257 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c37d08bda24055bd00f6aaae50f04ef1.pdf 9b0289d8ac45941945c3a9e0d3d19152 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. BEGINNING AND MAXIMUM MONTHLY SALARIES AND WORKWEEK OF FIREFIGHTERS CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 250,000 TO 500,000 ACCORDING TO THE 1960 CENSUS Source: Ex..'lib it Survey by City of Atlanta Comptrollers' Office, June, -1966 Beginning Salary Monthly Rank Maximum Salary Monthly Rank Oakland, California Minneapolis, Minnesota Jersey City, New Jersey Portland, Oregon St. Paul, Minnesota Newark , New Jersey Rochester, New York Columbus, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Akron, Ohio Denver, Colorado Phoenix, Arizona Dayton, Ohio Kansas City, Missouri Wichita, Kansas Memphis, Tennessee I ndi anapoli8 , Ind i ana Nor folk, Vir gini a For t Worth, Texas Birmingham , Al abama Miami, Florid a Okl ahoma City ., Ok lahoma 686 564 551 520 515 496 489 485 482 477 475 470 471 460 450 450 438 426 422 4 13 409 405 731 627 584 641 615 584 586 683 564 544 688 588 562 559 545 535 563 535 480 50 1 497 450 1 5 9 4 6 10 8 3 11 16 2 7 13 14 15 17 12 18 24 19 21 26 56 60 42 56 60 42 48 56 54 63 67.6 56 56 56 66 72 56 72 58 56 56 66 Nashvi11e, Tennes s ee Louisville , Kentucky Tampa, Florida Average - All Cities Ab ove 400 391 365 463.44 486 45 6 422 556~41 23 25 27 60 56 56 58 002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Workweek (Hours) Atlant~ Gear- ra- - - - - - - - - - - - 4 03 R.- -23 - - - - - 497- f. .-22 - - - - - - -60 - - 143.215.248.55N~~la----------- '"400 ____ 24 _____ s oo-~-2cr------bcr --25 26 27 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document BEGINNING AND MAXIMUM MONTHLY SALARIES Exhibit AND WORKWEEK OF FIREFIGHTERS CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 250,000 TO 500,000 ACCORDING TO THE 1960 CENSUS Source: Survey by City of Atlanta Comptrollers' Office, June, .1966 Beginning Salary Maximum Salary Workweek City Monthly Rank Monthly Rank (Hours) Oakland, California 686 1 731 1 56 Minneapolis, Minnesota 564 2 627 5 60 Jersey City, New Jersey 551 3 584 9 42 Portland, Oregon 520 4 641 4 56 St, Paul, Minnesota 515 5 615 6 60 Newark, New Jersey 496 6 584 10 42 Rochester, New York 489 7 586 8 48 Columbus, Ohio 485 8 683 3 56 Toledo, Ohio 482 9 564 11 54 Akron, Ohio 477 10 544 16 63 Denver, Colorado 475 11 688 2 67.6 Phoenix, Arizona 470 12 588 7 56 Dayton, Ohio 471 13 562 13 56 Kansas City, Missouri 460 14 559 14 56 Wichita, Kansas 450 15 545 15 66 Memphis, Tennessee 450 16 535 17 72 Indianapoliga, Indiana 438 17 563 12 56 Norfolk, Virginia 426 18 535 18 72 Fort Worth, Texas 422 19 480 24 58 Birmingham, Alabama 413 20 501 19 56 Miami, Florida 409 21 497 21 56 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 405 22 450 26 66 Atlanta, Georgia o-_. +... “US ie. .25.._ s OO See ee. 60 ~~ Omaha, Nebraska = = = = OS Big ei eR a Se we Nashville, Tennessee 400 25 486 23 60 Louisville, Kentucky 391 26 456 25 56 Tampa, Florida 365 27 422 27 56 Average = All Cities Above 463.44 556.41 58.02  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 22 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c6936c339aa7018c9fbb75a75a82e2b1.pdf 1c93c338ed52c10d95fe280b2560874d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. n;J? BEGINNING AND MAXIMUM MONTHLY SALARIES AND WORKWEEK OF FIREFIGHTERS U. S. CITIES { Sour ce : 1~ City ... - --- Oakland, Califor ni a Berkeley, California Detroit, Michigan Fresno, California Anaheim, California Minneapo l is, Minnesota Gar y, Indiana Jer sey City, New Jer sey Chicago , Ill ino i s Portland, Or egon St . Paul , Minnesota Milwaukee, Wisconsin Philadelphia, Pennsyl vania Cleveland, Ohi o New Haven, Connecticut Newark, New Jer sey Roche ster , New York Columbus , Ohio Toledo , Ohio Akron, Ohio Denver, Col orado Rockford, Illinois Phoenix, Arizona Dayton, Ohio Grand Rapids, Michigan Houston,Texas Dallas, Texas St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Tucson, Arizona Wichita, Kansas Sur vey by City of Atlanta Compt rol ler ' s Of fic e , June, 1966 Population Class (See Note) C D A D D C D C A C C B A B D C C C C C C D C C D B B B C D C Be~innin~ Sal ary Monthly Rank Maximum Salary Monthly Rank 686 644 619 592 584 564 731 710 695 693 710 627 555 584 629 641 615 602 549 624 533 584 586 683 564 544 688 536 588 562 541 514 564 564 559 550 545 555 551 523 520 515 509 508 507 500 496 489 485 482 477 475 473 47 2. 471 470 467 464 464 460 460 450 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 4 5 3 10 24 16 9 8 12 13 26 11 36 17 15 7 18 28 6 33 14 22 30 37 19 20 23 25 27 Workweek (Hours) 56 56 56 56 63 60 56 42 56 56 60 56 48 56 56 42 48 56 54 63 67.6 56 56 56 56 56 56 60 56 61. 7 66 �BEGINNING AND MAXIMUM MONTHLY SALARIES AND WORKWEEK OF FIREFIGHTERS U.S. CITIES (Continued) City Population Class (See Note) Memphis, Tennessee C Jacksonville, Florida D Hartford, Connecticut D Baltimore, Maryland B Spokane, Washington D Indianapolis, Indiana C Buffalo, New York B Norfolk, Virginia C Ft. Worth, Texas C Des Moines, Iowa D Birmingham, Alabama C Miami, Florida C Oklahoma Ci tb Oklahoma ______ C _ _ _ _ _ _ Atlant~ Geo~ia __________ c ______ Worchester, Massachusetts D Omaha, Nebraska C Nashville, Tennessee C Topeka, Kansas D Louisville, Kentucky C Fall River, Massachusetts E Columbus, Georgia D Tampa, Florida C St. Petersburg, Florida D Greensboro, North Carolina D San Antonio, Texas B Savannah, Georgia D New Orleans, Louisiana B Mobile, Alabama D Montgomery, Alabama D Little Rock, Arkansas D Beginning Salary Monthly Rank Maximum Salary Monthly Rank 450 32 450 33 448 34 445 35 443 36 438 37 433 38 422 39 422 40 418 41 413 42 409 43 405 _____ 44 _ _ _ _ 403_ J. _ ,__ 45 ____ 402 46 400 47 400 48 395 49 391 50 390 51 368 52 365 53 364 54 362 55 360 56 348 57 345 58 343 59 330 60 325 61 535 450 538 539 510 563 542 535 480 506 501 497 450 _ _ 497_ ~ 510 500 486 456 478 453 422 472 464 502 444 405 427 440 425 Workweek (Hours) 34 72 53 56 32 56 31 56.5 38 56 21 56 29 50 35 72 47 58 40 56 42 56 44 56 _ _ 54 ______ 66 __ _ ,e, . _45 ______ 60 __ _ 39 48 43 60 46 60 59.4 51 56 48 48 52 72 59 56 49 56 50 72 41 56 55 72 60 52 57 56 56 56 58 72 Average - All cities above 543.28 57.56 456.08 Note: Population classes, based on the 1960 Population are as follows: A - Over 1,000,000; B - 500,000 to 1,000,000; C - 250,000 to 500,000; D - 100,000 to 250,000; E ·· 50,000 to 100,000 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document BEGINNING AND MAXIMUM MONTHLY SALARIES AND WORKWEEK OF FIREFIGHTERS U. S. CITIES oe Source: Survey by City of Atlanta Comptroller's Office, June, 1966 Population Class Beginning Salary Maximum Salary Workweek City (See Note) Monthly Rank Monthly Rank (Hours) Oakland, California Cc 686 1 731 1 56 Berkeley, California D 644 2 710 2 56 Detroit, Michigan A 619 3 695 4 56 Fresno, California D 592 4 693 5 56 Anaheim, California D 584 5 710 3 63 Minneapolis, Minnesota C 564 6 627 10 60 Gary, Indiana D 555 7 555 24 56 Jersey City, New Jersey Cc 551 8 584 16 42 Chicago, Illinois A 523 9 629 9 56 Portland, Oregon Cc 520 10 641 8 56 St. Paul, Minnesota Cc SiS 11 615 12 60 . Milwaukee, Wisconsin B 509 12 602 13 56 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A 508 13 549 25 48 — Cleveland, Ohio B 507 14 624 11 56 New Haven, Connecticut D 500 15 533 36 56 Newark, New Jersey c 496 16 584 17 42 Rochester, New York Cc 489 17 586 15 48 Columbus, Ohio c 485 18 683 7 56 Toledo, Ohio Cc 482 19 564 18 54 Akron, Ohio Cc 477 20 544 28 63 Denver, Colorado Cc 475 21 688 6 67.6 Rockford, Illinois D 473 22 536 33 56 Phoenix, Arizona c 472 23 588 14 56 Dayton, Ohio Cc 471 24 562 22 56 Grand Rapids, Michigan D 470 25 541 30 56 Houston, Texas B 467 26 514 37 56 Dallas, Texas B 464 27 564 19 56 St. Louis, Missouri B 464 28 564 20 60 Kansas City, Missouri C 460 29 559 23 56 Tucson, Arizona D 460 30 550 25 61.7 Wichita, Kansas Cc 450 31 545 27 66 BEGINNING AND MAXIMUM MONTHLY SALARIES AND WORKWEEK OF FIREFIGHTERS U.S, CITIES (Continued) Population Class Beginning Salary Maximum Salary Workweek City (See Note) Monthly Rank Monthly Rank (Hours) Memphis, Tennessee Cc 450 32 535 34 72 Jacksonville, Florida D 450 33 450 53 56 Hartford, Connecticut D 448 34 538 32 56 Baltimore, Maryland B 445 35 539 31 56.5 Spokane, Washington D 443 36 510 38 56 Indianapolis, Indiana Cc 438 37 563 21 56 Buffalo, New York B 433 38 542 29 50 Norfolk, Virginia c 422 39 535 35 72 Ft. Worth, Texas Cc 422 40 480 47 58 Des Moines, Iowa D 418 41 506 40 56 Birmingham, Alabama c 413 42 501 42 56 Miami, Florida Cc 409 43 497 44 56 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ss Goi ne an 405. lt 44, _._ S50 ee PE cm = ie corn 66 Atlanta, Georgia 9 = RE. 403_ 73%. 45 WOT Gate 60 Worchester, Massachusetts D 402 46 510 39 48 Omaha, Nebraska c 400 47 500 43 60 Nashville, Tennessee Cc 400 48 486 46 60 Topeka, Kansas D 395 49 59.4 Louisville, Kentucky Cc 391 50 456 Si: 56 Fall River, Massachusetts E 390 SL 478 48 48 Columbus, Georgia D 368 52 453 a2 72 Tampa, Florida Cc 365 53 422 59 56 St. Petersburg, Florida D 364 54 472 49 56 Greensboro, North Carolina D 362 55 464 50 72 San Antonio, Texas B 360 56 502 41 56 Savannah, Georgia D 348 57 444 55 72 New Orleans, Louisiana B 345 58 405 60 52 Mobile, Alabama D 343 59 427 57 56 Montgomery, Alabama D 330 60 440 56 56 Little Rock, Arkansas D 325 61 425 58 72 Average - All cities above 456.08 543,28 57.56 Note: Population classes, based on the 1960 Population are as follows: A - Over 1,000,000; B - 500,000 to 1,000,000; CG - 250,000 to 500,000: D - 100,000 to 250,000; E ~ 50,000 to 100,000  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 21 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0c9243716f4105677d84ecf4abd82be0.pdf 249d35ce4f4deefa133dd8e6d29ca79d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .Arcl1bisl10p·s O.fiice Peachtree Road.N.E. P 0. Box 12047. Northside Station Atlanta.Georgia 30305 2G99 September 2, 1966 To: The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor Captain J. I. Martin, President, Atlanta Fire Fighters Union Independent The Honorable Sam Phillips McKenzie, Judge, Superior Court, Fulton County Our City of Atlanta is again con£ronted with the grave probability of another and more serious lack of fire protection. As one of the spiritual and moral leaders of the community, I feel that I have an obligation to speak out to both parties involved in the present confrontation over the wages, hours and working conditions of the Atlanta firemen, together with the impending work stoppage. As a religious leader, I am concerned about the justice involved on both sides : On the one hand the responsibility of the firemen to the community and the public interest; and on the other hand the responsibility of the co11D1Unity to the firemen and their families. The obligations in justice are mutual. As a citizen I am concerned over the practical implementation of this matter. I also speak as one who is responsible for a school system in which thousands of children are enrolled. surely everything possible must be done to assure the protection of all the children who are returning to school this week. From all the information I have received from the news media and other sources as well as Dr. E. D. Harrison's recent hearing and findings, it seems to be well established, and generally agreed by all, that the aunicipal employees of the City are not on a wage-hour scale commensurate with current economic standards for similar services. That this general problem of inequitable working conditions for municipal employees requires a solution in the near future is without doubt. Nevertheless, the present problem is in the specific arm.of the Fire Department and its demands. I have heard that it is agreed that monies are availabvle from present 1966 appropriations for the Fire Department due to unfilled vacancies in that Department throughout the past year. On the other hand, the greatest obstacle at the present time in granting the increase imm diately or retroactively from September 1, 1966 seems to be a legal one: namely, a law of the State of Georgia which prohibits the City of Atlanta from granting any pay raises after March 1 of the current fiscal yearo The legal opinion that such a retroactive pay raise is illegal has been tendered by both the City Attorney and an unknown attorney employed by �2- Dr. Harrison. The attorney for the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union Independent is of a different opinion. I realize that both parties have been subjected to various pressures to resolve these differences and both parties are also under great press ure from those whcae concern is other than the firemen's immediate, economic problems. I feel that the Mayor has acted in good faith in his defacto recognition of captain J. I. Martin representing the voice of the .majority of the firemen in the f>epartment. I have first hand information that Captain Martin and his Executive Board have been trying to do everything that is humanly possible to avoid another work stoppage, and that is his responsibility. Mayor Allen and the City are on record as recognizing and being in sympathy with the needs of the situation. Both parties, therefore, seem to be working honestly and in good faith. Since it seems to be a legal question which threatens our collllllUnity with such disasterous and unbearable consequences, may I respectfully suggest that the following possible solution be carefully considered: First: That both parties put their legal differences in writing (perhaps in the form of a suit for a declaratory judgment). Second: That this legal difference of opinion be resolved by submitting this legal point, and only this legal point, to an impartial legal arbitrator whose expertise in legal matters and sense of fairness are unquestionable. Third: Tha t this legal expert be Judge Sam Phillips McKenzi e , subj ect to the approval of the Chief Judge of the Superior Court, the Honorable Virlyn Moore. Fourth: Tha t t he attorneys for both par tie s submit their c a se to Judge McKenzie within 48 hours eithe r by or al a rgumentation or by means of written brief or both f or his consider ed j udgment . Fifth : Tha t thi s j udgment be rendered as expedi t iously as possible by Judge McKenz i e afte r due consi der a tion. Sixt h: 1£ J udge McKenzie r ules that such a ret roact i ve increase is ill egal then the Uni on agrees that i t wi l l cease any further economic action to secure its demands prior to January 1, 1967. Seventh: 1£ Judge McKenzie rules that the City may lega lly grant said increase in salary and relief for the firemen out of available surplus funds (assuming the funds are available), then the City will grant such increases, retroac tively to Sep tember l , 1966 , as may be a greed upon by the parties . I realize t hat this is a s t op -gap and teaporary solution and does not bring int o the picture the PAS report or the concern of other parties for the plight of other city empl oyees. I believe, however, that it would certainly how the citizens of Atlanta that both partie have gone the last ail in order to bring about a reasonable, honorable nd just settlement . �3- The citizens of Atlanta cannot and will not tolerate another strike by their firemen, and I do not think the citizens will tolerate their firemen not receiving fair and just wages and working hours. If my offices can be used by either or both parties in resolving these or other differences, I respectfully offer their full resources. Should this be the case, I ask that you contact the Auxiliary Bishop, Most Reverend Joseph L. Bernardin, since I am presently in st. Joseph's Infirmary undergoing some tests. May I ask that you consider this letter strictly confidential. A copy has been sent only to the three persons ·named on the first page. No mention of this has been made to the news media. Respectfully yours, r f p,,,.P J-. 1 ~ Most Reverend Paul J. Hallinan Archbishop of Atlanta �; -- ·. J .r. ( ( r ) ' ) '-- c__.Jr l... a c ___,) ( f { ~----· - --..:---- - - • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Archbishop's Office 2699 Rachtree Road. N.E. P.O. Box 12047, Northside Station Atlanta. Georgia 30305 September 2, 1966 To: The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor Captain J. I. Martin, President, Atlamta Fire Fighters Union Independent The Honorable Sam Phillips McKenzie, Judge, Superior Court, Fulton County Our City of Atlanta is again confronted with the grave probability of another and more serious lack of fire protection. As one of the spiritual and moral leaders of the community, I feel that I have an obligation to speak out to both parties in- volved in the present confrontation over the wages, hours and working conditions of the Atlanta firemen, together with the in- pending work stoppage. As a religious leader, I am concerned about the justice involved on both sides: On the one hand the responsi- bility of the firemen to the community and the public interest; and on the other hand the responsibility of the community to the firemen and their families. The obligations in justice are mutual. As a citizen I am concerned over the practical implementation of this matter. I also speak as one who is responsible for a school system in which thousands of children are enrolled. Surely everything possible must be done to assure the protection of all the children who are returning to school this week. From all the information I have received from the news media and other sources as well as Dr. E. D. Harrison's recent hearing and findings, it seems to be well established, and generally agreed by all, that the municipal employees of the City are not on a wage-hour scale commensurate with current economic standards for similar services. That this general problem of inequitable working conditions for municipal employees requires a solution in the near future is without doubt. Nevertheless, the present problem is in the specific armof the Fire Department and its demands. I have heard that it is agreed that monies are availabvle from present 1966 ap- propriations for the Fire Department due to unfilled vacancies in that Department throughout the past year. On the other hand, the greatest obstacle at the present time in granting the increase immediately or retroactively from September 1, 1966 seems to be a legal one: namely, a law of the State of Georgia which prohibits the City of Atlanta from granting any pay raises after March 1 of the current fiscal year. The legal opinien that such a retroactive pay raise is illegal has been ten- dered by both the City Attorney and an unknown attorney employed by Dr. Harrison. The attorney for the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union Independent is of a different opinion. I realize that both parties have been subjected to various pressures to resolve these differences and both parties are also under great pressure from those whoseconcern is other than the firemen's immediate, economic problems, I feel that the Mayor has acted in good faith in his defacto recognition of Captain J. I. Martin representing the voice of the majority of the firemen in the Department. I have first hand information that Captain Martin and his Executive Board have been trying to do everything that is humanly possible to avoid another work stoppage, and that is his responsibility. Mayor Allen and the City are on record as recognizing and being in sympathy with the needs of the situation. Both parties, therefore, seem to be work- ing honestly and in good faith. Since it seems to be a legal question which threatens our community with such disasterous and unbearable consequences, may I respectfully suggest that the following possible solution be carefully considered: First: That both parties put their legal differences in writing (perhaps in the form of a suit for a declaratory judgment). Second: That this legal difference of opinion be resolved by submitting this legal point, and only this legal point, to an impartial legal arbitrator whose expertise in legal matters and sense of fairness are unquestionable. Third: That this legal expert be Judge Sam Phillips McKenzie, subject to the approval of the Chief Judge of the Superior Court, the Honorable Virlyn Moore. Fourth: That the attorneys for both parties submit their case to Judge McKenzie within 48 hours either by oral argumentation or by means of written brief or both for his considered judgment. Fifth: That this judgment be rendered as expeditiously as possible by Judge McKenzie after due consideration. Sixth: If Judge McKenzie rules that such a retroactive in- crease is illegal then the Union agrees that it will cease any further economic action to secure its demands prior to January 1, 1967, Seventh: If Judge McKenzie rules that the City may legally grant said increase in salary and relief for the firemen out of avail- able surplus funds (assuming the funds are available), then the City will grant such increases, retroactively to September 1, 1966, as may be agreed upon by the parties. I realize that this is a stop-gap and temporary solution and does not bring inte the picture the PAS report or the concern of other parties for the plight of other city employees. I believe, however, that it would certainly show the citizens of Atlanta that both parties have gone the last mile in order to bring about a reasonable, honorable and just settlement.  35 The citizens of Atlanta cannot and will not tolerate another strike by their firemen, and I do not think the citizens will tolerate their firemen not receiving fair and just wages and working hours. If my offices can be used by either or both parties in re- solving these or other differences, I respectfully offer their full resources. Should this be the case, I ask that you contact the Auxiliary Bishop, Most Reverend Joseph L. Bernardin, since I am presently in st. Joseph's Infirmary undergoing some tests. May I ask that you consider this letter strictly confidential. A copy has been sent only to the three persons named on the first page. No mention of this has been made to the news media. fs yours, Most Reverend Paul J. Hallinan Archbishop of Atlanta ¢ 7) : + ¢ ) ? 2. 2. of a c ‘ Ce ) - Q  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 20 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2f5d3c2a892820134bfffd00c14a95bf.pdf 0750a9deb8a03486091fe7e55f2a4117 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 3, 1966 Most Reve rend Paul J . Hallinan Archbishop of Atlanta 2699 Peachtre e Road. N . E . Atlanta, Ci orgia 30305 Dear Archbishop Hallinan : Thank you very much for your letter , for which I am most grateful. I regret that it cam.e at a time when the llCity was already completing its ood faith effort • How v r, I am referrin it to the City Attoniey and asking him to giv full con id ration to it iD a confidential vein. Thank you for your interest. Sine r ly, Ivan Allen, Jr. yo,: IAJr: m � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document September 3, 1966 Most Reverend Paul J. Hallinan Archbishop of Atlanta 2699 Peachtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Dear Archbishop Hallinan: Thank you very much for your letter, for which Iam most grateful. I regret that it came at a time when the hCity was already completing its good faith efforts. However, lam referring it to the City Attorney and asking him to give full consideration to it in a confidential vein. Thank you for your interest. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Ir. Mayor IAJr:am  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 19 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/066484c9c97630883d2033f188b710cd.pdf bc2e81ba5d70db3c06291d3513aa7ff4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nl'R AFL-CIO September 8, 1966 Mr. James Moore, President Atlanta Labor Council , AFL- CIO 250 10th Street, N. E. Atlanta, Ga. PRESIDENT BUCK or INTER.t\!ATIONAL ASSO CIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS l!AS INFORMED ME OF THE VICIOUS CAMPAIGN BEING CARRIED ON TO CONDEMN THOSE MEMBERS OF LOCAL 134 of FIRE FIGHTERS IN ATLANTA WHO lIAVE REMAINED LOYAL TO OBSERVANCE OF THEIR INTERNATIONAL UNION CONSTI TUTION PROHIBITING STRIKES. I WOULD URGE YOU AND ATLANTA LABOR COUNCIL TO LEND ALL MORAL SUPPORT TO THOSE LOYAL MEMBERS OF LOCAL 134 WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION , AS FIREFIGHTERS, TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GEORGE MEANY PRESIDENT AFL-CIO � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document NER AFL-CIO September 8, 1966 Mr. James Moore, President Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO 250 10th Street, N. E. Atlanta, Ga. PRESIDENT BUCK OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS ILAS INFORMED ME OF THE VICIOUS CAMPAIGN BEING CARRIED ON TO CONDEMN THOSE MEMBERS OF LOCAL 134 of FIRE FIGHTERS IN ATLANTA WHO HAVE REMAINED LOYAL TO OBSERVANCE OF THEIR INTER- NATIONAL UNION CONSTITUTION PROHIBITING STRIKES, I WOULD URGE YOU AND ATLANTA LABOR COUNCIL TO LEND ALL MORAL SUPPORT TO THOSE LOYAL MEMBERS OF LOCAL 134 WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION, AS FIREFIGHTERS, TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GEORGE MEANY PRESIDENT AFL-CIO  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 18 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e3509026e5709dc06619cb4922cdb5a4.pdf be39e92425a64fd72d752e7501dcac1a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. j ,, l·./(c . 0-·· '-/ , .../, U.S. News & World Report WHAi DOES A CITY DO WHEN F~REM~N GO ON ·s1~~VE? ., l I I, I r Ii I weakened. So what happens now? Is The troubl e began last spring. At that Atlanta burning? time the only union represen tin g Atlanta Fire Chief C. H. Hildebrand, Jr., firem en was the International Association supplies the answe rs . Ily regrouping the of Fire Fighters, affiliated with the AFLmore than 250 firefighters who stayed CIO. This union has a no-strike clause on the job, Chief Hildebrand w:is able in its 'constitution·. The union asked the to get 19 of the city's 32 fire stations in city to reduce the firemen's workweek full operation within four days after the from 60 to 56 hours. strike began. City officials rejected that reques t on All available firem en were put on the ground that such a move would long shifts, and 89 policemen were . as-__ amount to a pay boost that would b e ilsigned to" the ffre· d epartiiierit....:.most of - legal at that time of year und er the city them to fill nonfirefighting charter. jobs. The Atlanta cha rter prohibits pay As a final step, the city raises after March 31 of each year, un ti! of Atlanta called into effect the beginning of th e next year. City ofa mutual-assistance pact with ficial s, however, promised to conside r · th e fire departments of sur- the shorter workweek at the end of the rounding munidpalities. year. Atlanta's fire chief says A change of unions. Dissid ent firethat this opens the "possihil- men then broke away from the AFL-CIO ity" of calling in 10 fire- union and organized an independent • fighting units "reasonably loca l called the Atlanta F ire Fighters quickly" in the event of a Union . Its constitu tion does not contain major fire, and an additional a no-strike clause. half dozen or more from In Jun e the independ ent union went more-distant points. on strike to en fo rce the firemen's deChief is confident. The mands . The strikin g firem en agreed to '. ::I 19 station s reopen ed in At- mediation without binding the mselves .i l ' ,. ~; lanta operate 27 firefighting to the findings and went back to work. units. Adding to these the 16 Th e mediator recommended an in crease additiona l units that might in firemen's wages or a reducti on in - " AtlnnLn Journal " Photo be called in for an extreme working hours. Fire communications desk-unmann ed emergency would bring AtCity offi cials accepted both su ggeslanta's fire d efenses back up tions-n ot just one-but said both wo uld to more than three q uarters have to wait until January 1, in keep ing of normal strength, Mr. Hildebrand esti- with the law. ATLANTA mates. That, he believes, should be The city's offer amounted to an 8.6 6 Two thirds of the tremen in this ma- enough to handle anythin g. per cent pay increase in cash, plus the jor Southern city wa lked off thei r jobs Fire insurance und erwriters appea r to equ iva lent of a 7.14 per cent raise in the on September 2 in a strike for immedi- agree. Jason Woodall, manager of the form of a shorter workweek-in all, a ate pay raises. They went out in viola- Southeastern Underwriters Association, total of 15.8 per cent. tiou .. of a C.eor,gis1.. _Stat~ _l aw, and they · says there are· no plans to boost AtlanUnder existing pay sca les, beg inning firemen get $403 a month. On January 1, stayed out· ·in defian ce of a court order ta's fire insuranc·e rates. to return to work. Mr. Woodall says the association "feels the starting rate is to rise to $438 a All of th e nearly 500 striking firemen that protection for ordinary homes is month . The top pay for privates is to go were suspended without pay. Mayor .. . reasonable." ·· ·· to $638 a mo nth on January 1, from the "Our concern," he adds, "lies in the present $563. Ivan All en, Jr. , refused to negotiate with the strikers. Instead, he ordered possibility of fires in the congested downSlill ,not enough. The ind ependent a , recrnitin g dri ve for new firemen to town areas." union again struck on Sep tember 2, de..611 -the vacant jobs. ..,,- · Mr. Woodall notes that the fire un- mantl ing th at the pay raises b e granted The suspended firemen were given 10 derwriters "prefer to give the city an immediately. d ays to show why they should not be opportunity to work this thing out." Within hours after the strike bepu\, fired . Whether or not there are to be increases Judge Luther Alverson of the F u lton Mayor Allen says that most of the strik- . in fire-insurance rates, he indicates, de- County Superior Court ordered the strikers will__be . fi red, Thus, a major. city is pends on ,how long it takes to get the ers back to work. Atlanta officials moved fast when 500 firemen struck. Strikers were suspended without pay. Shifts were lengthened for firemen who stayed on their jobs. Policemen helped man fire stations. And the city began hiring replacements for strikers. left with its defense against fires seriously fire depllt'tment back to normal. (contin ued on next news page) �,,, . --- ,, Labor Week 1 [ continued from page 86 j . . . Some fires started by Molotov cocktails . Wives of firem'an picketed city hall ... ~ ·0 ·. ·\,::--J ~ -:··.·~;0,:.; -', , r :..:r:~J ~ r.· ·-··' f .·,·.•:,r,1 - ,I.I -·;·. :/ .\'/}.~ /LJ i \. .:,· i . . , St:-i te law provides th:-i t "no prrson hold ing a position b y appointmen t or employment in the gove rnment of the State of Georgia or any agenc~·, au thority, b oard , commission or public institution thereof, shall p romote, encourage or participa te in any strike. " The Georgia State government grants charter.~ to cities, and this is inte111reted as making the ci ties political institutions of the State, and their employes subject to State law, Immedia tely a fter the ordei· was issued , F ire Chief I-Iildeh ra nd served notice that all firem en absent without authorization should rep ort at their uext regular shift or b e suspended. A few fir(!m en re turned. Mayor calls strike illegal. :\!ayor Allen refused to negotiate wi th the striker.~ on the ground that they were using illegal means in an effort to force the city to grant an illegal p ay raise, F iremen's wives began sporadic picketing of city hall and of the J op crati ng fire stations, F iremen kept their children out of school, on the ground that the schools were not safe because of inadeq uate fi re protection. T he hi ring of new men to replace the strikers went stead ilv ahead , llv Septemb er 8, the · city ha'd applications from 117 men. Of these, .51-:32 whites and HJ N egroes- had passed w ritten examina- . tions and were eligib le to be h ired if tJ.iey passed p hysical exam inations, · A h andful of the strikers sought _to go / back to work, saying they would like to forgct the who) ~ thing , Officials refused . to take them bacK. T he re p lacements must undergo rigorous training fo r three weeks be fore bein_g assigned to active d uty, F ire officials estim ate that it will take at leas t a year to rebuild the Atlan ta fire depart ment to fu ll strength. C ity officials and officials of the AFLCIO F ire F ighters U nio_n, meanwh!le, ~ . / , claim that it is the T eamsters Umon · that is really b ehind the fire department's troubles. T hey note that the striking fi remen have their headquarters in the Atlanta Teamsters Union hall. "This is a p ower g rab." O fficials note, too, that Tony Zivalich, a Teamsters organizer, sits in on all of the stnkers' strategy meetings, and that Robert L. Mitchell, attorney for the local Teamsters, is the striking fi remen's lawyer. "This is a power grab," snaps an official of the AFL-CIO F iremen's Union. "The reasons they give for striking don't make sense. T hey say th ey've got to h ave their pay raise right now instead of fou r months from now, when the ci ty has agreed to give it to them, And for tha t they are jeopard izing the safcty of this whole city. "They want to put the AFL-CIO ou t of business here and take over the whole fi re d ep artment. T hen the T eams ters will take them over and the T eamsters will run the fire department." Since the strike started, at least two fires have been started by Molotov cocktails. ·w hether these were thrown by strikers, rioters or others has not been established . . ~ A large warehouse and a sales office of a tire company were destroyed by one of the Molotov-cocktail fires . Damage was estimated at several hundred thousand dollars. Another Molotov cocktail was tossed onto the roof of a one-story home, b ut the blaze did little damage. False alarms have been numerous. t] r-- ~ 1 ••• •:"i l~ 6' A Pay Raise That · Averted a Struke l I ' \Vestern E lectric Compan y and the Commu nications \Vorkers of America have signed a three-yea r contract that : • Averts a strike that had been threatening for weeks against the man ufacturing arm of the American T elephone & Telegraph Company. • Provides pay raise.~ averaging 17)2 cents an hour for 23,000 installers of central-station equipment , retroactive to Jul y 28. The company estimated the increases at 5.5 to 6 per cent, or about 4 per cent on an annua l basis. • Permi ts reopening of the contract on wages after 18 months. • In creases fri nge benrfi ts by more than 1 p er cent over th ree years. Under the new contract, hou rl y wage rates fo r beginning in,q allers wi ll range from $1.87 to $2.03 an l10ur. Top rates will range from $3.70 to $4 an hour. T he union hopes the new con tract with 'vVestern Electric will set a pa ttern fo r other subsidiaries of AT&T in negotiations in coming months. The pay raise fo r \ Vcstcrn E lectric's workers was well above the Joh n.~on Administration's wage guideposts of 3. 2 per cent a yea r. But Joseph A. Beirne, presiden t of the union, contc11 dcd that the settlement was not inflationary. He said the guideposts "were never designed to be strait jackets." (Another Labor W eek article, p. 90) U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Sept. 19, 1966 U. S. N EWS & W O RLD REPORT, Sept. 19, 1966 a ab!, . pat beg wa1 his stat terr, "M1 ofi ally don "F1 unl WOI No1 pol: If ti icy Ace ( 1Y . LJ . U.. D..D M EMBERS � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document SS U.S. News & World Report LABOR WEEK, WHAT DOES A CITY DO WHEN FIREMEN GO ON STRIKE? - Atlanta officials moved fast when 500 firemen struck. Strikers were suspended with- out pay. Shifts were lengthened for firemen who stayed on their jobs. Policemen helped man fire stations. And the city began hir- ing replacements for strikers. aT re weakened. So what happens now? Is Atlanta burning? Fire Chief C. H. Hildebrand, Jr., supplies the answers. By regrouping the more than 250 firefighters who stayed on the job, Chief Hildebrand was able to get 19 of the city’s 32 fire stations in full operation within four days after the strike began. All available firemen were put on long shifts, and 89 policemen were as-__ signed fo the fire’ department—most of _ ~ them to fill nonfirefighting jobs. As a final step, the city of Atlanta called into effect a mutual-assistance pact with the fire departments of sur- rounding municipalities. Atlanta’s fire chief says that this opens the “possihil- ity” of calling in 10 fire- fighting units “reasonably quickly” in the event of a major fire, and an additional half dozen or more from more-distant points. Chief is confident, The 19 stations reopened in At- lanta operate 27 firefighting units. Adding to these the 16 additional units that might —"Atlanta Journal’’ Photo " Fire communications desk—unmanned ATLANTA Two thirds of the hremen in this ma- jor Southern city walked off their jobs on September 2 in a strike for immedi- ate pay raises, They went out in viola- tion of a Georgia State law, and they stayed out in defiance of a court order to return to work. All of the nearly 500 striking firemen were suspended without pay. Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., refused to negotiate with the strikers. Instead, he ordered acrecruiting drive for new firemen to All the vacant jobs. we The suspended firemen were given 10 days to show why they should not be fired. Mayor Allen says that most of the strik-.’ ers will be, fired, Thus, a major city is left with its defense against fires seriously be called in for an extreme emergency would bring At- lanta’s fire defenses back up to more than three quarters of normal strength, Mr. Hildebrand esti- mates. That, he believes, should be enough to handle anything. Fire insurance underwriters appear to agree. Jason Woodall, manager of the Southeastern Underwriters Association, “says there are-no plans to boost Atlan- ta’s fire insurance rates. Mr. Woodall says the association “feels that protection for ordinary homes is : reasonable.” “Our concern,” he adds, “lies. in the possibility of fires in the congested down- town areas.” Mr. Woodall notes that the fire un- derwriters “prefer to give the city an opportunity to work this thing out.” Whether or not there are to be increases in fire-insurance rates, he indicates, de- pends on how long it takes to get the fire department back to normal. The trouble began last spring. At that time the only union representing Atlanta firemen was the International Association of Fire Fighters, affiliated with the AFL- CIO. This union has a no-strike clause in its ‘constitution. The union asked the city to reduce the firemen’s workweek from GO to 56 hours. City officials rejected that request on the ground that such a move would amount to a pay boost that would be il- legal at that time of year under the citv charter. The Atlanta charter prohibits pay raises after March 31 of each year, until the beginning of the next year. City of- ficials, however, promised to consider * the shorter workweek at the end of the year. A change of unions. Dissident fire- men then broke away from the AFL-CIO union and organized an independent local called the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union. Its constitution does not contain a no-strike clause. In June the independent union went on strike to enforce the firemen’s de- mands. The striking firemen agreed to mediation without binding themselves to the findings and went back to work. The mediator recommended an increase in firemen’s wages or a reduction in working hours. City officials accepted both sugges- tions—not just one—but said both would have to wait until January 1, in keeping with the law. The city’s offer amounted to an 8.66 per cent pay increase in cash, plus the equivalent of a 7.14 per cent raise in the form of a shorter workweek—in all, a total of 15.8 per cent. Under existing pay scales, beginning firemen get $403 a month. On January 1, the starting rate is to rise to $438 a month. The top pay for privates is to go --to $638 a month on January 1, from the present $563. Still not enough. The independent union again struck on September 2, de- manding that the pay raises be granted immediately. Within hours after the strike began, Judge Luther Alverson of the Fulton County Superior Court ordered the strik- ers back to work. (continued on next news page)  MALKAUSAS) 5 Oi owt ‘yee! Uh PROTWEL, ir mS Ween ENB aecting) TEMES @! OUnOre) Ju is) geen. Tata ae Labor Week [continued from page 86] . . « Wives of firemen picketed city hall State law provides that “no person holding a position by appointment or employment in the government of the State of Georgia or any ayency, author- ity, board, commission or public institu- tion thereof, shall promote, encourage or participate in any strike.” The Georgia State government grants charters to cities, and this is interpreted as making the cities political institutions of the State, and their employes subject to State law. Immediately after the order was is- sued, Fire Chief Hildebrand served no- tice that all firemen absent without authorization should report at their next regular shift or be suspended. A few fire- men returned. Mayor calls strike illegal. Mayor Allen refused to negotiate with the strik- ers on the ground that they were using illegal means in an effort to force the city to grant an illegal pay raise. Firemen’s wives began sporadic pick- eting of city hall and of the foperating fire stations. Firemen kept their children out of school, on the ground that the schools were not safe because of inade- quate fire protection. The hiring of new men to replace the strikers went steadily ahead. By Septem- ber 8, the city had applications from 117 men, Of these, 51—32 whites and 19 Negroes—had passed written examina- tions and were eligible to be hired if they passed physical examinations. / ‘A handful of the strikers sought to go back to work, saying they would like to { forget the whole thing. Officials refused to take them back. , The replacements must undergo rigor- ous training for three weeks before being assigned to active duty. Fire officials esti- mate that it will take at least a year to rebuild the Atlanta fire department to full strength. City officials and officials of the AFL- . CIO Fire Fighters Union, meanwhile, claim that it is the Teamsters Union that is really behind the fire depart- ment’s troubles. They note that the strik- ing firemen have their headquarters in the Atlanta Teamsters Union hall. “This is a power grab.” Officials note, too, that Tony Zivalich, a Team- sters organizer, sits in on all of the strik- ers’ strategy meetings, and that Robert L. Mitchell, attorney for the local Team- sters, is the striking firemen’s lawyer. “This is a power grab,” snaps an official of the AFL-CIO Firemen’s Union. “The reasons they give for striking don’t make sense. They say they've got to have their U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Sept. 19, 1966 . . . Some fires started by Molotov cocktails pay raise right now instead of four months from now, when the city has agreed to give it to them. And for that they are jeopardizing the safety of this whole city. “They want to put the AFL-CIO out of business here and take over the whole fire department. Then the Teamsters will take them over and the Teamsters will run the fire department.” Since the strike started, at least two fires have been started by Molotov cock- tails. Whether these were thrown by strikers, rioters or others has not been established. ‘ A large warehouse and a sales office of a tire company were destroyed by one of the Molotov-cocktail fires. Damage was estimated at several hundred thou- sand dollars. Another Molotov cocktail was tossed onto the roof of a one-story home, but the blaze did little damage. False alarms have been numerous. A Pay Raise That Averted a Sirike Western Electric Company and_ the Communications Workers of America have signed a three-year contract that: © Averts a strike that had been threat- ening for weeks against the manufactur- ing arm of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company. © Provides pay raises averaging 17% cents an hour for 23,000 installers of central-station equipment, retroactive to July 28. The company estimated the in- creases at 5.5 to 6 per cent, or about 4 per cent on an annual basis. e Permits reopening of the contract on wages after 18 months. ® Increases fringe benefits by more than 1 per cent over three years. Under the new contract, hourly wage rates for beginning installers will range from $1.87 to $2.03 an hour. Top rates will range from $3.70 to $4 an hour. The union hopes the new contract with Western Electric will set a pattern for other subsidiaries of AT&T in nego- tiations in coming months. The pay raise for Western Electric’s workers was well above the Johnson Ad- ministration’s wage guideposts of 3.2 per cent a year. But Joseph A. Beirne, presi- dent of the union, contended that the settlement was not inflationary. He said the guideposts “were never designed to be strait jackets.” (Another Labor Week article, p. 90) U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Sept. 19, 1966 et 4 | l MEMBERS —————— — — —————S  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 17 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/66e95380c8203aa5fe03b7e24b84b103.pdf c257dcb20396fde06a2576c610871852 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Quote from news article: THE ATLANTA JOURNAL Wednesday, September 7, 1966 rrcapt. James I. Martin, union president, said his independent union i s also contacting off icials of locals of the International I Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, in order to put pressure on IAFF national president William Buck. "Capt. Martin's union wants IAFF members in Atlanta to walk off the job, which they have not done. He said IAFF locals in Boston, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Spokane, Wash., and Louisville, Ky., have sent telegrams to Mr. Buck requesting that he ask Local 134 in Atlanta to strike . "According to Martin, the locals threatened to withdraw from the IAFF if Buck does not allow Local 134 to strike. rr . . :==; .; a.:.:s � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Quote from news article: THE ATLANTA JOURNAL Wednesday, September 7, 1966 EE NAL "Capt. James I. Martin, union president, said his independent union is also contacting officials of locals of the International Wesctatias of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, in order to put pressure on IAFF national president William Buck. "Capt. Martin's union wants IAFF members in Atlanta to walk off the job, which they have not done. He said IAFF locals in Boston, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Spokane, Wash., and Louisville, Ky., have sent telegrams to Mr. Buck requesting that he ask Local 134 in Atlanta to strike. "According to Martin, the locals threatened to withdraw from the IAFF if Buck does not allow Local 134 to strike."  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 16 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/04bb8e90acd5d140793ca5d7d4face06.pdf 2253d7a04239985aa1a60ddd78d3ddbb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ ' . FOR: FROM: Inter::i at :Lonal Associ2.tion of Fire Fighters, AVi.., -8:I: C 905 Si~t0enth Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036 FE 7-8070 ·Maurer, Fleisher, Zen & Associates, Inc. 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Wash ington, D. C. 20036 FE 7-°8070 F'OR IMMEDIATE R:C:LEASE, SEPTEMBER 8, 19-_66_ AFL-CIO PRESIDENT MEANY, FIRE FIGHTERS' PRESIDENT BUCK VOICE -SUPPORT FOR'NON-STRIKING MEMBERS OF \ ATLANTA FIRE FIGHTERS' UNION WASHINGTON--Staternents of support for the members of Local 134 of the International Association of Fire Figh ·c,.=-::-' ": , who declined to join a strike by a breakaway unaffiliated. organization of fire fighters was voiced today by AFL-CIO President George Meany and President Wm. D. Bucko:' the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO. Mr. Meany said in a tel egram to President Jam es Moore of the Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, that: "President Buck of International Association of Fire Fighters has informed me of the vicious campaign being carried on to condemn those members of Local 134 bf Fire Fighters in Atlanta who have remained loyal to observance of their international union constitution prohibiting strikes. �, . . .- .. _.,, -2- 'I y:ould urge you and Atlanta Labor Council 1 to lend all moral support to those loyal members of Local 134 who are aware of their obligation, as fire fighters, to the public safety of the city of Atlanta. 11 Imm~Ji~t cly followin g the anncuncement Mr. Meany 1 s wire, IAFF President Buck issued the folloKing statement: \ "The officers and members of the International Association of Fire Fighters are gratified by the stater.:ent of support issued by AFL-CIO President George Meany on behalf of the responsible and courageous members of Local 13L~ , IAFF, who have kept faith with their responsibility to prot e ct the people bf Atlanta from fire under all possible circumstances. 11 It is time to set the record straight and cl ear. The g ood union memb ers in Atlanta are the members of Lo cal J34 who hav e s tayPd at th eir post, in acc ordance with their union constitution and their personal oath of r esponsibility. 11 In a ll the exci t ement of charges a nd accu s ation., propag anda has clouded over the fact that these Local 13~members are the r ea.l trade unionists , who deserve tl:ie support of organized labor an d the general public. George Meany has clearly seen t he true facts and on behalf of American labor h e has spoken out in support of basic AFL- CIO principles. --- �'\ ,I • -3- · "The IAFF recognizes that tl)e fire fighters of Atlanta have for many years had serious grievances, and the city g overnment's slowness in responding to the needs of the fire fighters is directly to blame for the present situation. But even that past failure on the part of the city government does not justify the action I of those who walked away from their union and . their obligation. "On behalf of the IAFF we salute the men of Local 134 who stayed at their post. We can only hope that Atlanta recognizes and applauds their loyalty by developing a program of real and effective collective bargaining and we offer our full support in helping them rebuild Local 134 to full strength once again." //=II . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document -— FOR: International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-cre 905 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D. CG. 20036 FE 7-38070 FROM: Maurer, Dleisher, Zon & Associates, Inc. 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036 FE 7-8070 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 8, 1966 AFL-CIO PRESIDENT MEANY, FIRE FIGHTERS! PRESIDENT BUCK VOICE -SUPPORT FOR’ NON-STRIKING MEMBERS CF ATLANTA FIRE FIGHTERS' UNION WASHINGTON--Statements of support for the members of Local 134 of the International Association of Fire Fighte>:, who declined to join a strike by a breakaway unarfiliateda organization of fire fighters was voiced today by AFL-CIO President George Meany and President Wm. D. Buck of the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO. Mr. Meany said in a telegram to President James Moore of the Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, that: "President Buck of International Association of Fire Fighters has informed me of the vicious campaign being carried on to condemn those members of Local 134 of Fire Fighters in Atlanta who have remained loyal to observance of their international union constitution prohibiting strikes,  "I would urge you and Atlanta Labor Council to lend all moral support to those loyal members of Local 134 who are aware of their obligation, as fire fighters, to the public safety of the city of Atlanta." immediavely following the arncouncement of Mr. Meany's wire, IAFF President Buck issued the following statement: | "The officers and members of the International Sr: Association of Fire Fighters are gratified by the statemen of support issued by AFL-CIO President George Meany on behalf of the responsible and courageous members of Locel 134,. TAFF, who have kept raith with tneir responsibility to protect the people of Atlanta eam fire under all possible circumstances. "It is time to set the record straight and clear. The good union members in Atlanta are the members of Local 124 who have staved at their post, in accordance with their union constitution and their personal oath of responsibility. "In all the excitement of charges and accusation, propaganda has clouded over the fact that these Local 134 members are the real trade unionists, wno deserve the support of organized labor and the general public. George Meany has clearly seen the true racts and on behalf of American labor he has spoken out in support of basic AFL-CIO principles. “ Se ae ih Saale aon ee ee ay ee | ‘"The IAFF recognizes that the fire fighters of Atlanta have for many years had serious grievances, and the city government's slowness in responding to the needs of the fire fighters is directly to blame for the present situation. But even that past failure on tne part of the city government does not justify the action > of those who Weicéa eWay from their union and their obligation. "On behalf of the IAFF we salute the men of Local 134 who stayed at their post. We can only hope that Atlanta recognizes and applauds their loyalty by developing a program of real and SPpective collective bargaining and we offer our full support in helping them rebuild Local 134 to full strength once again." HiHE  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 15 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/91d5c7788de56bdacd06f63114c7df50.pdf 0f0d89ff9442a7313cbd3f83cfb4e88a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ...--- . The Atlanta Firefighters Union Independent will and are ready at anytime to start negotiations with the Mayor of the City of Atlanta. We have always been ready. The Atlanta Firefightera have agreed to accept Dr. Erwin D. Harrison's report. This we tried to do before Friday, September 2. Dr. Harrison, President, Georgia Institute of Technology, in his mediator's report, gave the Union the option of a shorter work-hour week or an increase in pay. The report was made public. I will read in part from Dr. Harrison's report: \ Option I: Reduce average work week from present 60 hours to one of 56 hours, which permits a three-platoon operation. This is a fairly common arr~ngement around the country. This reduction in hours would be w,tde without any change in total compensation so that hourly rate would be effectively increased from the present figure by an amount slightly above 7%. It should be emphasized that under this Option the total pay would not be increased (aside again from any future pay inciease granted to all City employees). Opti on II: Maintain the present average work week of 60 hours and to grant the presently employed firemen the fruits of the increase in the total wage bill which would have resulted from the necessary employment of additional firemen if Option I were selected. This increase would amount to 7.14% to be granted on an "acr oss the board" basis. The Atlanta Firefighter s chose Opti on II, that the increase in pay start September 1 or be retroactive from January 2, 1967 to September 1. We wer e and are ready to accept Paul J. Ha llinan, Archbishop of question of l egality be left in Judge to act a s arbitr ator, and both part ies . the the the his recommendat i ons of City of Atlanta, that the hands of a Super ior Court findings be bind ing on The Mayor has refused to s it down with our Uni on at anytime s ince August 31, and has refused any offer t o end t hi s dispute by anyone. There are many i mportant peop l e who have tried in the interest of public safety. We ask why has he refused. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Atlanta Firefighters Union Independent will and are ready at anytime to start negotiations with the Mayor of the City of Atlanta. We have always been ready. The Atlanta Firefighters have agreed to accept Dr. Erwin D. Harrison's report. This we tried to do before Friday, September 2. Dr. Harrison, President, Georgia Institute of Technology, in his mediator's report, gave the Union the option of a shorter work-hour week or an increase in pay. The report was made public. I will read in part from Dr. Harrison's report: Option I: Reduce average work week from present 60 hours to one of 56 hours, which permits a three-platoon operation. This is a fairly common arrargement around the country. This reduction in hours would be wade without any change in total compensation so that hourly rate would be effectively increased from the present figure by an amount slightly above 7%. It should be emphasized that under this Option the total pay would not be increased (aside again from any future pay increase granted to all City employees). Option II: Maintain the present average work week of 60 hours and to grant the presently employed firemen the fruits of the in- crease in the total wage bill which would have resulted from the necessary employment of additional firemen if Option I were selected, This increase would amount to 7.14% to be granted on an "across the board" basis, The Atlanta Firefighters chose Option II, that the increase in pay start September 1 or be retroactive from January 2, 1967 to September 1. We were and are ready to accept the recommendations of Paul J. Hallinan, Archbishop of the City of Atlanta, that the question of legality be left in the hands of a Superior Court Judge to act as arbitrator, and his findings be binding on both parties, The Mayor has refused to sit down with our Union at anytime since August 31, and has refused any offer to end this dispute by anyone. There are many important people who have tried in the interest of public safety. We ask why has he refused, ————————_———— === TT  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 14 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/22cce3b5ea502ed32094a0f4e214791b.pdf d19caa6f9a23282ea772b6620907abaa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. COMPARISON OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FIREMEN WITH GENERAL EMPLOYEES Exhibit JULY 19, 1966 General Employees Pension Employee Contribution(% of salary): With Beneficiary Without Beneficiary City Matches Normal Retirement Age Early Retirement Age Penalty for Early Retirement (Per Year) Service Allowed for Disability in Line of Duty Portion of Pension Due Beneficiary Portion of Pension Due Beneficiary When Employee is Killed in Line of Duty Service Pension - 25 years service, Age 55, $500 Salary Service Pension - 30 years service, Age 60, $500 Salary Disability Pension - Not in Line of Duty, 15 years service, $500 salary Disability Pension - In Line of Duty, 15 years service, $500 salary -B.e.~ Firemen 6% 5% 100% 60 6'7. 5'7. 100-Z 55 50 2% Actual Service 1/2 1/2 202.50 270.00 55 3'1. 35 Years 1/2 3/4 250.00 287.50 135.00 150.00 135.00 325.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 ne ~ et.tlclNMl Life Insurance Coverage (Maximum Premium per $1,000 Coverage: Employee Wife Children Wife & Children Disability Payment of Face Amount to Age 60 .70 .63 .27 .87 Yes .70 .S4 .54 1.08 No �CD11PARISON OF Ei:1PLOYEE BENEFITS FIREMEN WITH GENERAL EMPLOYEES JULY 19, 1966 (Continued) General Employees Firemen Hospitalization Insurance Employee Cont~ibution: Employee Employee and Spouse Employee, wife and children 1.17 4.22 4.87 1.17 4.22 4.87 10.00 200.00 100.00 10.00 200.00 100.00 Continuation of Salary in event of disability in line of duty None 1 year Payments to widm-1 in event of death in line of duty None Salary Continued one year Benefit: Daily Room (Maximum 31 days) Surgical (Maximum) Other Hospital Expenses Other Benefits � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Text Any textual data included in the document COMPARISON OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FIREMEN WITH GENERAL EMPLOYEES JULY 19, 1966 Pension Employee Contribution (% of salary): With Beneficiary Without Beneficiary City Matches Normal Retirement Age Early Retirement Age Penalty for Early Retirement (Per Year) Service Allowed for Disability in Line of Duty Portion of Pension Due Beneficiary Portion of Pension Due Beneficiary When Employee is Killed in Line of Duty Service Pension - 25 years service, Age 55, $500 Salary Service Pension - 30 years service, Age 60, $500 Salary Disability Pension - Not in Line of Duty, 15 years service, $500 salary Disability Pension - In Line of Duty, 15 years service, $500 salary —Bone£it_to=Minor—-Chitiven Life Insurance Coverage (Maximum Premium per $1,000 Coverage: Employee Wife Children Wife & Children Disability Payment of Face Amount to Age 60 General Employees 6% 5% 1007, 60 55 2% Actual Service 1/2 1/2 202.50 270.00 135.00 135.00 10,000.00 «10 -63 eed 87 Yes Firemen 6% 5% 100% 55 50 3% 35 Years 1/2 3/4 250.00 287.50 150.00 325.00 10,000.00 70 - 54 54 1,08 No Exhibit Hospitalization Insurance Employee Contribution: Employee Employee and Spouse Employee, wife and children Benefit: Daily Room (Maximum 31 days) Surgical (Maximum) Other Hospital Expenses Other Benefits Continuation of Salary in event of disability in line of duty Payments to widow in event of death in line of duty COMPARISON OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FIREMEN WITH GENERAL EMPLOYEES JULY 19, 1966 (Continued) Employees General 10.00 200.00 100.00 None None Firemen 10.00 200.00 100.00 1 year Salary Continued one year  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 13 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2430021fd63785e55788b70acd61e787.pdf 058d37827d69a2766a3bfb61694e5c5f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. re1 l v •ce o g-/ 'j ediator /J~ . By MARION GAINES The possibility of an o the r s t r i k e by Atlanta firemen . 'loomed Monday after a fire- , •.men's · union official declared 'that a mediator's proposals were "totally unacceptable." The proposals were put forth Monday morning by Dr. Edwin , Harrison, president of Georgia, 'j Tech, who was named mediator by both the firemen and the Chief Jenkins calls for improvements in Atlanta Police Department working conditions. Page 9. City of Atlanta as part of the settlement of a three-day walk, ou t by some 550 firefighters in early June. Dr. Harrison recommended that the city ei ther decrease the firemen's work week to 56 hours (fro m the present 60) or increase their salaries an equivalent amount by Jan. l. "Basically, this leaves us right where we started" (before the June walkout), said Capt. J ack Martin, president of the Atlanta Firefighters Union, Independent. LEADERS CONFER Capt. Martin conferred in the afternoon with the union 's executive board and later in the night with some 267 of his union membership. The results of both meetings left no doubt that the firemen are extremely displeased with Dr. Harrison's recommendations, which are not binding on either the city or . the firemen under terms of the resolution by Atlan 1.a aldermen authorizing the mediation. After a station-by-station poll Monday night, Capt. Martin reported that the firemen at the union meeting voted unanimously "to wholeheartedly reject" Harrison's findings. He said they also pa ed a resolution authorizing the executive board "to take any action we should determine necessary" ! in the dispute. 'MORf DESPERATE' As for a walkout, he said, I .011ii 1Ucd on P11ge 8, Column 1 .._.., 2 {.e . Continued From Page 1 then to meet separately a n d joi ntly in order to define the " These men are becoming more citv's position in this matter." and more desperate." . · l\1ayor Allen sai d the alderMartin said he still has in hand manic board already has stated mass resignations given him it will give first consideration two and a half months ago to do in next year's budget to the with as he sees fit. establishment of a 5li-hour work In answer to newsmen 's ques- week for Atlanta fire men." Wons, Capt. Martin said _the " Th implementation o,f the ; tl!,ion was "miking for the 1·1gltt 56-llotir' woi·k \veek wlll 1ft fl6 , of coll ective bargaining." way decrease the city's respo~- ; He said his union would not !·e- sibility to consider i~creases_m ject "compulsory arbih·at10n fir emen·s sa lan es 111 keep mg • wi th ~roper ·safeguards. " with the recommendations" in ' MEETING TODAY the upcoming PAS report, said , The union will hold another the mayor. , meeting Tuesday morn_in_g for i~s Putting into effect either the / second shift. Union offlcrnls sa1d 56-hour week or an equivalent their executive board would pay increase for the firemen meet after that to determine its would cost the city some $400,000 course of action. annually. Capt. Martin said in re,<;~iv2 ing Harrison's . report was like OPTIONS GIVEN waking up on Christmas morn.:- Dr. Harrison gave the firemen two options: accept_ing eithing-and no Santa Claus." "Right now, we are more er the equ ivalent pay mcrease &hocked and confused than any- or the four-hour per week work reduction. thmg," he said. ._ First reaction from f1rem e1. In terms of money he said, in the station house indicates that would mean a month ly pay they are ready to walk o~t increase of about $28 for beginaga in "in an effort. to get t1le1r ni ng firemen and about $35 _for i top-scale firemen. The st_artmg poiot across," he sa id. '·We thought we had made our pay for the city's fi remen 1s now . . poin t," he said, "but ev idently $403 a month. Dr. Harrison said the dec1s1on we didn't" Capt. Martin said that, in his on the options shou ld be "left opinion, it would 'defini tely ta_ke entirely to the firemen." He added: "It should be unmore than a two-step (pay) inderstood that whichever option crease" to satisfy his union . Dr. Harrison pointed out in is elected, it is not to be con- · his findings that the city now sidercd a substitute fo r, nor an has under way .an independent offset against, any future g~mstudy of all city government sal- cral increases granted to city aries by the Pubic Administra- employes at large ." tion Service of Chicago. The PAS salary report is due . Sept. 15. The firemen had asked Dr. Harrison, at a July 25 hearing, for a finding that they are ·entitled to a $100 a month pay raise and a 48-hour work week retroactive to Juhe 1. Dr. Harrison said he recognized that his findings did not come close to meeting the firemen's requests. But he sa id he believed the city " has attempted within its limited resources, to 'treat its employes, including firemen, in a fair manner." MAYOR ASKS ACTION Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. said he was asking three city agencies to consider Dr. Harrison's recommendation immediately, and � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document _ Firemen ae ‘) Coys ThTeT len Fora Turn Down] ee Advice of, | Mediator?” By MARION GAINES The possibility of another strike by Atlanta firemen. ’ ‘loomed Monday after a fire- ‘men’s unlon official declared that a mediator’s proposals were “totally unacceptable.” The proposals were put forth Monday morning by Dr. Edwin Harrison, president of cone) Tech, who was named mediator by both the firemen and the Chief Jenkins calls for im- _ provements in Atlanta Police } Department working condi- | tions. Page 9. City of Atlanta as part of the | settlement of a three-day walk- out by some 550 firefighters in early June. Dr. Harrison recommended that the city either decrease the firemen’s work week to 56 hours (from the present 60) or in- crease their salaries an equiv- alent amount by Jan. 1. “Basically, this leaves us right where we started’’ (before the June walkout), said Capt. Jack Martin, president of the Atlanta Firefighters Union, Independent. LEADERS CONFER Capt. Martin conferred in the afternoon with the union’s execu- tive board and Jater in the night with some 267 of his union membership, The results of both meetings left no doubt that the firemen are extremely displeased with Dr. Harrison’s recommenda- tions, which are not binding on either the city or the firemen under terms of the resolution by Atlanta aldermen authorizing the mediation. After a station-by-station poll Monday night, Capt. Martin re- ported that the firemen at the union meeting voted unanimous- ly “to wholeheartedly reject’) Harrison's findings. ; He said they also passed a resolution authorizing the execu- tive board ‘‘to take any action we should determine necessary” | in the dispute, ‘MORE DESPERATE’ As for a walkout, he said, Continued on Page 8, Column 1 meet after that to determine its 7a a oe EU | To 2nd Continued From Page 1 “These men are becoming more and more desperate.” Martin said he still has in hand mass resignations given him two and a half months ago to do with as he sees fit. In answer to newsmen’s ques- tions, Capt. Martin said the’ union was “asking for the right | of collective bargaining.” He said his union would not re- ject ‘‘compulsory arbitration with proper safeguards.” MEETING TODAY The union will hold another meeting Tuesday morning for its second shift. Union officials said their executive board would course of action. Capt. Martin said in receiv- ing Harrison’s.report was “like waking up on Christmas morn- ing—and no Santa Claus.” “Right now, we are more shocked and confused than any- thing,” he said. First reaction from firemet. in the station house indicates they are ready to walk eel again “in an effort to get their point across,” he said. “We thought we had made our point,” he said, “but evidently we didn’t ” Capt. Martin said that, in his opinion, it would ‘definitely take more than a two-step (pay) in- crease” to satisfy his union. Dr. Harrison pointed out in his findings that the city now has under way ,an independent study of all city government sal- aries by the Pubic Administra- tion Service of Chicago. The PAS salary report is due Sept. 15. : The firemen had asked Dr, Harrison, at a July 25 hearing, for a finding that they are en- titled to a $100 a month pay raise and a 48-hour work week retroactive to June 1. Dr. Harrison said he recog- nized that his findings did not come close to meeting the fire- men’s requests. But he said he believed the city “has attempt- ed, within its limited resourees, to treat its employes, including firemen, in a fair manner,” MAYOR ASKS ACTION Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. said he was asking three city agencies to consider Dr. Harrison's ree- ommendation “immediately, and Strike | then to meet separately and jointly in order to define the city’s position in this matter,” Mayor Allen said the alder- | manic board already has stated | it ‘will give first consideration | in next year’s budget to the| establishment of a 56-hour work week for Atlanta firemen.” “The implementation of the | 56-hour work week will in no. way decrease the city’s respon- , sibility to consider increases in firemen’s salaries in keeping | with the recommendations” in |! the upcoming PAS report, said | the mayor. ' | Putting into effect either the | 56-hour week or an equivalent | pay increase for the firemen would cost the city some $400,000 annually.- 2 OPTIONS GIVEN Dr. Harrison gave the fire- men two options: accepting eith- er the equivalent pay increase | or the four-hour per week work reduction. / In terms of money he said, that would mean a monthly pay increase of about $28 for begin- ning firemen and about $35 for top-scale firemen. The starting pay for the city’s firemen is now $403 a month. Dr. Harrison said the decision ;on the options should be “‘left entirely to the firemen.” He added: ‘It should be un- derstood that whichever option is elected, it is not to be con- sidered a substitute for, nor an offset against, any future gen- eral increases granted to city employes at large.” a  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 12 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e3829702b088a01f41f6959a40b0e722.pdf b1ea689f2be66f790fa0df07f7a413c5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. " Jfutrruatinual A11anriatinu nf JJ1irt JJ1igqtrrs 905- 16TH STREET, N . W . , WASH INGTON 6 , D . C . 17 ~ 11 \ Octa · S,. 1966 \ \. �The Reverend Martin Luther King - 2 .... O.o tober s, 1966 You have made clear on a number of occasions, Reverend King, your own belief in and support for the basic prin.c iples of tbe trade union U10v-err11:mt and the AFirCIO, which our union supports as a ·1.oyal affiliate, We would hope~ and we do request, that you ;,e,,.evaluate your position in l'egard to this small group in Atlanta which ha.s br-oken away from its parent union and turned its back on fundamental trade union res-.ponsibilities in the ·fire · fighting service+ · We· do \>:elie.ve that when you have done so, and when you consider the po ition of our union and of the Af'tr-CIO in this matter, you will agree that this Atlanta group of former fire fight~s do not merit your concern or support. We shall be glad to give you any further information you wish, and I am enclosing a number of our past statements and summaries of action as a matter of possible interest. Very truly yours " r Wm. D. auek President WDB:ib opeiu2 enclosures cc~ -Rev. H rtin Luther King - warren Av, Congregational Church, Chicago ../Jton. Ivan All n, Mayor of Atlanta, G . Mr. Ch rlos Slli t Pr .aident Local #134, Atlanta, Ga. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ——=] sss co eS International Assnciation of Hire F ighters 905-16TH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON 6; D.G, vcGSbou October 5, 1966 The Reverend Martin Luther King, President Southern Christian Leadership Conference 334 Auburn Avenue, N. E, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Dear Reverend King: I have just learned from some of our members and friends in Atlanta that you had gone there on 8 to address the members of a breakaway group from the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, and to offer your assistance to then. sisal Mt Cede te Get eects ie eae, te eee caeatiors by request of en refrain tion a directly cons. tion to est e to ing constderution tp sis Roqueet of sine to refneia fo0m eup 3 The IAFF is an International Union chartered by the AFL back in 1918, ite charter anid its constitution prohibit the use of the strike weapon, because the nature of the fire fighting ibility is such that the fire protection services must be at full s at all hours of the day and night. The members of the Atlanta Fire Department, like menbers of other departments throughout the country, took an oath of responsibility, both when they joined the fire department and when they joined the union, not to 4 In Atlanta a majority of the fire department personel - as the result of long years of failure of the city goverment recognize clearly thett justified economic needs ~ has twice gone on strike. city's shert- sighted polictes provided a reason, but not 8 fustiftestion » for this strike The fact is t there is no trade union justification whatsoever for their decision to frem this AFI-C10 union and to form a Hes ges unsffiliated organization in order to carry out these erroneous and short- sighted strike policies, It is for that reason, for instance, that AFI-CIO President George Meany has feaued a strong statewent supporting the position of the International Union; I enclose a copy for your study. The Reverend Martin Luther King -2- October 5, 1966 You have made clear on a number of occasions, Reverend King, your own belief in and support for the basic principles of the trade union movement and the AFL-CIO, which our union supports as a loyal affiliate. We would hope, and we do request, that you re-evaluate your position in regard to this small group in Atlanta which has broken away from its parent union and turned its back on fundamental trade waters responsibilities in the fire fighting service, We do believe that when you have done so, and when you consider the position of our union and of the AFL-CIO in this matter, you will agree that this Atlanta group of former fire fighters do not merit your concern or support. We shall be glad to give you any further information you wish, and I am enclosing a number of our past statements and summaries of action as a matter of possible interest. Very truly yours Lora iock Wm. D, Buck President WDB: ib opeiu2 enclosures : ect Rev, Martin Luther King - Warren Ave, Congregational Church, Chicago / Non. Ivan Allen, Mayor of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Charles Ellis, President Local #134, Atlanta, Ga. PS Please note that I am sending a copy of this letter to Mayor Ivan Allen, Mayor of Atlanta, and Mr. Charles Ellie, President of our local union in Atlanta, for their information.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 11 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6416c0be940baf639994c4b9b60f40a2.pdf e7013b6925123ae4fe1e5d96bcd60f91 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. W H A T _ I . S __ G_0 . I N G ON I _N _ 0 U _R .. T _0 W N? - - --------- ··-·- --- -- -·· · - ··-- ·· ----F1~CTS 1. The City of ;i. tlanta refused to accept the recommendations of mediator, Edwin Harrison, President of Georgia Tech, and will not discuss or negotiate with the firemen. 2. The elected officials of this City are in the process of firing over 500 of your professional firefighters and replacing them with untrained personnel. 3. Fire insurance rates will escalate at a tremendous rate. AGENT IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION. CONTACT YOUR 4. If you permit the elected officials of this City to fire your well-trained and efficient fire department, it could be the greatest disaster this City has known since Sherman. The truth is, you do not have adequate fire protection despite the erroneous statements of certain City officials and seeming reassurance of the news media. 5. " It is the paramount duty of municipal officials to provide safeguard for the security, safety and welfare of the people residing in the community. Any citizenry would be badly misguided if it allowed a City official to jeopardize the fire-fighting facilities." (Taken from Special Interest Bulletin No. 300, National Board of Fire Underwriters.) 6 . You, the public, ar e a victim of circumstances due to the hasty replac e ment of discharged fir emen . The employment standards have been drastically lowered a nd the training program has been disregarded except for ON-THE-JOB TRA I NI NG. What will happen to your home or your family during the proc e s s o f on- the- j ob t r ain ing? The purpose of this hand-b i ll being de liv er ed to your home is becaus e we have been unabl e t o pre s ent our ca s e to you thr ough news med i a , e ithe r by news relea ses or paid a dver t i sements . If you are concerned with t he fo rego ing f ac t s, tear o ff t he de t achment below· and mail. ATL.-i.NTA FIREFIGHTERS UNION INDEPENDENT 1960 Lakewood Avenue, S. E. 622-8108 --------- -------------------- ---- ----- -- --------------------------------· September, 1966 Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of L'.;. t lanta City Hall 68 Mitchell Str eet, S. W. Atlanta, Geor g ia We hold you directly responsible for the protection of life and property against ravages of fire and disaster. We demand a well-trained and experienced Fire Department IMMEDI!-1.TELY. Signed Address � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR TOWN Facts 1. The City of atlanta refused to accept the recommendations of mediator, Edwin Harrison, President of Georgia Tech, and will not discuss or negotiate with the firemen. 2. The elected officials of this City are in the process of firing over 500 of your professional firefighters and replacing them with untrained personnel. 3. Fire insurance rates will escalate at a tremendous rate. CONTACT YOUR AGENT IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION. 4, If you permit the elected officials of this City to fire your well-trained and efficient fire department, it could be the greatest disaster this City has known since Sherman. The truth is, you do not have adequate fire protection despite the erroneous statements of certain City officials and seeming re- assurance of the news media. 5. "It is the paramount duty of municipal officials to provide safeguard for the security, safety and welfare of the people residing in the community. Any citizenry would be badly misguided if it allowed a City official to jeopardize the fire-fighting facilities.'"' (Taken from Special Interest Bulletin No. 300, National Board of Fire Underwriters.) 6. You, the public, are a victim of circumstances due to the hasty replace- ment of discharged firemen. The employment standards have been drastically lowered and the training program has been disregarded except for ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. What will happen to your home or your family during the process of on-the-job training? The purpose of this hand-bill being delivered to your home is because we have been unable to present our case to you through news media, either by news releases or paid advertisements. If you are concerned with the foregoing facts, tear off the detachment below and mail. ATLsaNTA FIREFIGHTERS UNION INDEPENDENT 1960 Lakewood Avenue, S. E. 622-8108 econ eee te ee Re Re KP ee BB Be Be BB Oe ee EE BEE Be Ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee eee Eee ee Be eee ee September, 1966 Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia We hold you directly responsible for the protection of life and property against ravages of fire and disaster, We demand a well-trained and experienced Fire Department IMMEDIATELY. Signed Address  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 10 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c06948a71b425f8a7eb22acdd7012cbf.pdf 2f14f208071e24811bcc9809585468a8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FO OD INDUSTRIE S FED ERA TION LUMBERME NS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY BUILDING OWNERS FEDERATION PENNSYLVAN I A LUMBERMENS M UTU A L INSURANCE COMPANY AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL MU TUAL INSURANCE COMPANY IM PROVED RISK MUTUALS AM ERI CAN MANUFACTURERS M UTU A L IN SURA N CE COMPANY ~§~«J,ecJ!l_A~E ~UTIDAJL~ < A CORPORATION l Fl RE-WINDSTORM-AUTOMOBILE AND GENERAL CASUALTY INSURANCE TELEPHONE 876-5781 PEACHTREE BUILDING 1401 ATLANTA 9, GEORGIA September 23, 1966 MAYOR IVAN ALLEN City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Mayor: Don't know that you have seen the enclosed "thing 11 that apparently is being distributed, but thought you would like to see it. Being an insurance agent, I know that Paragraph 3 is absolutely erroneous. Simply to verify, I have talked with the Bureau and confirmed that they do not anticipate any rate changes and I am sure that you have also verified this particular matter. Speak i n g personally, it is my opinion that you have followed the proper course in this matter. It is my opinion tha t a vast majority of our citizens feel the same way. This matter will probably be ratified at the next city election but let me assure you that I person ally agree with your attitude and actions in this ma tt er, and in addition in the matter of the riots which took place not long ago. I hope that it won't be long bef ore s ome method will be devised where by the opinions of resp onsi ble citi z enry can be more effectively enforced. · Sincerely yours, fl l, 4;1 1rJWvr A. C. MORRIS, JR. Assistant Secretary 48-1-241 Encl. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FOOD INDUSTRIES FEDERATION BUILDING OWNERS FEDERATION AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY IMPROVED RISK MUTUALS ASSOCIATED MUTUALS tA CORPORATION?) FIRE—WINOSTORM—AUTOMOBILE AND GENERAL CASUALTY INSURANCE TELEPHONE 876-5781 1401 PEACHTREE BUILDING ATLANTA 9, GEORGIA September 23, 1966 MAYOR IVAN ALLEN City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Mayor: Don't know that you have seen the enclosed "thing" that apparently is being distributed, but thought you would like to see it. Being an insurance agent, I know that Paragraph 3 is absolutely erroneous. Simply to verify, I have talked with the Bureau and confirmed that they do not anticipate any rate changes and I am sure that you have also verified this particular matter. Speaking personally, it is my opimion that you have followed the proper course in this matter. It is my opinion that a vast majority of our citi- zens feel the same way. This matter will probably be ratified at the next city election but let me assure you that I person- ally agree with your attitude and actions in this matter, and in addition in the matter of the riots which took place not long ago. I hope that it won't be long before some method will be devised whereby the opinions of responsible citizenry can be more effectively enforced. Sincerely yours, be" Lo pons A. C. MORRIS, JR. Assistant Secretary y8-1-2h1 Enel. Se a a ~ te a. ty ee 4 tot pe time J _2bherrD ww =  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 9 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7955b261d12371b8397b984be711dcc8.pdf 177504d80fc3b0c6000b7436ada1d1f1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September Z6, 1966 Mr . A . C . Morris , Jr . Assistant Secretary Associated Mutuals 1401 Pea chtree Building Atlanta., Georgia 30309 Dear Bert: Thank you very much for your letter of September Z3rd regarding the mimeographed ~beet being put out by the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union Independent. I appreciate your statement in connection with the -e i-roneous charge in Item 3. Sincerely your , Iv n Allen, :Ir. Mayor IA3r/br � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document September 26, 1966 Mr. A. C. Morris, Jr. Assistant Secretary Associated Mutuals 1401 Peachtree Building Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Dear Bert: Thank you very much for your letter of September 23rd regarding the mimeographed sheet being put out by the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union Independent. I appreciate your statement in connection with the erroneous charge in Item 3. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 1A3r/br  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 8 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7049d25b64a3ec00ad9dec38a43a2ce7.pdf 7363304721f74177da15f0e3cfb0a8a5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. S~pt mb r 22 1 1966 Atl nt Firefighters Union Indepand n 1960 Lak wood Avenu • s. E. Atlanta, Georgi G ntl men! R g rding your tb your and. r is unl it i e the t p yr 0-0 - st- 1. ti.ng 2. I In c1 ai t work r ur high in r•l7,. thank th · fir tb • 1ct1 t 1 ur -• ,.,. 4.$20 nt Atl nta, 0 u JO .w. ·- d � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document EO September 22, 1966 Atlanta Pirefighters Union Independent 1960 Lakewood Avenue, 8S. E. Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen? Regarding your “Pact ShSet" I am listing below my sentiments to your and the City of Atlanta's predicament. 1. The city has no right to arbitrarily grant a raise unless it is within the framework of the budget, since we the taxpayer const- itute the working portion of that budget. a. in my hometown, the firemen circulated a petition presenting their case, and the people overwhelmingly agreed to the necessity of the raise to insure the continuance of keeping qualified firemen. b,. I fer one, feel both the firemen and the police are far under paid in this city and would cast my vote toe secure the necessary revenue to offset the cost of living for self-respect and the incentive for qualified applicants te eur protection forces, 2. The firemen walked-out leaving this city in an exreety vere able position in the event of an emergency and refused to seture after a more than fair ultimatum had been issued, so I cannot simpathize with your second statement. 3e Two main causes for fire insurance rates to increase are unsafe : structures and inadequate protection such as Gh V8. rural. Any escalation in Atlanta would have been due to inadequate protection and net caused by a lack of equipment. ke. The @lected officials did fire your wehbl-trained men, because they refused to put duty first. The truth is we do not have adequate protection due to the fact the firemen in question are mercenaries and not dedicated to their position or duty. Under the present conditions we would be better off with one driver per truck and a bunch of trained chimpanzees than RartRg untold numbera of unmanned fire equipment. 5. It is also the paramount duty of any person on a taxpayers payroll te homor their obligation to provide safeguard for the security, safety and welfare of the people residing in the commnity, You are net going to win support with Ruether type action. 6. Yes, we are the victim of circumstances dus to hasty replacement ef the discharged firemen, but I for one de not feel it has been hasty enough. You have been coddled far longer than you should have been. I am greatly concerned with your "Fact Sheet" but I will not hold Mayor Allen responsible since he didn't walk out --- you did. You can be very thankful the Lord was watching over this city during the rioting for Sherman's march would have been a campfire in comparison to SNCC's coek- tail party or Atlante on a flaming sword, In clesing, I want te thank the firemen who remained on duty and/er returned to work fer they are the real victims of your irresponsibility and SOReRTe eur highest praise. Sincerely, 4.520 Senta Fe Trail, 8.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30331  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 7 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fb8c246857fb16e4d886abe7a891c644.pdf 1fecb64dae6111a0037d8507ff3e9dbb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 22, 1966 Honorable Ivan Al len Ma y or of t he City of Atlanta 6e Mitchell Street, S . W. Atlanta, Georg ia Dear Mayor Al l en: Attached is a c opy 01· my rep ly to a "fact She c: t 0 being cir cil a te.d by t he 1'i r emen I s uni on, of wgi ch you are no doubt aware of. There are many areas I do not agree with your phil osophy, but I do not agree with the firemen's union in regard to the strike whi ch kept Atlanta in an extremely vulnerable state either. The city handled the situation very well and if you weee to be subject to criticism, it would be due to your lenien cy to the strikers. As I state d in my reply, I will back our firemen now on duty and i f a raise in pay will attract better men, I am ·in f avor of such a move. It is my hop e tha t th e ma jority of Atl antans will exp ress simil a r vi ew s regar ding this so-c a ll ed fa ct sheet b e i ng circul a ted. $n t he Bon d, it:{~!~ Al a - Mu Santa Fe Tr a il, s.w. At l an t a , Georgia 30331. 4520 55 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document September 22, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of the City of Atlanta 63 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Attached is a copy of my reply to a "fact Sheet" being circhlated py the firemen's union, of which you are no doubt aware of. There are many areas I do not agree with your philos-=- ophy, but I do not agree with the firemen's union in regard to the strike which kept Atlanta in an extremely vulnerable state either. The city handled the situation very well and if you weege to be subject to criticism, it would be due to your leniency to the strikers. As I stated in my reply, I will back our firemen now on duty and if a raise in pay will attract better men, I am in favor of such a move. It is my hope that the majority of Atlantans will express similar views regarding this so-called fact sheet being circulated. Sn the Bond, tbat eA Maly a Robert 8S, Morl 4520 Santa Fe Trail, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30331.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 6 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/88dda2d7e469c46cb157ba8a5427ea14.pdf 6d2a1f8efeec3e106f527ebf28245239 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 26, 1966 Mr. Roberts . Mo-rley 4520 Santa Fe Tra il, S . W . Atlanta, Georgia 30331 Dear Mr . Morley: I appreciate your letter of Septembel' Z3rd and the copy of your letter to the Atlanta Fire Fighter Union Independent refuting their many erroneous statements. I am most gz teful for your support of the city'& ctions in this matter. Sincerely your , Ivan Allen,· Jr. Mayor lAJr/br � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document SS TT September 26, 1966 Mr. Robert S. Morley 4520 Santa Fe Trail, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30331 Dear Mr. Morley: I appreciate your letter of September 23rd and the copy of your letter to the Atlanta Fire Fighters Union Independent refuting their many erroneous statements. I am most grateful for your support of the city's actions in this matter. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 1Adr/br  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 4 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0298de4fc77b7931e160594e28bba34a.pdf 00bb8ebce1917b359ee0b0d5379d203e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DATES AND EVENTS PEBTAlNING TO FJREMEW STRIKE March 18. 1966 Public: hearing by Finance Committ e t ional A ociation of Firefighter k hour work t reque t of Local 134, Interna- (AFL - CIO). nd tune and one Firemen req ted 56 li for hour work d ov: r 40. .bit fl Se , 1966 y Lett r to Mayor frcm Robert L • .Mitchell, Atto:rn y , r pl°' nted n union known t he d con ti dvi in that h ' t1 nta Firefighter ir d to n gotiate wag Unio , Indep n• orldn , hour • of firom. n . Se Exhibits fZ thro h 110 Jun 7, 1966 return to Jun uru ongin to Fr ork. m t ord r t.o D ra of old @ion r main on Jo • • 10, 1966 Str-1 • fir m ~ 1 return to bite J le out on trike. ork~ 11 f12 y 6. 19 D • dwin •rt• Pr ai roval f City of O or 1a 't eh, aar t1r~JQ1u1.a. t • •• �g Two J\lly is. 1966 J)r.. Harri on held ea.ri n a-.Uowill firem n and City to pr nt their rgum.en-t • Se .Aug Exhibit fl 3 a 14 t ?Z, 1966 Dr . Harri cm •ubm.itted his r poz-t. Se Exhibit 15 t 23. 1966 .Au ra:i on• r port. c:ted DT . S Exhibit 16 Sep11en:u,er 2 • 19 66 itt e of Boud of .Ald rm.en inform d fir Fuq~e C t commi hour ree'1Ulmen i er Se At 11:00 cu . J ry 1~ 1967 , of not 1 •• pa. ff kekanaot'"f tion1 be • r 2. 19 6 tir r n_ew • .u A Q S The t �Page 'Ihr e union r ined on the job. September 6r l 9b6 B rd of Alderm n adopt d re olution by Finance Committe committin th City to ry incr OD .Jan 56 hour wor k ~y 1,. 1967 . 17 Se For ct U. S . Ne Clo ek and a millim.um two tep 1 r in th trike, e Exlubit 18, nd World Reert of S pt mber 19th nd Emibh #19, .. Up. a Ne • ob r tlon y Jim Rankin, da cl Octo 1st. e � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document DATES AND EVENTS PERTAINING TO FIREMEN'S STRIKE March 18, 1966 Public hearing by Finance Committee at request of Local #134, Interna- tional Aecnctation of Firefighters (AFL-CIO). Firemen requested 56 hour work week and time and one half for hours worked over 40. See Exhibit #1 May 4, 1966 Letter to Mayor from Robert L. Mitchell, Attorney, advising that he represented a new union known as'Atlanta Firefighters Union, Indepen- dent", and that he desired to negotiate wages, hours and working conditions of firemen. See Exhibits #2 through #10 June 7, 1966 Firemen belonging to new union walk out on strike. Defy court order to return to work. Members of old union remain on jobs. June 10, 1966 Striking firemen return to work. See Exhibits #11 and #12 July 6, 1966 Dr. Edwin Harrison, President of Georgia Tech, agreed to serve ad mediator with approval of City and firemen. Page Two July 25, 1966 Pr, Harrison held hearing allowing firemen and City to present their arguments. See Exhibits #13 and $14 August 22, 1966 Dr. Harrison submitted his report. See Exhibit £15 August 23, 1966 Firemen rejected Dr. Harrison's report. See Exhibit #16 September 2, 1966 Finance Committee of Board of Alddrmen informed fire representatives that the committee would recommend, effective January 1, 1967, a 56 hour work week and a salary increase of not less than two steps. The two recommendations being the equivalent of approximately a 16% salary increase. September 2, 1966 At 11:60 p.m. the firemen members of the new union again walked out on strike and defied a court order together with an order from the Chief of the Fire Department to return to work. Again the members of the old Page Three union remained on the job. September 6, 1966 Board of Aldermen adopted resolution by Finance Committee committing the City toa 56 hour work week and a minimum two step salary increase on January 1, 1967. See Exhibit #17 For two factual statements regarding the strike, see Exhibit #18, U. 5. News and World Report of September 19th and Exhibit #19, Close-Up, a News observation by Jim Rankin, dated October 1st.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 14, Folder 12, Document 3 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966