Scope and Contents These records represent the diverse interests of the Institute of Industrial Relations and include arbitration records, records of two employer associations, the Industrial Association of San Francisco and the Waterfront Employers Association, materials from the (U.S.) Pacific Coast Maritime Industry Board during World War II, studies by the Institute For Science and Labor in Japan, 1931-1932, and a strikes series, 1934-1949, including materials on the 1936 Salinas Lettuce Strike by the...

Abstract This collection documents the activities of the University of San Francisco Faculty Association (USFFA), also known as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 4269. The bulk of the material consists of grievances filed by USFFA, especially in regards to the denial of tenure, faculty hiring and firing, salaries, and working conditions. Other records consist of arbitration proceedings, contract negotiations, and correspondence between USFFA and its members, and USFFA and the University...