-62 22 Region II; ALPA Board of Directors, 1963-66 23 Region II; ALPA Executive Board, 1963-2-5 4 24 Region II; ALPA Executive Board, 1963-2-5 25 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1958 26 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1958 27 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1959 28 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1959 29 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1959 30 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1960 Box 2 1 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1960-61 2 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1961 3 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1961 4 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1962 5 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1962 6 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1962 7 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, January, April, May 1962 8 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, July 11-13, 1962 9 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, October 23-26, 1962 10 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, November 27-19, 1962 11 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1963 12 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1963 13 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, February, May 1963 14 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, June, August 1963 15 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, October 1963 16 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1964 17 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, February-June 1964 18 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, August-December 1964 19 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1965 20 Region II; ALPA Executive Committee, 1966 21 Region II; ALPA Federal Credit Union, 1952-54 Box 3 1 Region II; ALPA Press Releases, 1960 2 Region II; ALPA Press Releases, 1961 3 Region II; ALPA Studies 4 Region II; Air Line Steward and Stewardesses Association (ALSSA), 1959 5 Region II; ALSSA, 1960 6 Region II; ALSSA, 1961 7 Region II; American Airlines, 1963 8 Region II; Annual Review Airworthiness Civil Air Regulations Meeting, 1956 9 Region II; Assessments, 1959 10 Region II; Association of Air Transport Unions, 1960 11 Region II: ATC, 1957 5 12 Region II; Atlanta Interline Committee, 1958-63 13 Region II; Aviation Affairs Committee, 1961 14 Region II; BAC-111 and DC-9, 1963 15 Region II; Caribair, 1950-53 16 Region II; Correspondence, 1959 17 Region II; Correspondence, 1960 18 Region II; Correspondence, 1961 19 Region II; Court Case, EAL and CAP Assessments, 1959 20 Region II; Havana Airport, 1951-52 21 Region II; FAA, 1959-60 22 Region II; FAA, 1960-61 23 Region II; FEIA, 1959 24 Region II; FEIA, 1960 25 Region II; FEIA, 1961 26 Region II; Flight Officer, 1959 27 Region II; Fraternal Order of Air Mail Pilots, 1959-60 28 Region II; International Transport Worker's Federation, 1959-60 29 Region II; Jet Crew Seating, 1959-60 30 Region II; Landis Presidential Campaign, 1960 31 Region II; Legislative Committee, 1959-61 32 Region II; Line Pilot Group, 1960 33 Region II; Los Angeles International Airport, 1960 34 Region II; National Air Transport Coordinator Committee Report, 1959 35 Region II; Noise Abatement, 1959-60 36 Region II; Office, 1960-61 37 Region II; PAA, PNG Anti-Trust, 1959-61 38 Region II; Permanent Certification, 1959 39 Region II; Political Action, 1960 40 Region II; Public Relations, 1960-61 41 Region II; PEA, 1960-61 42 Region II; Report to President by the Emergency Board, 1961 43 Region II; Southern Airways Strike, 1960 44 Region II; Southern Airways Strike, 1960 45 Region II; Southern Airways Strike, 1960-62 46 Region II; Survey of Council Work, 1946-47 47 Region II; "Take-A-Look," 1959 48 Region II; Tax Schooling Fund Committee, 1950-58 49 Region II; Telegrams, 1960 50 Region II; Dr. Clyde Thompson, 1959 Box 4 1 Region II; Trans Texas Airways, 1958-59 2 Region II; TWA Central Air Safety Chairman, R.F. Adickes, 1955-57 6 3 Region II; UAL FEIA, 1958 4 Region II: Union of ALPA Professional and Administrative Employees, 1960 5 Region II; U.S. Airlines 1952-53 6 Region II; Various Airlines, 1962-63 7 Region II; Various Airlines, LEC Meetings, 1956-60 8 Region II; Various Airlines, MEC Meetings, 1956-57 9 Region II; Various Airlines, NEA Council 135, 1959-61 10 Region II; Various Airlines, UAL MEC, 1960-61 11 Region II; Wage and Working Conditions Policy Committee, 1957 12 Region II; Wage and Working Conditions Policy Committee, 1958 13 Region II; Wage and Working Conditions Policy Committee, 1960 14 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1958 15 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1959 16 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1960 17 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1960 18 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1960 19 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1960 20 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1961 21 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1961 22 Region II; Air Safety Chairman, Ed Watson, 1961 23 Region II Vice President; R.