UAW Region 1B Collection Papers, 1939-1985 337 linear feet Accession # 512 DALNET # OCLC # UAW Region 1B, representing locals in the southeastern and thumb areas of Michigan, was created at the 1939 convention. At that time, it supervised four locals representing 1,000 members. William McAulay served as its first director until 1959, when the International Executive Board dissolved Region 1B, reallocating most of its local into Region 1. In 1966, the International Executive Board divided Regions 1 and 1A into 1, 1A, 1B, and 1E. Ken Morris, elected co-director of Region 1 in 1955 and director in 1959, became director of the newly- formed Region 1B in 1966 and served until his retirement in 1983, when he was succeeded by Bob Lent. When Morris retired, Region 1B supervised 34 locals with 80,000 active members and 27,000 retirees. In addition to the major automotive manufacturers, Region 1B locals represent or have represented workers at Huck Manufacturing, TRW, Briggs Manufacturing, Eaton Manufacturing, and Bohn Aluminum. The records of UAW Region 1B consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, grievance files, contract negotiating and organizing files, conference proceedings, and clippings and other printed material related to the servicing of its locals and its political activities in the region. PLEASE NOTE: Folders are computer-arranged alphabetically within each series in this finding aid, but may actually be dispersed throughout several boxes in the collection. Note carefully the box number for each folder heading. Important subjects in the collection: AFL-CIO--Committee on Political Education Afro-American automobile industry workers--Michigan--Detroit American Motors Corporation Automobile industry and trade--Michigan Automobile industry workers--Health and hygiene Automobile industry workers--Michigan Automobile industry workers--Pensions Automobile industry workers--Political activity--Michigan Bohn Aluminum & Brass Briggs Manufacturing Corporation UAW Region 1B Collection - 2 - Chrysler Corporation Collective bargaining--Automobile industry--Michigan Discrimination in employment Ford Motor Company Fruehauf Corporation strike, 1970 General Motors Corporation Important subjects (cont’d): General Motors strike, 1970 Grievance arbitration Huck Manufacturing Company Insurance, Health Jefferson Assembly Revolutionary Union Movement (JARUM) Labor and laboring classes--Education Michigan--Politics and government Oakland County (Mich.)--Politics and government Plant shutdowns--Michigan Skilled labor--Michigan Strikes and lockouts--Automobile industry--Michigan Trade-unions--Automobile industry workers--Michigan Trade-unions--Organizing--Michigan UAW--Community Action Program UAW Local 7 UAW Local 417 UAW Local 51 UAW Local 540 UAW Local 205 UAW Local 594 UAW Local 212 UAW Local 596 UAW Local 213 UAW Local 653 UAW Local 247 UAW Local 771 UAW Local 400 UAW Local 889 UAW--Retired Workers Centers Women automobile industry workers--Michigan Important correspondents in the collection: Bluestone, Irving Lent, Bob McAulay, William Madar, Olga Massaron, Paul Mazey, Emil Milliken, William G. Morris, Ken Reuther, Walter P. Silver, Paul UAW Region 1B Collection - 3 - Snyder, Joseph Vega, Art Woodcock, Leonard Young, Coleman A. Non-manuscript material: A large number of contracts, by-laws, newspapers, and constitutions have been placed in the Archives Library and a few photographs, banners, stickers, and buttons have been transferred to the Archives Audiovisual Collection. UAW Region 1B Collection - 4 - Contents 337 Storage Boxes Series I, Communications with Locals, 1937-1985, Boxes 1-103, 105-114, 116-158, p. 4 Series II, Administrative Files, 1939-1985, Boxes 115, 163-198, p. 82 Series III, Political Affairs, 1941-1985, Boxes 159, 199-250, p. 99 Series IV, Subject Files, 1935-1985, Boxes 104, 160, 251-339, p. 136 UAW Region 1B Collection - 5 - Series I Communication with Locals, 1937-1985 Boxes 1-103, 105-114, 116-158 Box-folder Folder heading 79-15 Amalgamated locals, 1966 79-16 Appeal case decisions, 1959-69 158-9 Appeal decisions, 1980-81 20-1 Appeal decisions, 1983 51-13 Appeal decisions, 1984 157-2 Appeal decisions, 1985 Jan 157-5 Appeal hearing; Gary Hadley v. Chrysler Dept., 1979 157-1 Appeals agenda, 1975-76, 1979 95-4 thru 5 Appeals Committee, International report, 1942-52 79-17 Appeals Committee reports, 1968-70 155-19 Arbitration cases; locals 99, 503, 735, 1945 100-18 Bendix Filter Division; grievances, 1970-71 58-9 thru 10 Bendix grievances, 1962-69 67-13 Buick Service Rebuil Center; grievances, 1964 67-12 Buick Warehouse #68; grievances, 1965 67-11 Buick Warehouse #68; appeal cases, 1963-66 67-10 Buick Warehouse #68; corres., grievances, 1960 67-14 Buick Warehouse #68; grievances, 1965 82-26 By-laws, 1973-77 73-32 By-laws; misc., n.d. 16-27 thru 29 Chrysler; appeal board, 1957-58 155-45 Chrysler; appeal board cases, 1975 20-27 Chrysler appeal board decisions, 1958-59 134-9 thru 14 Chrysler appeal board decisions, 1958-62 25-15 thru 23 Chrysler appeal board decisions, 1959-61, 1968-70 77-5 Chrysler appeal board decisions, 1970 73-20 Chrysler appeal board decisions, 1962-70 101-24 Chrysler; appeal board decisions, 1980 155-46 Chrysler; grievances, 1975-77 86-20 Chrysler; umpire decisions, 1971-75 43-17 Chrysler; digest of umpire decisions, 1943-69 118-14 Chrysler; grievances, 1974-75 142-11 Chrysler; grievances, 1974-75 88-24 Chrysler; grievances appealed, 1975-81 75-8 Chrysler; grievances, notes, 1972 23-1 Chrysler meeting, 1956 UAW Region 1B Collection - 6 - Box-folder Folder heading 23-48 Chrysler; national contract demands, 1961 25-1 Chrysler negotiations, 1955 72-13 Chrysler Production & Maintenance, 1952-57 25-24 thru 25 Chrysler; salaried position descriptions, 1953-58 92-4 Chrysler; superseniority, 1976, 1979 25-6 thru 9 Chrysler wage rates, 1969 123-1 thru 3 Chrysler; wage rates & classifications by plant-entire U.S., 1971 25-2 Continental Employee News, 1969 116-17 thru 18 Correspondence to locals, 1981-83 23-11 Curtiss-Wright Corp., n.d. 23-9 Curtiss-Wright Corp.; contract negotiations, 1956 71-23 Detroit High School Study Commission, 1967 6-44 Divco Plant Guard workers, 1962 23-25 Divco-Wayne, Blytheville, Ark.; corres., 1965 23-27 Divco-Wayne; corres., 1969 23-30 Divco-Wayne, Marlette; building trades, 1969 23-28 thru 29 Divco-Wayne; negotiations, 1968 23-26 Divco-Wayne, Ottawa, Kansas; corres., newsletter, 1965-68 23-24 Divco-Wayne pension plan, 1969 23-23 Divco-Wayne plant, Hensall, Ontario; organizing, 1966 23-22 Divco-Wayne v. Chambers-McKenney; deposition of Ken Morris, 1963 67-25 Dodge Locals 1-3; fair practices, 1953-55 75-16 Eaton Mfg. Corp.; grievances, 1963-65 42-9 Eaton Mfg. Corp.; grievances, SUB reports, 1962, 1969, 1973 79-27 Fair Practice cases, 1973 27-32 thru 33 Fair Practice cases, 1978 155-6 Fair practice cases; pending & dismissed, 1977 142-20 thru 22 Ford umpire decisions, 1943-54 60-1 thru 3 Ford umpire decisions, 1955-75 46-6 Ford umpire decisions; vol. II, 1945-55 46-2 thru 5 Ford umpire decisions; vol. V, 1970-75 46-7 thru 8 Ford umpire decisions; vol. I, 1975-80 42-10 thru 11 Ford umpire opinions, 1943-46, 1954 142-19 Ford umpire opinions, 1943-50 79-2 GE Carboloy plant; grievances, 1964 23-47 General Dynamics; Region 1 & 1B meeting minutes, 1982 23-31 thru 32 General Electric meeting of employee relations managers; proceedings, 1962 UAW Region 1B Collection - 7 - Box-folder Folder heading 25-14 General Electric Co., 1955 23-45 General Motors; grievance procedure change, 1970 39-11 GM contract changes; Timothy J. Daily - representative, n.d. 39-19 GM contract changes; Timothy J. Daily - representative, n.d. 39-12 GM corres., 1950-54 86-14 GM umpire decision index, n.d. 106-1 thru 10 GM umpire decisions, 1940-55 39-20 GM umpire decisions, 1941-42 39-21 GM umpire decisions; indexes, 1942-52 39-17 GM umpire decisions; series F, 1949-52 39-16 GM umpire decisions; series H & J, 1959-64 39-18 GM umpire decisions; series J, 1960-63 39-13 thru 14 GM umpire decisions; series L, 1965-68 39-15 GM umpire decisions; sets added to index, 1951-58 96-16 Grievance procedure, 1961-64 59-5 Grievances, 1971 51-10 thru 11 Grievances against the UAW, 1984 43-1 Grievances; corres., 1977-80 155-47 thru 50 Grievances; corres., procedures, 1968-80 12-22 Grievances, handling of, n.d. 79-37 Grievances; notes, n.d. 155-20 Hudson Motor Car Co.; negotiations, 1959 23-46 IAM-AFL (International Association of Machinists); history, n.d. 157-3 International appeal cases, 1972-85 51-26 Local "A"; membership meeting, 1983 82-18 Local "A"; membership meeting notes of Preston Harris, 1983 79-14 Local "A"; negotiation report, n.d. 114-26 Local 3; Dodge Main, 1979 153-15 Local 3; notes, corres., clippings, 1975-76 143-15 Local 7, 1961-62 138-23 Local 7, 1970-72 144-4 Local 7, 1971 55-14 thru 15 Local 7; 4th step grievances, 1961, 1963 141-11 Local 7; Andy Kranson-president, 1959-61 124-16 Local 7, Andy Kranston; notes, corres., bulletins, 1958-61 136-20 Local 7, Andy Kranston president; flyers, clippings, 1961-63 73-13 Local 7; appeal case - Bob F. Carter, 1972-73 73-8 Local 7; appeal case - Charles S. Johnson, 1974 73-9 Local 7; appeal case - Mary Woodberry & Donna M. Lee, 1971 UAW Region 1B Collection - 8 - Box-folder Folder heading 116-22 Local 7; appeal-Harry Lockett, 1982 116-20 Local 7; audit, 1980 111-7 Local 7; audits, 1977 153-8 Local 7; bulletins, minutes, 1954 99-42 Local 7; by-laws, 1960 111-5 Local 7; by-laws, 1980 93-18 Local 7; Chrysler, 1946-49 85-27 Local 7; Chrysler, 1949-50 32-18 Local 7; Chrysler, 1961 48-7 Local 7; Chrysler, 1967-68 73-1 Local 7; Chrysler, 1974 114-27 Local 7; Chrysler, 1979 80-11 thru 13 Local 7 - Chrysler; appeal board decisions, 1965-71 111-11 Local 7; Chrysler Corp.