1 20 96 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b9a40a20d70c71c32e348d2ba1835813.pdf d8808cf586479d8c5bb2389f5e78f833 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA D E PAR TMENT of F IRE 46 COURTL.AND ST., S. E. Atlanta, G e orgia September 12, 1966 C . H . HIL DEBR A ND, .J R . Chi e f Hon. Ivan Allen, Mayor city of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen : The Chairman of the Board of Fire Masters has sch eduled a c a lled meeting of the Boar d for 10 A. M., Mon d a y, September 19, 196 6, a t F ire Department Headq u arters , t o begin h earings against f i remen who hav e been suspended as a result o f the rec ent strike. These hearings will continue on a daily basis until all · charges hav e b e en heard . ~- ··.. .-._ ... : '. . These meetings will be of the utmost impor tanc e and a ll members are urged to be present. '\ Your s t r uly, ~ ~/&/~. JJ(, C.H. HILDEBRAND, Chief At l a n ta Fire Depart ment "HELP SA VE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVEN T/NG FIRES" � 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 et at CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia September 12, 1966 Cc. H. HILDEBRAND, JR. Chief Hon. Ivan Allen, Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: The Chairman of the Board of Fire Masters has scheduled a called meeting of the Board for 10 A. M., Monday, September 19, 1966, at Fire Department Head-~ quarters, to begin hearings against firemen who have been suspended as a result of the recent strike. These hearings will continue on a daily basis until all> charges have been heard. These meetings will be of the utmost importance and all members are urged to be present. Yours truly, GML Manel) Lenape. Cc. H. HILDEBRAND, Atlanta Fire Department “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES"  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 95 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c39f90d29836967ba0927e89610be31d.pdf eeb7a2020852ca7f05520df3fa5b3a3d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1607 Orlando St., SW Atlanta, Georgia September 8 , 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: WhilE the Atlanta Journal raves on about the courage of our Mayor in a time of stress, while this newspaper media continues to condemn the city firemen for their stand, taken after many, m~ny years of hardships brought about by low s alaries and poor working conditions - while the propaganda continues to fly a bout how the cit i zens of Atlanta are appalled and disgu s ted wi t h the strikin g f i r emen, I think i t be hooves you, The At l a nta Journa l, C i e f C.H. Hildebrand, Chief Jenkins au your Aldermanic Board to really get out and take stock of how the general public feels, and then face up to the fact that you are not as popular as you might have been - none of you. When you speak of peopl e losing re s pect, you might start with t he Mayor a n d go on down the li st of p e ople above mentioned - many of whom I have h ad the utmos t re s pect fo r in p ast times . sure, I come from a Fire Department family. Since I was two years old we have had from one to six members of our family on the Department. Today I c a n walk in Greenwood Ce metery and s ee a fireman's grave - a fire man who wa s my hus ba nd - a fi reman who HAD t o wor k t wo jobs to make a livin g for his fami l y - not affor d luxur i es mind you, but jus t make e n ds mee t. Many people ask ed why h e s t ayed on t hi s j ob wi t h s uch a l ow salary a nd lon g hou rs ~ ~ , .an d t h ere i s b ut one a n s wer - h e wa s LOYAL AND DEDICATED, the t h i n g s h is f r i end s are accused of not being now - these friends who have been LOYAL AND DEDICATED to the cause of fire f ighting for a s many as thirty years. I believe as h on e stly a s I know I a m wr itin g thi s letter t h a t the s hor t life he li ved can b e con tr ibu ted in part t o the l on g hours h e work ed a nd the pressure of h a ving t o work t wo job s . I f he were her e t od a y , I am s u r e h e would join his fri e nds a n d f e llow f ireme n i n t h eir eff ort t o better a conditi on that s hould h a ve been c orrected ma ny y ears a go . I h a ve l i ved t o see me n tha t h e respected a nd admi r e se l l these f ire men down the river , a nd thi s wou l d h a v e b ee n h eart b reakin g to him, f or h e be l ie v e d in brotherhood, a nd c ertainly h e wou l d h a v e wa nted a Ch i ef tha t wo u ld ha ve s uppor t ed his me n, rat her tha n turn fr om the m. How does the unbiased ge n e r a l public fee l? Li sten to t he ba nk t eller t h a t open ly b r ou ght t h is s u bjct up yesterday , wi thout me a pp roaching i t in any way: " I am s o disgu sted wit h the gr eat Ivan Allen a n d hi s supe rior a t titud e . Th e policemen of t hi s city s hould fi rs t h a ve wa lke d off t h e i r jobs when the Ha nk Aaron c ase was at i ssue, a nd now they are being made, i n this s uppo sedly land of t h e free - to work fireme n' s jobs while they are ' fired ' Th ey need t o come ou t in s uppo rt of these firemen, instead of working their job s at t h e direction of Chief Jenkin s . I hear £hat they a re being p a i d ext ra to wo r k and the police that a re takin g c are of regular polic e du ties ha v e a n ext ra load on t h e m at no ext r a p ay. If there's money to pa y these police extra, why i s n't t h ere more £or t he firemen. Our _trou ble here in Atlanta is that ou r Mayor was b orn with a silver spoon in his mouth and it's notRmecessary for him to be interested in the little man. Then Chief �2. Jenkins has gotten rich since he became Chief of Police and he's more crooked than the crooks his men catch." And the florist just today "I'll be so glad when things get back to normal in Atlanta if they ever do. Maybe i£ Allen had gotten his headbusted the other night, everybody would have been better 0££. He sure did boast about running this city and it is apparent that he does and not to the best inteEmst 0£ the people. The firemen ought to walk 0££ and the police should have walked 0££ when this nasty Aaron situation developed. That's repulsive to every citizen in th::is town." Now, can you say that ALL public sentiment is against these firemen? You and Chief Hildebrand insult the ·intelligence 0£ Atlanta citizens when you say we have adequate £ire protection. Why have we needed all these £ire stations and men all these years - why haven't we just gone along with the some 200 now working and paid them 9009, decent salaries. Evidently we thought we needed the other men and other stations. And we question the calibre 0£ men you are now hiring £or £ire£ighting jobs when in just recent days you have not even been able to £ill vacancies - nobody wanted to be firemen. The stations are being manned by Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs, Pire Prevention Bureau personnel and some £ew good, real firefighters, but i£ you would be honest, and Chief Hildebrand would be honest, and we wQnt -t:g. get into name calling, many 0£ these many now working are men who have not been responsible, capable £ire£ighters £or many years and have been carried so to speak by these ~firemen they have now betrayed. Remember , I said some of them still workl~a\ e GCX)D, CAPABLE MEN - but what about the one who was on suspension and was called back to work - what about another who has had all kinds of o££enses against him and has been hanging by a thread and the others that are physically sick .... don't sell your Atlanta Public short , Mr. Mayor. We're not as stupid as you think and much 0£ our knowledge comes £rom personal e x perience and personal knowledge - not from heresay, nor £rem propaganda. I'm on the Firemen's side, Mr. Mayor. I have yet to £ind many people who are not - e x cept those in our city government who choose to make a big deal over a new stadium rather than see that their employees are paid decent wages. You've never known what it was to not have enough to eat and not be able to take care 0£ your family, but believe me, there's many "fired" f iremen who have been in that position, although I £eel that some who have taken a stand against their brother fireman have forgotten this . I 'm sure you have received many such letters and they do not bother y o u, as long as you a r e carrying your point, but I could not live with myself i f I didn't say to you that when you , and the others in a u thority , lie d own at n i ght , I hope y ou are able to s leep well with you r conscience a nd that y ou c a n cont i nue to l ive wi t h the injustice you a r e doing t hese good me n . Tod a y we dete rmined in our off ices to not buy office s upplies in t he f uture fr om your c ompan y, not t hat it would a ff e c t your p r ofi t t o ~ny gr e at exte nt, but b ecause t h e n ame on va r ious things he r e i s r e p u lsive t o us in v iew o f the position you h a ve t a ken a gainst our f i r eme n. t1, An 143.215.248.55 16:04, 29 December 2017 (EST) Since rely, CC: Chief Hildebrand, Ch i e f J e nkin s , The Atlanta Jourmal � 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 1607 Orlando St., SW Atlanta, Georgia September 8, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: While the Atlanta Journal raves on about the courage of our Mayor in a time of stress, while this newspaper media continues to condemn the city firemen for their stand, taken after many, many years of hardships brought about by low salaries and poor working conditions - while the propaganda continues to fly about how the citizens of Atlanta are appalled and disgusted with the striking firemen, I think it behooves you, The Atlanta Journal, Chief C.H. Hildebrand, Chief Jenkins ad] your Aldermanic Board to really get out and take stock of how the general public feels, and then face up to the fact that you are not as popular as you might have been - none of you. When you speak of people losing respect, you might start with the Mayor and go on down the list of people above mentioned - many of whom I have had the utmost respect for in past times. Sure, I come from a Fire Department family. Since I was two years old we have had from one to six members of our family on the Department. Today I can walk in Greenwood Cemetery and see a fireman's grave - a fireman who was my husband - a fireman who HAD to work two jobs to make a living for his family - not afford luxuries mind you, but just make ends meet. Many people asked why he stayed on this job with such a low salary and long hours.«,.and there is but one answer - he was LOYAL AND DEDICATED, the things his friends are accused of not being now - these friends who have been LOYAL AND DEDICATED to the cause of firefighting for as many as thirty years. I believe as honestly as I know I am writing this letter that the short life he lived can be contributed in part to the long hours he worked and the pressure of having to work two jobs. If he were here today, I am sure he would join his friends and fellow firemen in their effort to better a condition that should have been corrected many years ago. I have lived to see men that he respected and admire sell these firemen down the river, and this would have been heart- breaking to him, for he believed in brotherhood, and certainly he would have wanted a Chief that would have supported his men, rather than turn from them. How does the unbiased general public feel? Listen to the bank teller that openly brought this subfet up yesterday, without me approaching it in any way: "I am so disgusted with the great Ivan Allen and his superior attitude. The policemen of this city should first have walked off their jobs when the Hank Aaron case was at issue, and now they are being made, in this supposedly land of the free - to work firemen's jobs while they are 'fired' They need to come out in support of these firemen, instead of working their jobs at the direction of Chief Jenkins. I hear fhat they are being paid extra to work and the police that are taking care of regular police duties have an extra load on them at no extra pay. If there's money to pay these police extra, why isn't there more for the firemen. Our trouble here in Atlanta is that our Mayor was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and it's notmmacessary for him to be interested in the little man. Then Chief 2. Jenkins has gotten rich since he became Chief of Police and he's more crooked than the crooks his men catch." And the florist just today - "I'll be so glad when things get back to normal in Atlanta if they ever do. Maybe if Allen had gotten his headbusted the other night, everybody would have been better off. He sure did boast about running this city and it is apparent that he does and not to the best intesést of the people. The firemen ought to walk off and the police should have walked off when this nasty Aaron situation developed. That's repulsive to every citizen in ths town." Now, can you say that ALL public sentiment is against these firemen? You and Chief Hildebrand insult the intelligence of Atlanta citizens when you say we have adequate fire protection. Why have we needed all these fire stations and men all these years - why haven't we just gone along with the some 200 now working and paid them good, decent salaries. Evidently we thought we needed the other men and other stations. And we question the calibre of men you are now hiring for firefighting jobs when in just recent days you have not even been able to fill vacancies - nobody wanted to be firemen. The stations are being manned by Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs, Pire Prevention Bureau personnel and some few good, real firefighters, but if you would be honest, and Chief Hildebrand would be honest, and we w@nt te get into name calling, many of these many now working are men who have not been responsible, capable firefighters for many years and have been carried so to speak by these firemen they have now betrayed. Remember, I said some of them still worki"are GOOD, CAPABLE MEN - but what about the one who was on suspension and was called back to work - what about another who has had all kinds of offenses against him and has been hanging by a thread and the others that are physically sick....don't sell your Atlanta Public short, Mr. Mayor. We're not as stupid as you think and much of our knowledge comes from personal experience and personal knowledge - not from heresay, nor from propaganda. I'm on the Firemen's side, Mr. Mayor. I have yet to find many people who are not - except those in our city government who choose to make a big deal over a new stadium rather than see that their employees are paid decent wages. You've never known what it was to not have enough to eat and not be able to take care of your family, but believe me, there's many "fired" firemen who have been in that position, although I feel that some who have taken a stand against their brother fireman have forgotten this. I'm sure you have received many such letters and they do not bother you, as long as you are carrying your point, but I could not live with myself if I didn't say to you that when you, and the others in authority, lie down at night, I hope you are able to sleep well with your conscience and that you can continue to live with the injustice you are doing these good men. Today we determined in our offices to not buy office supplies in the future from your company, not that it would affect your profit to gny great extent, but because the name on various things here is repulsive to us in view of the position you have taken against our firemen. Sincerely, | CC: Chief Hildebrand, Chief Jenkins, The Atlanta Jourtal  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 94 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a1a1bc7f0d041190935a5874a5023e7d.pdf de0097c6384ad55f8200673be2916cdf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 6, 1966 Atlanta, Ga. II Mayor Ivan Allen c/o The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia Dear Chief: What a shock, after living six years abroad in a Communist infested area to return and find how little rights we as American Citizens have to express our needs when all else has failedo Yes, you were e l ected to o ff ice by the majority, although at this time I am wondering whyo Whe n a leader obviously cannot execute his position in fairness and cannot be reached in any way to listen and understand the needs of his people , how else do you expect them to reach out, other than the way the Atlanta Firemen a re now doing? Do you r eally feel tha t the s e men a re e x h i biti ng the traits of bad Americans, or can you sit back a nd realiz e that this is the only choice which you a n d many so-called Atlanta ns have given them? Ha d you r a ther the y would u se Molotov cocktail s and proper g a n der , which the Communi st s h a v e u sed very s u c c essf u l ly? Hav e y o u y et realize d that t h ese men are o nly t r y i ng t o t ell the citizens o f Atlanta a n d the men who are supposed to f ill the ir e x ecuti ve off ices with f a i r ne s s and representation f or all t h a t their famili e s n e ed to have a de qua te i n come, t he same as y ou c o l l e ge boys, and a l i tt le t i me to enjoy seein g t heir f u t u re littl e ci t izens grow ? I real l y feel s o rry for you Mr. Allen, for somewhere along t he l ine someone forg ot to tel l y ou abou t the Ind ian t ribe s. We a ll , o r I t hought we a l l knew, 1that e v ery tribe has its Indians and its Chief, b ut what I think t hat you have either forgotten or you are choosing to ignore, is that a good Chief takes care of hi s Indians in every wa y, even to the point that he himself might suffero What's wrong with you??????????? J!-~ L .. s: ~ ers cc: Mayor Ivan Allen - Ci ty Hall - Atlanta, Ga4 � 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 6, 1966 Atlanta, Gae Mayor Ivan Allen c/o The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia Dear Chief: What a shock, after living six years abroad ina Communist infested area to return and find how little rights we as American Citizens have to express our needs when all else has failed. Yes, you were elected to office by the majority, although at this time I am wondering why. When a leader obviously cannot execute his position in fairness and cannot be reached in any way to listen and understand the needs of his people, how else do you expect them to reach out, other than the way the Atlanta Firemen are now doing? Do you really feel that these men are exhibiting the traits of bad Americans, or can you sit back and realize that this is the only choice which you and many so-called Atlantans have given them? Had you rather they would use Molotov cocktails and propergander, which the Communists have used very successfully? Have you yet realized that these men are only trying to tell the citizens of Atlanta and the men who are supposed to fill their executive offices with fairness and representation for all that their families need to have adequate income, the same as you college boys, and a little time to enjoy seeing their future little citizens grow? I really feel sorry for you Mr. Allen, for somewhere along the line someone forgot to tell you about the Indian tribes. We all, or I thought we all knew, that every tribe has its Indians and its Chief, but what I think that you have either forgotten or you are choosing to ignore, is that a good Chief takes care of his Indians in every way, even to the point that he himself might suffer, What's wrong with your?r?r?rr?err? An Atlanta Indian, L. Sue Sanders ec: Mayor Ivan Allen - City Hall - Atlanta, Ga.  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 93 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a77beebe6215bcd7ba07260671df6880.pdf c33b949d9ecd027b5efe42753264624b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. \I I r 12, 1966 of ao l.ton G. Far:r:i, tt Honor Bonorable Charl s L. D vi, Co tl t II d troller n �Finance C My to th th tt r qu tis for $9816.00 ih ell , incident lly, pro o d pay for one y for two first y sp ct.fully, C '1' . Director of Personn 1 C'l :cb � 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 12, 1966 Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen Honorable Milton G. Farris, Chaimnan Honorable Charles L. Davis, Comptroller Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: fo recruit more than 500 Firemen is a major undertaking that will require several months or maybe as long as a year. It is my opinion that such a large number of qualified men can- not be recruited in the Atlanta area as rapidly as is neces- sary to meet the needs. Therefore, I am requesting that you . establish a special budget for a recruitment program to be conducted throughout the Southeast. The rates per colum inch of advertising in newspapers vary so much that it is difficult to estimate the cost of the ad- vertising that I propose to do. I plan to run ads of eight column inches each in two successive Sunday editions of thirty daily newspapers and the same ad in two successive weeks in fifty weekly newspapers. I am estimating the cost for this advertising campaign to be $7500.00. Also I should like to put two men on the road following up our advertising for twenty-four work days. At a cost of $42.00 per day per man te include 200 miles of travel a day at ten cents a mile, room at $12.00 a night, and meals at $10.00 per day, cost for this part of the campaign would be $2016.00. I have done some long distance telephoning and will have do considerably more. I request that $100.00 be provided that purpose. fF 4  Finance Conmittee ~2~ September 12, 1966 My total request is for $9816.00 which, incidentally, is less than the proposed pay for one year for two first year Firemen, Respectfully, CARL T. SUTHERLAND Director of Personnel CPS scbt  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 92 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/25cd58f3b64276864d02d32ff7e96ac0.pdf 8c8afa08da210424a881f260d51111fd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 425 TENTH STREET, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30318 Telephone 875-2666 September 9, 1966 \\ Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall 68 Mitchell st., s. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear M3.yor Allen: I wouJd like to express my appreciation for the vital role you played in reconciling the group involved in the Capitol Avenue - Ormorrl Street incident. You demonstrated to our city your willingness to peacefully resolve conflicts . I admire your courage and personal involvement to make the appeal you did. Through such positive leadership Atlanta will be able to successfully resolve her racial tensions. I would appreciate you giving the same kini of leadership in resolving the tensions associated with the Firemen arrl the city. You can be a reconciling force here and provide t he positive leadership that is needed. Has the door of reconciliation been closed too hastily? Was too drastic · action taken t oo soon? Were all avenues of reconciliation exhausted before the doors were slammed shut7 Should recruitment of new firemen be as successful as anticipated, our city will ' still depend on a group of untrained men for fire protecti on. Many men who have courageously protected life arrl property of our city haven't been heard in their grievances. Your position is not an easy one. The citizens of Atlanta recognize that it takes a bigger man to admit a mistake, assume a role of reconciliation, and serve the best interests of everyone involved than to take a dogma.tic position and jeopardize life and property of everyone. I pray for divine leadership for you and all those charged with responsibility of leadership in our city. "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Hiroself. 11 We have the high privilege of emulating this noblest quality of our Lord in involving ourselves in positions of reconciliation. May our Heavenly Father provide you leadership and power to serve our city. CRY yourdLJ1ucr11 RyanCwright, Pastor Tenth Street ~thodist Church � 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 Genth Street Methodist Church 425 TENTH STREET, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30318 Telephone 875—2666 September 9, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall 68 Mitchell St., S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I would like to express my appreciation for the vital role you played in reconciling the group involved in the Capitol Avenue - Ormond Street incident. You demonstrated to our city your willingness to peacefully re- solve conflicts. I admire your courage and personal involvement to make the appeal you did. Through such positive leadership Atlanta will be able to successfully resolve her racial tensions. I would appreciate you giving the same kind of leadership in resolving the tensions associated with the Firemen and the city. You can be a re- conciling force here and provide the positive leadership that is needed. Has the door of reconciliation been closed too hastily? Was too drastic action taken too soon? Were all avenues of reconciliation exhausted before the doors were slammed shut? Should recruitment of new firemen be as successful as anticipated, our city will ‘still depend on a group. of untrained men for fire protection. Many men who have courageously protected life and property of our city haven't been heard in their grievances. Your position is not an easy one. The citizens of Atlanta recognize that it takes a bigger man to admit a mistake, assume a role of reconciliation, and serve the best interests of everyone involved than to take a dogmatic position and jeopordize life and property of everyone. I pray for divine leadership for you and all those charged with re- sponsibility of leadership in our city. "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself." We have the high privilege of emulating this noblest quality of our Lord in involving ourselves in positions of reconciliation. May our Heavenly Father provide you leadership and power to serve our city. He yours y PET Laigh Rya e Seawright, Pastor Tenth Street Methodist Church  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 91 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ebaa26b5f5b961b1fd6c69d3b9f8d2ba.pdf f6cd7777309251489dd0eee822da7b2e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. \\ ... .. . •.. f"t~ .... ---~ ... _ i,,.. -..,; ....:.'- - ..::c:.1C2. ·i.: :_ .-:.~s i: ..-.t~~ ~ ~S~:l3 ~ ~c97 o~ ~7 c~~c - ~~ i o~~ -:.::1~:,:. ~_'l·..: l~ - ~.. :Jd i . . i ..~0!.."' l~ accc~:n_cc Jit~ t b0 c ~·-y -;~::r2cj0 C.":: "'·!! .._, __ ~_ v __ , . -, "'-·· ·'·h. 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Mitchell Attorney at Law 401 GTliliam-Oliver Duilding Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Hr. Mitckeli: K am enclosing a ccpy of my conclusions and recommendatinns aS impartial mediator in accordance with the request made upon me by the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Firefighters Union, incorporated. It will be noted that my recommendations will result ultimately in the expenditure of funds by the City of Atlanta. It will also be noted that my recommendations do not imnediately recomend a full implementation of the requirements made by the Atlanta Firefighters Union, Incorporated. I have studied all the material as conscientiously as I could and am aware of the shortcomings imposed by the restrictions placed on me when designated ag impartial mediator and because of the very extensive nature of the task which would require more thorough study than could be given by one individual alone even though ke had considerable time to seek out all the facts ang t9 make appropriate recommendations. I ask both parties concerned to accept my recommencations in good faith and by so doing permit out City to move forward in unison for the greater good of the City of Atianta and our citizens. Let me thank you most sincerely for asking me to serve as impartial mediator. Although my task tas difficult, it was , not unpleasant because of the cooperation of the parties concerned, Sincerely yours, Edwin DBD. Harrison Mediator — cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, re Mr, John Dougherty Mr. J. I, Martin  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 90 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/43b7fe9cb2da15603762cb3e3c3652d5.pdf 516de9107bdfc54ffcaba8f39de413a9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. STI GEORGIA u-- E ATL.-'.NTA. G o:- TEC 1 10LOG { ORGIA 30332 OFF! CS OF ""."~E PRES!OE:1'.T - "' . ,. .!. J · .... .,,, II -~.:ty ' t _ .. :: . C~/ __ - . _,,.. - • C. . ·Hl l'C~t:lt ulti1:1.:2 ·c 2 l y =_:..l 'l::c 'i.:"C:::c·-·.-: ..;; ·_. . <::.t: ~_01· T~~l·;. :_: . - .:.. =- l.1'.J ~o t ..::c..~e..11...:tely r2co~-:J:2:·:G a f::j11 ~t.-·.:_:- 1~~-.:c·i:i~.:!.tio::.1 ~'i:=.:-c:£ir/ >.t e~ S ·c:-,iCi:: ,_ .... :1C 01"}: ~r ~ t f.:: 1. 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Text Any textual data included in the document GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : 7 ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30332 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT fist 22, Mr. John Dougherty Attorney At Law Williem-Oliver Building Atlenta, Genrpie 30305 ost 2 copy of my conclusions and recommendations as Paper eiet z in cecordance vith the request made upon me by the City at 4 tlanta and the Atlanta Firefishters Union, Incorporated. : tt oe be noted that my recommendations will res elt ultimately in the ex- pentiture of funds by the City of Atlanta. It will also be noted that my etomine datas do not immediately recommend a full implementation of the reauire- ments de by the Atlanta Firefighters Union, Incorporated. . ed all the material as conscientious impozed by the . pene ; ene iater end because of the very extensive nate :re of the tas! more thorough study than could be sinok by one individual ‘al t £ ne had considerable time to seek out all the facts and te make appropriate recommend- recommendations in sood I ask both varties concerned to accept my fa 3 nunison for the greater good of the ¥ permit our City to move forward in City of Atlanta and our citizens. Let me thank you most sincerely for asking me to serve as impartial medister. Altheugh my task vas difficult, it was not unpleasant because of the cooperation of the parties concerned. Sincerely, EDs ry Ed@vin D. Harrison Te Tr ec; Mr. J. I Martin Mr. R. L. Mitchell Pik Moyor Iven Allen, dr. eee y  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 89 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/acc6000f0e91476a12d6d66e3ebdfb6c.pdf 78906d68484eb8329f74cb54711bc5c4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ---- -·--- ··-- - - -- , .- - - STATEMENT BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, JR. \\ FIREMEN 'S STRIKE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY GOVERNMEMT I WANT TO EXPRESS GRATEFUL APPRECIATION TO DR. EDWIN HARR I SON FOR HAVING ACCEPTED A DIFFI CULT TASK. HE HAS PERFORMED A MAJOR CONTRIB UTION TO THE WELFARE OF THE CITY. HE HAS AGAIN EXEMPLIFIED HIS INTELLIGENT LEADERSH IP AND DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING BY MAKING SOUN D AND REASONABLE RECOMMENDATI ONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CiTY OF ATLANTA WI LL STRIVE VIGOROUSLY TO IMPLEfvl ENT AND CARR Y OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I AM INSTRUCT ING THE ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEY JOHN DOUGHER TY, WHO REPRESENTED THE CITY GOVERNMENT BEFORE DR . HARR I SON, TO FORWARD COP I ES OF TH IS REPORT TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF FIREMASTERS, THE PERSONNEL BOARD AND THE FI NAN CE COMMITTEE, AND ·ALSO TO MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO THESE COMM ITTEES TO INTERPRET THE REPORT. THESE COMMITTEES AR E MOST DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE PROPOSALS ••a",- n,, "n r 111 nn 1 ~'" �I MASK NG THESE THREE CON\M~TT S TO CONS DER THESE 0 RECON1MENDATION S IMMEDIATELY t- ND THEN TO MEET SERARATELY A D JOI TLY IN ORDER TO .DEFi 'ETHE CITY'S POSITIO' IN THIS MAITTR. THE BOARD OF ALDERtv1EN HAVE.J.\LREADY INDICATED BY RESOLUTION THAT THEY WILL GIVE FIRST C01JS DERATION IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 56 HOUR WORK WEEK FOR ATLANTA FIREMEN. AT THE PRESENT TIME WE ARE COMPLETING AND SHOULD HAVE READY WITHIN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, AN OVERALL EVALUATION OF SALARY SCHEDULES FOR ALL CITY Efv1PLOYES, INCLUDING FIREMEN. THE IMPLEMENATION OF " THE 56 HOUR WORK \liJEEK WILL IN NO WAY DECREASE THE CITY'S / RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSIDER INCREASES IN FIRMEN'S SALARIES IN KEEP ING WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS _IN THE FORTHCOMING REPORT. . .... . ' more �IN O~ DER TO DISPLAY EVEPY I IDICA- ION OF GOO D FAI TH ON THE PART OF THE CITY IN IMPLEMEN G DR. HARR ISON'S II REPORT, I Afvt ECOMM :-ND i G I Mfv1ED ATELY TO THE THREE COMM ITTEES MENTIONED ABOVE THAT THE CITV ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THE NECESSAR Y EMERGENCY FUNDS TO COMMENCE HIRING A IDTRAINING ADDI TIONAL PER SONNEL BY OCTOBER l , 1966, SO AS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE 56 HOUR WOR K WEEK AS OF JANUARY 1, 1967. I AM OF THE OPINION THIS C/1.N BE DONE WITH FUNDS NOV' AVAILABLE AND AT A REASOfJABLE EXPENSE. IF THE FACTS IN THE NV~ TIER SUSTAIN THIS OPINION, . I WILL PRESS THE RECOMMENDATION VIGOROUSLY. � 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 STATEMENT BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN , JR. FIREMEN'S STRIKE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT I WANT TO EXPRESS GRATEFUL APPRECIATION TO DR. EDWIN HARRISON FOR HAVING ACCEPTED A DIFFICULT TASK. HE HAS PERFORMED A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELFARE OF THE CITY. HE HAS AGAIN EXEMPLIFIED HIS INTELLIGENT LEADERSHIP AND DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING BY MAKING SOUND AND REASONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA WILL STRIVE VIGOROUSLY TO IMPLEFAENT AND CARRY OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 1 AM INSTRUCTING THE ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEY JOHN DOUGHERTY, WHO REPRESENTED THE CITY GOVERNMENT BEFORE DR. HARRISON, TO FORWARD COPIES OF THIS REPORT TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF FIREMASTERS, THE PERSONNEL BOARD AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND ALSO TO MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO THESE COMMITTEES TO INTERPRET THE REPORT. THESE COMMITTEES ARE MOST DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE PROPOSALS AAA AP AW AP fmrANAICAAI  | AM ASKING THESE THREE COMMITTEES TO CONSIDER THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TO MEET SEPARATELY AND JOINTLY IN ORDER TO DEFINE THE CITY'S POSITION IN THIS MATTER. THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN HAVE ALREADY INDICATED BY RESOLUTION THAT THEY WILL GIVE FIRST CONSIDERATION IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 56 HOUR WORK WEEK FOR ATLANTA FIREMEN. AT THE PRESENT TIME WE ARE COMPLETING AND SHOULD HAVE READY WITHIN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, AN OVERALL EVALUATION OF SALARY SCHEDULES FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYES, INCLUDING FIREMEN. THE IMPLEMENATION OF THE 56 HOUR WORK WEEK WILL IN NO WAY DECREASE THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSIDER INCREASES IN FIRMEN'S SALARIES IN KEEPING WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FORTHCOMING REPORT. more  IN ORDER TO DISPLAY EVERY INDICATION OF GOOD FAITH ON THE PART OF THE CITY IN IMPLEMENTING DR. HARRISON'S REPORT, 1 AM RECOMMENDING IMMEDIATELY TO THE THREE COMMITTEES MENTIONED ABOVE THAT THE CITY ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY EMERGENCY FUNDS TO COMMENCE HIRING AND TRAINING ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL BY OCTOBER 1, 1966, SO AS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE 56 HOUR WORK WEEK AS OF JANUARY 1, 1967. i AM OF THE OPINION THIS CAN BE DONE WITH FUNDS NOW AVAILABLE AND AT A REASONABLE EXPENSE. IF THE FACTS IN THE MATTER SUSTAIN THIS OPINION, | WILL PRESS THE RECOMMENDATION VI GOROUSLY. -30-  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 88 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5d5c62016ab49023446a9e66fb6da241.pdf 73c2dc2a13f492dba97a304112045121 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 2.3, 1966 MEMORANDUM H onorable Wm. T. Knight, Chairman, Board of Firemasters TO: Honorable Milton Farris, Chairman, Finance Committee General Ca:rl T . Suthe.rland, PersQnnel Director Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. FROM: Gentlemen: Attached is a copy of Dr. Harrison's report on the firemen's hearings and a copy of my statement regarding same. As you will nQte in the second paragraph of my statement, I am requesting John D ougherty to make hitnself available to your committee to interpret this r .e port. I will appreciate your meeting as sQon as pos ible. ely yours, Jr. IA1r/br Enclosure CC: Chief C. H. Hildebrand, Jr~ Mr. John Doii.ghe1'ty � 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 August 23, 1966 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Wm. T. Knight, Chairman, Board of Firemasters Honorable Milton Farris, Chairman, Finance Committee General Carl T. Sutherland, Personnel Director FROM: Mayor ivan Allen, Jr. Gentlemen: Attached is a copy of Dr. Harrison's report on the firemen's hearings and a copy of my statement regarding same. As you will note in the second paragraph of my statement, I am requesting John Dougherty to make himself available to your committee to interpret this report. I will appreciate your meeting as soon as possible. Sine ely yours, en, Jr. 1AJr/br Enclosures CC: Chief C, H. Hildebrand, Jr. Mr. John Dougherty a 4 5 | a a EE A 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 87 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/72246a61a061e84434d85b66bf0c3d28.pdf 5f750cfeec590c8ea38569cca6798aee Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C OP Y 1966 Edi tor The Atlanta Journa l Atla nta, Georgia Dear Sir: It's doubtful t hat you'll pri ~t t his letter s ince you're obviously backing t he City po litica l machine , but you should know t hat the general p ublic has nothing but comt empt for the so- ca lle d loya l firemen. Loyal to wh om? Certainly not the citizens of Atlanta. They know the l argest ob jection of the st riki ng f iremen i s t he lowering of qua li f ica tions t he city ha s been insisting upon - even to the extent t ha t men l abele d as cowardl y and unfit by t he t ra ining s chool have been put to work ! All of thi s, of cou rse, brought on by t he low salarie s and long hours being una ttract ive to t he qua lity of men needed . I n rea lity - the striking men are t he men really loya l to the people - t hey are willing to put everything t hey have , as i ndividuals , i n jeopardy, i n order t o keep Atl 8 nt a ' s Fire Department on t he profess ional , level a city of thi s caliber should have . These so-ca lle1 lo ya l firemen are simply afraid of figh ting for what they know is ri ght - fear of losing a paychec k - or an opportun ity f or a promoti on and in some cases , hoping to get an unearned posit ion by default. In ot her words , t he weak members sta yed on the job - refusing to even back up the men fighting for them ~ I hope there are no fires i nvol ving lives beca use the se men won 't take a risk. Five-hundred fifty men are by far the majority. They couldn't be all wrong ! I wonder how Mayor Allen can face t he citizens knowing he could have averted this situat i on by simply letting a Judge decide t he~ssue . His pride has Atlanta in a dange rous and serious situa tion. Sincerely, � 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 OG Sep. 14, 1966 Editor The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: It's doubtful that you'll print this letter since you're obviously backing the City political machine, but you should know that the general public has nothing but comtempt for the so-called loyal firemen, Loyal to whom? Certainly not the citizens of Atlanta, They know the largest objection of the striking firemen is the lowering of qualifications the city has been insisting upon - even to the extent that men labeled as cowardly and unfit by the training school have been put to work! All of this, of course, brought on by the low salaries and long hours being unattractive to the quality of men needed, In reality - the striking men are the men really loyal to the people - they are willing to put every- thing they have, as individuals, in jeopardy, in order to keep Atlanta's Fire Department on the professional level a city of this caliber should have. These so-called loyal firemen are simply afraid of fighting for what they know is right - fear of losing @ paycheck - or an opportunity for a promotion - and in some cases, hoping to get an unearned position by default. In other words, the weak members stayed on the job - refusing to even back up the men fighting for thems I hope there are no fires involving lives because these men won't take a risk. Five-hundred fifty men are by far the majority. They couldn't be all wrong: Iwonder how Mayor Allen can face the citizens knowing he could have averted this situation by simply letting a Judge decide theissue. His pride has Atlanta in a dangerous and serious situation. Sincerely, We tas Been Xe Po dese | ek JC 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 86 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9f4ec7a5f4924b3e50c418e69d6cbf5e.pdf 511c3b19184b35a75b5e4646cfaa2403 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. P,TL .PJ NTA D A I L y POLICE u B A tlanta, Bulletin #I9-180B DEP A RT1£NT L L E I II SPECIAL ORDER Nb, 418 September 15, [966 Effective today, those listed eelow are relieved of special duties with the Fire Department and are assigned as shown: UNIFORM DIVISION Morning Watch G. B. Donald B~ L. Calhoun E. c. Lee J. P.Smith w. T',Partin C.R. Davis J . T • Thwaites E . B . Lyle R . F . Guy G. L. McGraw c . E. T h r a sher T. S. Duffe y TR l , FFIC DIVISI ON Evening Watch G. K . Tyler D o L , S-~e lte n p ohI D~ K . Fet ty L , R. M ohn D , W. MiUer ..~.-R .· J ames w·, F • Daile y A , B, Chambers I. H, Beav ers D E T E CTIVE DIVISION G, P~ Hicks c. E, Ferg u son R •· H, Sumpter W, H. Byrd A. D, Laughlin G, F • Mc Manus E v e_:1in~ Watch H. E • McGehee H. H. B oone F.D. Echols V.S,Graham J. M. Cha ndler L. V, Oxford C, B . B lore H. M, Wri ght T~ M, King C , o . .l, nderson G, J, Kr ecko Vr.. H , Sh eppard R , T • V{i[[iams J . c. F o s t e r R. B . B a rfield R . E, 1'1 very J , N, .i-\ n d ers on G. E. Ha1nmons c. B, Woo s t er J . w. D ohe r t y c . R. Vf a lt on B . R. Sandlin R. E . M cEireat h W, H. Everett N. !'. ,Davis B. F. Peppers L, D. Howard / Those listed below are detailed to the Fire Department to be assigned by Chie f c. H. Hildebrand and Sgt. M, E, Moon: Ptl., E,C 61 MitcheU N Georgia Thursday September 15, 1966 ITEM 1 T P tl.,J.T,Lipham Ptl, G,W,Shepherd .7 ~ 1£<- /4) \,<._:.,_ HE~ER T T ./ fENif1k§, Chief of .Po lie 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 ATLANTA D A I L Bulletin #19-180B ITEM #L SPECIAL ORDER NO, 418 Atfanta, POLICE DEPARTNENT U L L E ae z N Georgia Thursday September £5, 1966 September [5, 1966 Effective today, those listed below are relieved of special duties with the Fire Department and are assigned as shown: UNIFOR M DIVISION Morning Watch G.B. Donald Bs L. Cathoun E, Cc, Lee J, P, Smith W,.T. Partin CG. R, Davis Je Te Thwaites E.B,. Lyle R, F,. Guy Ge Le McGraw C, E, Thrasher T,.S. Duffey TRAFFIC DIVISION Evening Watch G, K, Tyler D, L, S-eltenpohi D, K, Potty Le Re Mohn D, W, Miller 4,R, James We Fs Dailey A, Be. Chambers I. He Beavers DETECTIVE DIVISION G, P, Hicks C, E, Ferguson R.H, Sumpter W,.He Byrd 4,2 D, Laughiin G, F,. Mc Manus Evening Watch H. E, hieGanas. H. H, Boone F,D, Echols V.S. Graham Joe M, Ghandtier . L. V. Oxford Gi B, Blore He Me Wright Cc, O. /:nderson G. J. Krecko W.H. Sheppard R.T, Williams J, C, Foster R.B, Barfield R, EE, Avery Je N, “Anderson G, E, Hammons GC, B. Wooster Je W. Doherty C,R,. Walton B, R. Sandfin RoE, McEtreath W, H, Everett N, 4. Davis B,. F. Peppers L, D, Howard Those Listed below are detailed to the Fire Department to be assigned by Chief C,H, Hiléebrand and Sgt. M,E. Moons Pti., E, C. Mitchell Ptl. Je Te Lipham aes, Ptl, Ge Wa pee LAA “VeKsdees * Chief of Polic e ys ontiurcde Cfoole -  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 85 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/363891997142e7b5a851b0ff4332393c.pdf ad1dbe62c43c13352713a40ea60474b2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 15, 1966 Mrs . Christine D. Hogam Secretary to Plant Manager Fisher Body Division General Motors Corporation Atlanta, Georgi a Dear M rs . Hogan : May I reply to your letter tn order that you may be confronted with the facts concerning our firemen . The firemen to which you refer walked off their jobs and left the city totally unprotected. In doing so, they violated their oath of office and gawe up their right of city employment. The Courts ordered them to return but they refused to abide by the court order. I am sure you understand what this means . The city is providing for each of these men who were n-ot under probation to appear before the Board of Firemasters and state their individual cases for re-employment. I am sure you wanted to know the facts in the case, and these ar the facts. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. M yor IAJr:am r � 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 15, 1966 Mrs. Christine D. Hogam Secretary to Plant Manager Fisher Body Division General Motors Corporation Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Hogan: May I reply to your letter tn order that you may be confronted with the facts concerning our firemen. The firemen to which you refer walked off their jobs and left the city totally unprotected. In doing so, they violated their oath of office and gawe up their right of city employ- ment, The Courts ordered them to return but they refused to abide by the court order. Iam sure you understand what this means, The city is providing for each of these men who were not under probation to appear before the Board of Firemasters and state their individual cases for re-employment, lam sure you wanted to know the facts in the case, and these are the facts. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. 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 84 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7b8a7b405cea8b046f2f7d9a5a432c16.pdf 8ad1d924aee8c50a5ae9e0885446eb45 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. TO ALL ATLAlJTA CITIZENS The Fire Department of Atlanta - your Fire Department - is making every effort to aive the citizens of Atlanta the best fire protection possible , but we do need-your help, The prevention of fires while always important i~ particularly important during this period while new personnel are being trained. l-Jhat can you do to help? You can do many things. FIRES ARE NOT ACCIDENTS You can cause or prevent fires! Ose the check lists be l m·1 and good old Arneri can common sense and you may save -your JOB--PROPERTY--OR EVEN YOUR LIFE----YOUR HOhE Is all rubbish cleaned out of basements, closets, attic, garage ? and yard? Are there any unsafe electrical extension or appliance cords? Are your fuses the right size? Is your heating and cooking equipment safe? Is gasoline for power mower safely stored? YOUR BUSil~ESS Is smoking adequately controlled? Is wiring and electrical equipment safe? Is trash and refuse removed daily to a safe place? Has your heating system been checked ~Ya qualified that it is safe? Is guard , caretaker or watchman properly instructed Is cooking equipment including hoods and ducts kept Is packing material safely kept? Are lift trucks refueled only in safe locations? Is the yard and premises kept free of leaves, scrap Are paints, flammable liquids and oily rags handled person to see and service adequate? clean? lumber and debris? and stored safely? YOUR CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS Are your schools adequately protected against unauthori zed entry? Is the heating equipment checked annually by a qualifi ed firm or emp loyee? Is the el ectrical wiring safe? Is rubbish collected and disposed of in a saf e manner so as to not endanger the occupants or st ructure? If cooking equipment is provided, is your hood , duct , and st ov e cleaned f requ ently? EVERYBOUY ,,any fires st art sh or tly after you leave you r home or cl ose your business. Does someone check fo r hazards every day at closing time or just before l eaving you r home? Is your wiring safe and are defective extension cords replaced? Do you make it a practice t o not allow unauthorized burning of refuse? Is trespass guarded agai nst? Is all fire protection equipment in working order? Are you careful with smoking and matches? l~EVER, l~EVER S:'OKE IN BED � 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 TO ALL ATLANTA CITIZENS Tne Fire Department of Atlanta - your Fire Department - is making every effort to give the citizens of Atlanta the best fire protection pcssible, but we do need your help, ; The prevention of fires while always important is particularly important during this period while new personnel are being trained, \hat can you do to help? You can do many things. FIRES ARE NOT ACCIDENTS You can cause or prevent fires! Use the check lists below and good old American common sense and you may save your JOB--PROPERTY--OR EVEN YOUR LIFE----- YOUR HOME S all rubbisn cleaned out of basements, closets, attic, garage, and yard? Are there any unsafe electrical extension or * appliance cords? Are your fuses the right size? Is your heating and cooking equipment safe? Is gasoline for power mower safely stored? YOUR BUSINESS Is smoking adequately controlled? Is wiring and electrical equipment safe? Is trash and refuse removed daily to a safe place? Has your heating system been checked by a qualified person to see that it is safe? Is guard, caretaker or watchman properly instructed and service adequate? Is cooking equipment including hoods and ducts kept clean? Is packing material safely kept? Are lift trucks refueled only in safe locations? Is the yard and premises kept free of leaves, scrap lumber and debris? Are paints, flammable liquids and oily rags handled and stored safely? YOUR CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS Are your schools adequately protected against unauthorized entry? Is the heating equipment checked annually by a qualified firm or employee? Is the electrical wiring safe? Is rubbish collected and disposed of in a safe manner so as to not endanger the occupants or structure? If cooking equipment is provided, is your hood, duct, and stove cleaned frequently? EVERYBODY Many fires start shortly after you leave your home or close your business, Does someone check for hazards every day at closing time or just before leaving your home? Is your wiring safe and are defective extension cords replaced? Do you make it a practice to not allow unauthorized burning of refuse? Is trespass guarded against? Is all fire protection equipment in working order? Are you careful with smoking and matches? NEVER, NEVER SGKE IN BED  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 83 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f40a4802378f3e42f009b44ccff8c968.pdf b45fbb675150d9e7b45466cfd0743fbf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. STATEMENT BY CHIEF C. H. HILDEBRAND ATLANTA FIRE DEPARTMENT Friday, September 16, 1966 For Release 11:00 A. M. 1, The City of Atlanta has m operation this morning 25 fully manned Fire Stations. The t\1tal personnel in the department has now risen to 357 -- 313 of these employees performing actual firefighting duties. Sixty-seven new recruits have been assigned to stations for in-service training and duty under the leadership of experienced Firemen and Fire Officers. We are able to maintain an on-duty shift strength average of 175 firefighting personnel because of extended work hours of those Firemen who have remained on the job. Our attempts to recruit new men to rebuild the Fire . Department have been extremely successful. Since Labor Day the City Personnel Department has examined 327 applicants . �Page Two 140 of these have passed the written examination and are being processed for in-service training and firefighting duties immediately. The Personnel Department is making plans to conduct a recruiting campaign thro.u ghout the Southeast and through the employment of new personnel and the extended work hours of our experienced personnel, we should be able to place the r- e,Q.'5l)Nl,.»' E:., remaining unmanned stations in operation within a ve:ry she-rt period of time . . The Personnel Offi ce at 260 C entral Avenue, S. W. is remaining open until 7:30 p. m. Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturdays to receive and process firefighters applications. I am reques ting all the citizens of Atlanta to practice good fire prevention measures in their homes, businesses, churches and schools. A check-off list i s b e ing releas e d to the news media f or self-ins p ection of your premises which, if conscientiously adhe red to, can prevent fir es and pre s erve property. � 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 STATEMENT BY CHIEF C, H, HILDEBRAND « ATLANTA FIRE DEPARTMENT Friday, September 16, 1966 For Release 11:00 A. M. The City of Atlanta has in operation this morning 25 fully manned Fire Stations. The total personnel in the department has now risen to 357 -- 313 of these employees performing actual firefighting duties. Sixty-seven new recruits have been assigned to stations for in-service training and duty under the leadership of experienced Firemen and Fire Officers. We are able to maintain an on-duty shift strength average of 175 firefighting personnel because of extended work hours of those Firemen who have remained on the job. Our attempts to recruit new men to rebuild the Fire Department have been extremely successful. Since Labor Day the City Personnel Department has examined 327 applicants. Page Two 140 of these have passed the written examination and are being processed for in-service training and firefighting duties immediately. - The Personnel Department is making plans to conduct a recruiting campaign throughout the Southeast and through the employment of new personnel and the extended work hours of our experienced personnel, we should be able to place the reasnable remaining unmanned stations in operation within a+ery-skert period of time. . The Personnel Office at 260 Central Avenue, S. W. is remaining open until 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturdays to receive and process firefighters applications. I am requesting all the citizens of Atlanta to practice good fire prevention measures in their homes, businesses, churches and schools. A check-off list is being released to the news media for self-inspection of your premises which, if conscientiously adhered to, can prevent fires and preserve property.  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 82 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/94f23a10717e3c490651525f6b31a329.pdf 840009aec1642b0e8fe334db2c7b9c3e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. l TO ALL ATLANTA CITIZENS The Fire Department of Atlanta - your Fire Department - is making every effort to aive the citizens of Atlanta the best fire protection possible, but we do need-your help. The prevention of fires i,1hile always important is particularly important during this period while new personnel are being trained. What can you do to help? You can do many things. FIRES ARE NOT ACCIDENTS You can cause or prevent fires! Use the check lists below and good old A111erican common sense and you may save· your JOB--PROPERTY--OR EVEN YOUR LIFE----YOUR HOhE Is all rubbish cleaned out of basements, closets, attic, garage, and yard? Are there any unsafe electrical extension or appliance cords? Are your fuses the right size? Is your heating and cooking equipment safe? Is gasoline for power mower safely stored? YOUR BUSil~ESS Is smoking adequately controlled? Is wiring and electrical equipment safe? Is trash and refuse removed daily to a safe place? Has your heatinq system been checked uy a qualified that it is safe? Is guard , caretaker or watchman properly instructed Is cooking equipment including hoods and ducts kept Is packing material safely kept? Are lift trucks refueled only in safe locations? Is the yard and premises kept free of leaves, scrap Are paints , flammable liquids and oily rags handled person to see and service adequate? clean? lumber and debris? and stored safely? YOUR CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS Are your schools adequately protected against unauthorized entry? Is the heating equipment checked annually by a qualifi ed firm or employee? Is the el ectrical wirinq safe? Is rubbish collected and disposed of in a safe manner so as to not endanger the occupants or structure? If cooking equipment is provided, is your hood, duct , and stove cleaned frequently? EVt.RYBQl)Y P.any fires start shortl y after you leave your home or close your business. Does someone check for hazards every day at closing time or just before leaving your home? Is your wiring safe and are defective extension cords replaced? Do you make it a practice to not allow unauthorized burning of refuse? Is trespass guarded against? Is all fire protection equipment in working order? Are you careful with smoking and matches? HEVER, NEVER s:·:oKE IN BED � 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 TO ALL ATLANTA CITIZENS Tne Fire Department of Atlanta - your Fire Department - is making every effort to give the citizens of Atlanta the best fire protection pcssible, but we do need your help, The prevention of fires while always important is particularly important during this period while new personnel are being trained, What can you do to help? You can do many things. FIRES ARE NOT ACCIDENTS You can cause or prevent fires! Use the check lists below and good old American common sense and you may save your JOB--PROPERTY--OR EVEN YOUR LIFE----- YOUR HOME Ts all rubbish cleaned out of basements, closets, attic, garage, and yard? Are there any unsafe electrical extension or appliance cords? Are your fuses the right size? Is your heating and cooking equipment safe? Is gasoline for power mower safely stored? YOUR BUSINESS Is smoking adequately controlled? Is wiring and electrical equipment safe? Is trash and refuse removed daily to a safe place? Has your heating system been checked Ly a qualified person to see that it is safe? Is guard, caretaker or watchman properly instructed and service adequate? Is cooking equipment including hoods and ducts kept clean? Is packing material safely kept? Are lift trucks refueled only in safe locations? Is the yard and premises kept free of leaves, scrap lumber and debris? Are paints, flammable liquids and oily rags handled and stored safely? YOUR CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS Are your schools adequately protected against unauthorized entry? Is the heating equipment checked annually by a qualified firm or employee? Is the electrical wiring safe? Is rubbish collected and disposed of in a safe manner so as to not endanger the occupants or structure? If cooking equipment is provided, is your hood, duct, and stove cleaned frequently? EVERYBODY Many fires start shortly after you leave your home or close your business, Does someone check for hazards every day at closing time or just before leaving your home? Is your wiring safe and are defective extension cords replaced? Do you make it a practice to not allow unauthorized burning of refuse? Is trespass guarded against? Is all fire protection equipment in working order? Are you careful with smoking and matches? NEVER, NEVER S'‘OKE IN BED  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 81 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3d13a70228a9489daf772b01d27ec729.pdf 2d3df4622df4280949c4db04baf63c81 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. STATEMENT BY CHIEF C. H. HILDEBRAND ATLANTA FIRE DEPARTMENT Friday, September 16, 1966 For Release 11 :00 A. M. 11 0 The City of Atlanta has in operation this morning 25 fully manned Fire Stations. · The t9tal personnel in the department has now risen to 357 -- 313 of these employees performing actual firefighting duties. Sixty-seven new recruits have b ee n assigned to stations for in-service training and duty under the l ead ership of experienced Firemen and Fire Officers. We are able to maintain an on-duty shift strength average of 175 firefighting personnel because of extended work hours of those Firemen who have remained on the job . Our attempts to recruit new men to rebuild the F ire .. Department have been extremely successful. Since 'Labor Day the City Personnel Departme nt has examined 327 applicants. �Page Two \\ 140 of these have passed the written examination and are being processed for in-service training and firefighting duties immediately. The Personnel Department is making plans to conduct a recruiting campaign throughout the Southeast and through the employment of new personnel and the extended work hours of our experienced personnel, we should be able to place the re..~ o ..--ci.. lo le... . remaining unmanned stations in operation within a :f€'f)" she-Pt 7 period of time. The Personnel Office at 260 C entral Avenue, S. W. is 0 remaining open until 7:30 p. m. Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturdays to receive and process firefighters applications. • _I am reques tin g a ll the citizens of Atlanta to practice good fire prevention measures in their home s, businesses, churches and schools. A check-off list is b eing rele as e d to the news media for self-inspection of your premises which, if conscientiously adhered to, can prevent fires and preserve property. � 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 STATEMENT BY CHIEF C. H. HILDEBRAND ° ATLANTA FIRE DEPARTMENT Friday, September 16, 1966 For Release 11:00 A. M. The City of Atlanta has in operation this morning 25 fully manned Fire Stations, ‘The total personnel in the department has now risen to 357 -- 313 of these employees performing actual firefighting duties, Sixty-seven new recruits have been assigned to stations for in-service training and duty under the leadership of experienced Firemen and Fire Officers. We are able to maintain an on-duty shift strength average of 175 firefighting personnel because of extended work hours of those Firemen who have remained on the job. Our attempts to recruit new men to rebuild the Fire Department have been extremely successful. Since Labor Day the City Personnel Department has examined 327 applicants. onde tee ee ee oe Page Two 140 of these have passed the written examination and are being processed for in-service training and firefighting duties immediately. The Personnel Department is making plans to conduct a recruiting campaign throughout the Southeast and through the employment of new personnel and the extended work hours of our experienced personnel, we should be able to place the reasonable remaining unmanned stations in operation within period of time. The Personnel Office at 260 Central Avenue, S. W. is remaining open until 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturdays to receive and process firefighters applications. Iam requesting all the citizens of Atlanta to practice good fire prevention measures in their homes, businesses, churches and schools. A check-off list is being released to the news media for self-inspection of your premises which, if conscientiously adhered to, can prevent fires and preserve property.  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 80 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/459dff3da455d8286a3c740f5afe1bba.pdf 542cc2161aa51d479aeb872f072c4ab8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PERRY 5. BOWER 60 OSBORNE ST .• NORTH WINNIPEG September 13, 1966. His Worship Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Mayor Allen:I have been reading with interest about the striking firemen in Atlanta. First of all, I commend you on your firm stand. In my opinion, a strike, under any circumstances, is a form of blackmail, particularly when a strike occurs in an important service industry essential to the health and safety of the community, when it becomes a form of social blackmail which sooner or later, I am sure, will not be tolerated. In 1919, we had a "general" strike in Winnipeg at which time did not only the Fire Department go on strike but so also did the Police, Garbage Collectors, Bus and Streetcar Operators, Telegraph Operators, Postal employees, Telephone Operators, and Printers. There were other workers in less important jobs who also went on strike which laster for six weeks. The business community organized what was known as a "Committee of 1000". Essential services were maintained by volunteers, particularly the Fire Department which at that time consisted largely of horse-drawn vehicles. In order to prevent the strikers from wearing out the horses by false alarms, it was necessary to keep armed guards on each fire alarm box. An emergency task force of citizens was armed and encamped on several school grounds under the command of experienced military people. After several weeks, the Post Office issued an ultimatum of return to work which was not accepted by the strikers, and all federally employed personnel in the Post Office were discharged and most of them were never rehired. The strike eventually broke down for two reasons. First , the strikers began to find that their own families were unable to get food , fuel , and ice. Secondly, soldiers returned from overseas after the First World War began to take the jobs that the strikers had vacated and the y were �His Worship Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. - 2. \\ in no mood to be intimidated. The final straw was the arrest of the strike leaders who were charged with sedition and a number of them were sent to the penitentiary. There was no serious strike in Winnipeg after that for twenty years. Since then, perhaps the most outstanding strike has been that of the Typographical Union which threatened to close down our two daily papers. This strike occurred in the late 1940 1 s and none of the strikers were re-employed and I don 1 t believe the newspapers missed more than one edition. In our neighboring province of Saskatch ~wan, the Public Utility workers have recently gone on strike (the electrical facilities in this case are owned by the Province). The government of the Province has recently enacted legislation which compels the strikers to go back to work at a smaller increase in pay than had been suggested by the Province across the bargaining table. At the moment, we are waiting to see whether the strikers will defy the legislation. If they do, I have no doubt that the governme nt, which fortunately is in a strong position in the House , will take extremely firm steps to deal with them. I commend you on your stand. Yours sincerely, P SB / f me � 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 PERRY S. BOWER 60 OSBORNE ST... NORTH WINNIPEG September 13, 1966. His Worship Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Mayor Allen:- I have been reading with interest about the striking fire- men in Atlanta. First of all, I commend you on your firm stand. In my opinion, a strike, under any circumstances, is a form of blackmail, particularly when a strike occurs in an important service industry essential to the health and safety of the community, when it becomes a form of social blackmail which sooner or later, I am sure, will not be tolerated. In 1919, we had a "general" strike in Winnipeg at which time did not only the Fire Department go on strike but so also did the Police, Garbage Collectors, Bus and Streetcar Operators, Telegraph Operators, Postal employees, Tele- phone Operators, and Printers. There were other workers in less important jobs who also went on strike which laster for six weeks. The business community organized what was known as a "Committee of 1000''. Essential services were maintained by volunteers, particularly the Fire Department which at that time consisted largely of horse-drawn vehicles. In order to prevent the strikers from wearing out the horses by false alarms, it was necessary to keep armed guards on each fire alarm box. An emergency task force of citizens was armed and encamped on several school grounds under the command of experienced military people. After several weeks, the Post Office issued an ultimatum of return to work which was not accepted by the strikers, and all federally employed personnel in the Post Office were discharged and most of them were never rehired. The strike eventually broke down for two reasons. First, the strikers began to find that their own families were unable to get food, fuel, and ice. Secondly, soldiers returned from overseas after the First World War began to take the jobs that the strikers had vacated and they were His Worship Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. - 2. in no mood to be intimidated. The final straw was the arrest of the strike leaders who were charged with sedition and a number of them were sent to the peniten- tiary. There was no serious strike in Winnipeg after that for twenty years. Since then, perhaps the most outstanding strike has been that of the Typographical Union which threatened to close down our two daily papers. This strike occurred in the late 1940's and none of the strikers were re-employed and I don't believe the newspapers missed more than one edition. In our neighboring province of Saskatchewan, the Public Utility workers have recently gone on strike (the electrical facilities in this case are owned by the Pro- vince). The government of the Province has recently enacted legislation which compels the strikers to go back to work at a smaller increase in pay than had been suggested by the Province across the bargaining table. At the moment, we are waiting to see whether the strikers will defy the legislation. If they do, I have no doubt that the government, which fortunately is in a strong position in the House, will take extremely firm steps to deal with them. I commend you on your stand. Yours sincerely, Ee s Ficissr LL Zé a PSB/fme  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 79 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/462fbf7f2aecce7a3ee8f81a11ae014b.pdf 7c15635a029ec8792af820d31d1590e0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. \\ DRAFT Dear Mayor Allen: The strike by members of the Atlanta Fire Department is a regrettable and saddening act against the public interest of the citizens of our city. The Citiz ens and S o uthern National Bank stands behind the city and the Fire Department at this time of trial and would like to offer our assistance wherever it might be useful. It has occurred to me that our C & S helicopters might provide epw transportation fo - ¢ment of personnel or supplies in carrying out fire protection services. If these are needed and can be utilized by the city and the Fire Department, they will be placed at your disposal upon your request . Sincerely yours , � 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 DRAFT Dear Mayor Allen: The strike by members of the Atlanta Fire Department isa regrettable and saddening act against the public interest of the citizens of our city. The Citizens and Southern National Bank stands behind the city and the Fire Department at this time of trial and would like to offer our assistance wherever it might be useful. It has occurred to me that our C & S helicopters might provide \ / g«apid transportation for;movement of personnel or supplies in carrying : La out fire protection services, If these are needed and can be utilized by the city and the Fire Department, they will be placed at your disposal upon your request. Sincerely yours, eal  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 78 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6885eb76eb7865ff3ccfb6eb8775c0ff.pdf 708e8f36ebf979ff1a93bd5fa9579010 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 6, 1966 Atlanta, Ga. Mayor Ivan Allen c / o The Atlanta Journa.l Atlanta, Georgia Dear Chief: What a shock, after living six years abroad in a Communist infested area to return and find how little rights we as American Citizens have to express our needs when all else has failed. Yes, you were elected to office by the majority, although at this time I am wondering why. When a leader obviously cannot execute his position in fairness and cannot be reached in any way to listen and understand the needs of his people, how else do you expect them to reach out , other than the way the Atlanta Firemen re now doing? Do you re lly feel that these men are exhibiting the trait of bad Americans, or can you sit back and realize that this is the only choice which you and many so-called Atlantans have given them? Had you rather they would use Molotov cocktails and propergander, which the Communists have used very succe sfully? Have you yet realized that these men are only trying to tell the citizens of Atlanta and the men who re supposed to fill their executive office with fairness and represent tion for all that their f milies need to have ad qu te income, the same a you college boys, and little time to enjoy eeing their future littl eitiz ns grow? Ir lly teel sorry for you Mr. All n. for omewbere along th line someone forgot tot 11 you bout th Indi n trib • We all• or I thought we all knew, 1th t v ry tribe ha it Indian and its Chief, but what I think th t you have ith r torgotten or you r choo ing to ignore, i that good Chi f t ks c r ot hi Indian in very way, ven to the point that h him lf might uffer. Wh t' wrong with you??????????? An Atl nta Indi n, Lo Sue S nd r / - o r Ivan All n • City Hall • Atlant , 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 September 6, 1966 Atlanta, Ga. ‘ Mayor Ivan Allen c/o The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia Dear Chief: What a shock, after living six years abroad in a Communist infested area to return and find how little rights we as American Citizens have to express our needs when all else has failed. Yes, you were elected to office by the majority, although at this time I am wondering why. When a leader obviously cannot execute his position in fairness and cannot be reached in any way to listen and understand the needs of his people, how else do you expect them to reach out, other than the way the Atlanta Firemen are now doing? Do you really feel that these men are exhibiting the traits of bad Americans, or can you sit back and realize that this is the only choice which you and many so-called Atlantans have given them? Had you rather they would use Molotov cocktails and propergander, which the Communists have used very successfully? Have you yet realized that these men are only trying to tell the citizens of Atlanta and the men who are supposed to fill their executive offices with fairness and representation for all that their families need to have adequate income, the same as you college boys, and a little time to enjoy seeing their future little citizens grow? I really feel sorry for you Mr. Allen, for somewhere along the line someone forgot to tell you about the Indian tribes. We all, or I thought we all knew, that every tribe has its Indians and its Chief, but what I think that you have either forgotten or you are choosing to ignore, is that a good Chief takes care of his Indians in every way, even to the point that he himself might suffer. What's wrong with you????ererrre? An Atlanta Indian, L. Sue Sanders sa Ivan Allen - City Hall - Atlanta, Ga.  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 77 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d58fef7ccdfbca061bc75cb4b7203db3.pdf bc2442a110044d118254bcb2cc6b33a7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. £ ~e Honorable 1ayor Ivan Allen, Jro City ofAtlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia V '~ Sir: an economics professor (Georgia Tech), I have a moee than cY iinterest in the present firemen's dispute, but let me emphasize that I am writing this as a private citizeno Thus, I hope yr ou will respect my position by maintaining complete confidence. Also, please understand that my remarks, while admittedly blunt at times, are offered in good faith. J\s I note that you have said that you would not talk to the firemen until the court order is obeyed. While I agree completely, I think your original mistake was in recognizing the union as the bargaining agent for wages and hours. True, you have not granted formal recognition, as the tierm is used in Federal laws. But you have tacitly sanctioned collective action by the mere fact that you attempted a settlement on those issues. the other hand, to compound your folly, 'Yi ou have refused to recognize the firemen on ~-economic issues. There is virtually unanimous agreement among those who have stu~ied worker attitudes that the one thing heading their list of desires is freedom frmrn arbitrary action. And I strongly suspect that if you had really delved into the situation, you would have found that what the rank-and-file firemen really want is the assurance of some voice in detennining their working conditions and other non-economic items. (The American Bar Association, as early as 1955, went on record as favoring the granting of such privileges to public employees.) On Your mock "mediation" was a farce, again reflecting a short-run7 short-sighted, holding action. (And the consulting firm's report will not likely get to the bottom oftt the issue, since such reports seldom study the hwnan relations aspect.) W ou apparently did not even know the difference between mediation and fact-finding, since you appointed a fact-finder, but called him a mediator, yet did not allow him to mediate. If the outside neutral had really been allowed to mediate, he very possibly could have settled the problem amicably, and without dealing with economic is sues. As a long-time student of the subject, I would say that our attitudes toward labor problems have gone through three stages: First, the purely arbitrary approach, which means fire an'Yf one who raises a protest. Second, one of appeasement, which was reflected in the days of paternalism, which prevailed especially from the tum of this century to the late 1930 1 s. Finally, recognition was granted to worker groups, and it is only since then that we have had reasonably calm industrial relations. In my opinion, appeasement is the worst of the three, yet this was your original approach. Now, you have taken the second worst approach that of arbitrariness. And I am highly afraid that discharging and replacing the firemen, while it may close the wound innnediately, may cause a continuing festering underneath, breaking out elsewhere in time. That is, if the City gains the reputation of being an Iron Hand-type of employer, recruiting will in time become difficult, especially when we vent so wild with public funds to obtain a stadium, inter alia. O . �In addition, even in the short run, it would seem that replacing the firmmen will be cumbersome and terribly expensive. Thus, I am wondering if the matter might not be settled by taking a conciliatory approach (which you have not done at any time). If the recognition of a union as the representative OS public employees is prohibited by state law, why not promise to support legislation accordingly (some sixteen states have such legislation, usually pennitting municipalities to grant recognition on noneeconomic items). Presidential .Executive Order 10988, signed by the late President Kennedy in 1962, could sezve as a guide; it permi t s advisory arbitration, but again, prohibits strikes; also, negotiations over wages and other eoonomic issues is not pennitted, and virtually all experts agree that collective bargaining over wages is simply not compatible with public employment •. Now in closing, let me point out that if you insist on following your present approach, it behooves you to fire evecy salvo available; otherwise, we may have a general strike of the type Britain, et al, is noted . I would suggest that you inform the public of the facts of the situation. Toward that end, I have put together SOlllll items for your perusal . Since I am trying to get this leteer in the morning mail~ it is rather disjointed, but you can get the content. Again, I would much prefer a conciliator~ approach, even at this late hour. ~erely, ·) .,/ . ,~ v t f . //U~ Nack A. toore 670 Edgewater Trail, N.W. (Sandy Springs) Phone: home, 255-4172; office, 873-4211,X5543 P.S. There is no suggestion intended that you will want to contact me. above information is only in case you might. ·; i;-t,· d_ ~ H ~~ ~ (143.215.248.55 \ 7:-:= ~ef 1 -,c-u 7~ _ . ) ~ ~ Id f: ' R~ ~ ~ ~ ·~ ~ ~~ :l . ~ ~ hr:;;- , 4 ,, ~~ ~ ~ , <-/ k The ~.,e;/4c-0 � 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 oe é : fhe Honorable Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. \y \aw City ofAtlanta \\ City Hall Atlanta, Georgia / wh Sir: AS an economics professor (Georgia Tech), I have a mogee than Wp ..! in the present firemen's dispute, but let me emphasize that I am writing this as a private citizen. Thus, I hope w ou will respect my position by maintaining complete confidence. Also, please understand that my remarks, while admittedly blunt at times, are offered in good faith. I note that you have said that you would not talk to the firemen until the court order is obeyed. While I agree completely, I think your original mistake was in recognizing the union as the bargaining agent for wages and hourse True, you have not granted formal recognition, as the tikerm is used in Federal laws. But you have tacitly sanctioned collective action by the mere fact that you attempted a settlement on those issues. On the other hand, to compound your folly, wou have refused to recognize the firemen on non-economic issuese There is virtually unanimous agreement among those who have studied worker attitudes that the one thing heading their list of desires is freedom frmm arbitrary action. And I strongly suspect that if you had really delved into the situation, you would have found that what the rankeand-file firemen really want is the assurance of some voice in determining their working conditions and other non-economic items. (The American Bar Association, as early as 1955, went on record as favoring the granting of such privileges to public employees.) Your mock "mediation" was a farce, again reflecting a short-rungshort-sighted, holding action. (And the consulting firm's report will not likely get to the bottom of& the issue, since such reports seldom study the human relations aspect.) You apparently did not even know the difference between mediation and fact-finding, since you appointed a fact-finder, but called him a mediator, yet did not allow him to mediate. If the outside neutral had really been aléowed to mediate, he very possibly could have settled the problem amicably, and without dealing with economic is sues. As a long-time student of the subject, I would say that our attitudes toward labor problems have gone through three stages; First, the purely arbitrary approach, which means fire any one who raises a protest. Second, one of appeasement, which was réflected in the days of patemalism, which prevailed especially from the turn of this century to the late 1930's. Finally, recognition was granted to worker groups, and it is only since then that we have had reasonably calm industrial relations. In my opinion, appeasement is the worst of the three, yet this was your original approach. Now, you have taken the second worst approach - that of arbitrariness. And I am highly afraid that discharging and replacing the firemen, while it may close the wound immediately, may cause a continuing festering underneath, breaking out elsewhere in time. That is, if the City gains the reputation of being an Iron Handetype of employer, recruiting will in time become difficult, especially when we went so wild with public funds to obtain a stadium, inter alia. In addition, even in the short run, it would seem that replacing the firmmen will be cumbersome and terribly expensive. Thus, I am wondering if the matter might not be settled by taking a conciliatory approach (which you have not done at any time). If the recognition of a union as the representative of public employees is prohibited by state law, why not ‘promise to support legislation accordingly (some sixteen states have such legislation, usually pemitting municipalities to grant recognition on non-economic items). Presidential Executive Order 10988, signed by the Late President Kennedy in 1962, could serve as a guide; it permits advisory arbitration, but again, prohibits strikes; also, negotiations over wages and other eoonomic issues is not permitted, and virtually all experts agree that collective bargaining over wages is simply not compatible with public employment., Now in closing, let me point out that if you insist on following your present approach, it behooves you to fire every salvo available3 otherwise, we may have a general strike of the type Britain, et al, is noted. I would suggest that you inform the public of the facts of the situation. Toward that end, I have put together some items for your perusal. Since I am trying to get this leteer in the morning mail, it is rather disjointed, but you can get the content. Again, I would much prefer a conciliatory approach, even at this Late hour. “Tedd. Mor / Mack Ae Moore 670 Edgewater Trail, N.W. (Sandy Springs) Phone: home, 255241723 office, 87384211,X5543 P.S. There is no suggestion intended that you will want to contact me. The above information is only in case you might. Myke SL am pi ieee rhe auf ton Plexarch, Coercion ow i) he [rs wre L 4 isn, bs . doctor LAY og ed ES Tte  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 76 Box 14 Box 14 Folder 12 Folder topic: Firemen's strike | 1966