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Series II. Employee Relations, 1930-1985
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Scope and Content Notes: The Employee Relations department at National-Duquesne Works covered a variety of concerns surrounding workers’ daily lives. This is reflected in the diversity of files within this series. Some documents of interest include employee grievances and minutes of Step 3 meetings, both of which outline the grievance process within U.S. Steel. Compensation, pension, and injury files, as well as National Defense cards, all provide information about employees' nationalities and city residences. Other records in this series illustrate how employees were trained for various jobs around National-Duquesne Works.
Series arrangement: This series reflects the diversity of actions within the National Works' Employee Relations Department as it was defined in 1980. At that time, the scope of the Employee Relations Department extended to personnel; labor relations; health, hygiene, and safety; and employee benefits. The names of some of the subseries, such as "Pensions, Insurance, and Workman's Compensation" and "Employment, Placement, and Employee Activities," reflect a different organization of departments prior to 1980 and they have been arranged to reflect the 1980 paradigm. In the 1950s, many of these divisions were part of a large Industrial Relations Department.
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Subseries 1. Labor Relations
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Scope and Content Notes: The grievances listed in this subseries are predominantly arranged by their original coding system. It is unknown to us what the letters in the title stand for. The year and case number are separated by a dash. Grievances cover a variety of topics including seniority disputes, wrongful firings, benefits, duty reassessment, and other breaches of union contracts. The Step 3 meeting minutes include information regarding the grievance process used by U.S. Steel and the United Steelworkers of America. Files regarding affirmative action detail how National-Duquesne Works strove to become more of an equal opportunity employer. Matters covered in the subject files include Civil Rights committee meetings, employee complaints, monthly USX and National-Duquesne Works grievance reports, and incentive plans, among others.
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05-12 |
Grievances: Closed Wage Cases, 1937-1954, 1956-1960
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13 |
Closed Salary Cases, 1942-1950
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14 |
Closed Job Description and Class Grievances, 1960-1970
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15 |
Closed Salary Cases, 1962-1970
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16-18 |
Closed Grievances, 1962-1964
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19-23 |
Closed Production & Maintenance Grievances, 1965-1970
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24-25 |
Salaried and Production & Maintenance National Plant Grievances, 1971-1972
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26-27 |
Closed Production & Maintenance National Plant Grievances, 1973-1974
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28-48 |
Closed Grievances, 1975-1982
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49 |
Step 3 Minutes (Wage Grievances), 1937-1950
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50 |
Step 3 Minutes (Salary Grievances), 1942-1967
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51-52 |
Step 3 Minutes (Wage Grievances), 1951-1968
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53 |
Work Stoppages and Strike Files, 1945-1956
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54 |
Strike and Contract Negotiations, 1959-1964
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55-57 |
Affirmative Action Compliance Program, 1970-1979
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58-63 |
Labor Relations Subject Files
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| Box |
64 |
Employee Relations, 1969-1971
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65 |
Publicity and Policy, 1960s-1970s
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66-75 |
Arbitrations (Organized by sections of the contract), 1970-1982
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| Box |
76 |
Binders: Consent Decree, Savings and Vacation Plan, Local Issues, 1960
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Subseries 2. Pensions, Insurance, and Workman's Compensation
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Scope and Content Notes: This subseries contains information regarding injured and deceased employees. The compensation files contain plant compensation forms, as well as details of worker injuries and plant hospital treatments. Pension files spanning forty-four years include completed forms, interoffice correspondence, and documents regarding company policy.
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77-84 |
Individual Compensation Files, 1930-1961
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| Box |
85 |
Non-inventoried Closed Compensation Cases, 1961
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86-87 |
Non-inventoried Closed Compensation Cases, 1962-1964
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| Box |
88 |
Compensation Cases, 1980-1981
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| Box |
89 |
Unemployment Compensation Cards
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| Box |
90 |
Individual Compensation Case Files and Pension Administration Plan
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91-94 |
Individual Pension Files of Workers Second Series Deceased, 1931-1946
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95-103 |
Individual Pension Files of Workers Deceased, 1947-1958
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104-114 |
Individual Pension Files of Workers Deceased, 1959-1966
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115-130 |
Individual Pension Files of Workers Deceased, 1968-1975
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131-132 |
Metropolitan Major Medical, 1966-1969
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133 |
College Recruiting, Pensions, and Vicing, 1950s-1970s
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Section: Pensions Microfilm
Microfilm-cabinet 3
Drawer 5
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1 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Pension Files, Deceased and Pensioned, Kakaches-McMillan, 1940s
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2 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Pension Files, Deceased and Pensioned, Maisoko-Metrovich, 1940s
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3 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Pension Procedures; Memos and Correspondence, Richardson-Davis
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Subseries 3. Personnel
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Scope and Content Notes: This subseries contains information pertaining to individual employees. The National Defense Program cards were used for identification of workers and contain such personal data as ethnicity, height, and weight. Many of the cards contain a thumbnail-sized photograph of the employee. Insurance benefit cards and printouts detailing weekly employee benefits are also present.
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134-135 |
National Defense Cards with Signature Only
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136-184 |
National Defense Cards, 1940s
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| Box |
185 |
Preliminary Data Sheets and National Defense Cards, 1950s
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| Box |
186-188 |
National Defense Cards, 1950s
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| Box |
189 |
Employee Rosters (Broadcast Sheets), 1963-1966
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| Box |
190 |
Employee Statistics, 1969-1977
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| Box |
191 |
Absenteeism at Duquesne and McKeesport, 1980-1982
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| Box |
192 |
Plant Labor Pools, 1983-1984
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| Box |
193 |
Absenteeism Printouts, 1984
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| Box |
194-195 |
Employment and Income Security and Seniority listings, 1984
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| Box |
196 |
Sub Register of Benefits, 1984
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| Box |
197 |
20 Year Employees on Layoff or Disability, 1985
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| Box |
198 |
Employee List Printouts, 1985
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| Box |
199 |
Policies and Printouts, 1980s
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| Box |
200 |
Miscellaneous Printouts, Lists, and Vacation Eligibility Rosters
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| Box |
201 |
Employee Records, Monthly Union Check Offs, and Pension Reports
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| Box |
202-204 |
Cards of Salaried Workers, Clock S-1235-91796
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| Box |
205 |
Terminations Card File
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| Box |
206 |
Rosters concerning Salary and Wages
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| Box |
207 |
Rosters and Mailing List
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Section: Pensions Microfilm
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Scope and Content Notes: The microfilm in this section details the career of employees at National-Duquesne Works. Personnel files include basic employee records sheets and changes to employee statistics, such as marital status and address, as well as papers outlining changes to employees’ payroll and transfer slips.
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Microfilm-cabinet 3
Drawer 5
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4 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Personnel Services; Contract Admin.; Seniority; Plant Protection, January 1960-September 1971
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| Reel |
5 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Personnel Services; Contract Admin.; Plant Protection; Daily Personnel Reports, 1951-1955
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6 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Daily Reports, Personnel, 1956-1961
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| Reel |
7 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Daily Reports, Personnel; Local Union Check Offs and Correspondence, 1958-1962
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8 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Records), April-June 1952
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| Reel |
9-10 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Records), July-October 1952
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| Reel |
11-12 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Records), October-December 1952
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Drawer 6
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95-96 |
Personnel History Record Cards Inactive Salary and Active Wage Employees, 1952
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| Reel |
97-98 |
Personnel History Record Cards Inactive Wage and Salary Terminated Employees, 1952
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Drawer 5
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13 |
Chronological File (January-June), January-March 1953
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| Reel |
14 |
Chronological File (January-June), March-June 1953
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| Reel |
15 |
Chronological File (January-June), June 1953
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| Reel |
16 |
Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active and Inactive, 1953
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| Reel |
17 |
Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Inactive (Terminated Employees) Abel-Zolas, 1953
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| Reel |
18 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), July-August 1953
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| Reel |
19 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), August-October 1953
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| Reel |
20 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), October-December 1953
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21-22 |
Miscellaneous, 1954
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23-24 |
Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active File-Wage Employees, January 1, 1954
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| Reel |
25 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), January-March 1954
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| Reel |
26 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), April-June 1954
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| Reel |
27-29 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), July-December 1954
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| Reel |
30 |
Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Inactive Files (Terminated Employees) Salary, 1954
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| Reel |
31-35 |
Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active Files, December 31, 1954
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| Reel |
36 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), January-February 1955
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| Reel |
37 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), February-April 1955
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| Reel |
38 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), April-June 1955
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| Reel |
39-44 |
Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active and Inactive, 1955
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| Reel |
45-46 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), July-December 1955
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| Reel |
47-48 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), January-June 1956
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| Reel |
49-50 |
Personnel History Record Card IR-109 Active File-Wage Employees, 1956
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| Reel |
51 |
Miscellaneous, 1956
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52-53 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), July-December 1956
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| Reel |
54-55 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), January-June 1957
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| Reel |
56 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), July-October 1957
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Drawer 6
| Reel |
57 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), October-December 1957
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| Reel |
58-59 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), January- June 1958
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| Reel |
60 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), January-March 1959
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| Reel |
61 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), March-June 1959
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| Reel |
62 |
Chronological File (supporting documents for Personnel History Record Card IR-109), 1959
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| Reel |
63 |
Salary and Wage Terminations, 1959
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Subseries 4. Health, Hygiene, and Safety
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Scope and Content Notes: This subseries contains a wealth of information regarding the dangers of working at National-Duquesne Works. Accident reports and investigations detail many situations in which the worker’s health had failed or those in which the employee was injured while working at the plant. Safety reports and meeting minutes at the plant, regional, and national levels outline ways in which management and supervisors tried to solve safety issues and prevent further injury to workers.
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Section: Accidents and Injuries
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Scope and Content Notes: Section scope note: These records outline the many different types of injuries and accidents that occurred at the National-Duquesne Works. Reports include graphic descriptions of the incidents by the injured worker or witnesses and some include photographs or diagrams of the accident site. Some accident reports even include the nationality of the injured employee.
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208-212 |
Lost Time Accidents, 1930-1960
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| Box |
212 |
Injury Reports and Ambulance Calls, 1951-1958
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| Box |
213 |
Ambulance Calls, 1960-1962
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| Box |
214 |
Delayed Treatment, Serious Minor Injury Cases and Deceased Employees, 1941-1964
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215-216 |
Minor Injury Reports, 1955
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Box 217-219 |
Daily Injury Reports, 1957-1967
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| Box |
220 |
Medical and Pension Records, 1970
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| Box |
221 |
Serious Minor Injury Reports, 1958-1963
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| Box |
222 |
Safety Department Daily Injury and Hospital Reports, 1959-1962, 1964
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| Box |
223 |
Accident Investigations, Daily Injury Slips and Hospital Reports, 1964-1966
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| Box |
224 |
Injury Reports, 1961-1963
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| Box |
225 |
Consolidated Injury Reports Including Other Plants, 1969-1975
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| Box |
226-228 |
Lost Time Injuries Including Other Plants, 1976-1982
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| Box |
229 |
US Steel Injuries, 1967-1975
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| Box |
230 |
Foreman's Accident Reports, 1981
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| Box |
231 |
Statements of Injured Employees, 1964-1968
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232 |
Outside Contraction, Compensation and Disfigurement Cases, 1969-1979
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Section: Safety
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Scope and Content Notes: Section scope note: This section includes information on safety meetings and statistics from National-Duquesne Works, U.S. Steel, and various other steel companies. From these documents it can be determined how National-Duquesne Works measured up to other plants in aspects of accidents and safety. Publications intended for workers regarding hygiene and safety are also included, as well as signs posted at the plant.
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| Box |
233 |
Safety Performances and Minutes of Major Steel Production Companies, 1944-1955
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| Box |
234 |
Joint Union Management, Safety and Health Committee Minutes, 1965-
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| Box |
235 |
Safety Activity Reports, 1970-1974
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| Box |
236-237 |
General Superintendent's Staff Safety Meetings, 1972-1979
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| Box |
238 |
Safety and Hygiene Pamphlets, 1972-1981
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| Box |
239 |
General Superintendents Safety Meetings, 1980-1982
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| Box |
240 |
Safety Statistics, 1981-1982
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| Box |
241 |
Eastern Steel Works Safety Meeting Minutes and Reports
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| Box |
242 |
Safety Training and OSHA Files
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| Box |
245 |
Safety Department Binders about Procedure
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| Box |
246 |
Safety Policy and Reports
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Map-case 3
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12 |
1. "Let's better our safety score in '84" Poster, 1983
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2. "Have a safe Merry Christmas" Poster, 1983
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Section: Safety Microfilm
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Scope and Content Notes: This section includes microfilmed injury reports from 1969-1972, as well as safety statistics from the National Works. Monthly reports list the number of accidents by department and detail those that had occurred in the twenty-four hours prior to the report's release. From these, trends in accident frequency and severity can be studied.
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Microfilm-cabinet 3
Drawer 6
| Reel |
64 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Safety Activity Reports; Injury Reports, 1970-1974
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| Reel |
65 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Injury Reports; Safety Statistics, 1968-1972
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| Reel |
66 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Safety Statistics, August 1968- September 1970
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Section: Medical Records
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Scope and Content Notes: These are the medical records of former employees of the National Works. The original documents were not salvageable, so the Archives Service Center created microfilm copies before they were destroyed. These records contain information about the typical plant worker’s health while at the Works, including any injuries sustained while on the job, physical examination results, and details of any treatment administered at the plant hospital.
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67-78 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Medical Records; "Deceased and Pensioned", 1965-1975
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79-93 |
U.S. Steel Corp. National Works Medical Records, "Quits and Transfers", 1965-1973
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Subseries 5. Employment, Placement, and Employee Activities
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Scope and Content Notes: The documents in this subseries detail the hiring and discharge of employees at the National-Duquesne Works. Termination files detail the grounds for dismissal and employment documents list the worker's nationality and military service, among other things. The activity and affirmative action reports outline the number of workers at the plant and divides them by race and gender. Broadcast sheets provide a list of all employments, terminations, and status changes, such as promotions, within the given year. Applications for the Work's 1960s Electric-Resistance Welding facilities are also included. Photographs of the annual apprentice dinner can be found in a separate box in media storage.
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| Box |
247 |
Termination, Employment, Lost Check, and Transfer Listings, 1956-1971
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| Box |
248 |
Change in Employment Status, Foreman and Others, 1957-1968
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| Box |
249 |
Employment and Transfer Notices, 1960-1965
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| Box |
250 |
Employment Listings, 1963-1971
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| Box |
251 |
Electric-Resistance Welding Applications, 1960s
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| Box |
252 |
Applications, 1969
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| Box |
253 |
Broadcast Sheets, Activity Reports and Service Awards, 1975-1982
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| Box |
254 |
Employment Records and Production and Maintenance Memos
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| Box |
257 |
Management Position Applications
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| Box |
258 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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| Box |
259 |
College Recruiting
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Subseries 6. Training
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Scope and Content Notes: These records contain information regarding the training of new or promoted employees. Documents include questionnaires and advice about how to become a better and more efficient leader.
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| Box |
260 |
Management Training, 1950s-1970s
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| Box |
261 |
Management Training and Training Subject Files, 1960s-1970s
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| Box |
262-268 |
Management Training and Development
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| Box |
269 |
Job Instruction Training, Leadership
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| Box |
270 |
Effective Speaking and Leadership Training
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| Box |
271 |
Safety Training Tests
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| Box |
272 |
Reports and Safety Training
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| Box |
273 |
Training Brochures
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| Box |
274 |
Training Documents
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Subseries 7. Rate Administration and William J. McShane Files
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Scope and Content Notes: William McShane began working for the National Tube Company in 1946. By 1953, he had become the supervisor of Organization Planning and Rate Administration. Some of his duties were to appraise the abilities of managers and initiate changes in the organization, as well as salaries or wages, of plant workers. After their merger he was responsible for these areas at both the National and Duquesne plants. McShane worked in Rate Administration and Organization Planning into the 1980s.
Included in this subseries is a 1957 book with files on those working in the Duquesne Works’ Central Operations. Information on their birthplace, nationality, education, salary, work history and military experience are available along with a photograph of each man. Personnel files regarding employees’ removal from the payroll also include data on work history and salary. National Plant Rate Bureau subject files are alphabetized and include such information as management charts for every USX open hearth blast furnace.
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275-277 |
Personnel Files, 1935-1950
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| Box |
278 |
Wage and Salary Inequity Program, 1947
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| Box |
279 |
Job Description, Wage Rate, and Inequity Program
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| Box |
280-284 |
National Plant Rate Bureau, D-1 to D-2
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| Box |
285 |
Requests for Rate Change
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| Box |
286-288 |
McShane Correspondence and Business Papers
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| Box |
289 |
Duquesne, Exempt and Non-Exempt Salary, 1964-1969
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