Hours of labor

Scope and Contents Documents concerning labor legislation, standards and strikes in the United States in addition to bulletins addressing unemployment and the Great Depression. Documents include educational materials for local associations, discussions and descriptions of YWCA of the U.S.A. positions labor issues and policies, suggestions for getting involved and advocating for causes, and data and reports from local groups and associations. In addition, materials include summaries of proposed or passed...

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Case studies and records of labor issues arranged alphabetically by city or town covering Saginaw, Michigan through Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Materials include overviews of conflicts and negotiations, suggested actions, resolutions, recommendations for conflict management, and other documents. In addition, materials may address union disputes, internal conflicts regarding policies and labor activities, anti-union efforts, and other matters relating to labor work.

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Documents concerning the YWCA U.S.A.'s work with labor unions and employed women and girls. Materials include profiles of unions, reports on conferences, information regarding the YWCA's cooperation with and relation to trade unions, and summaries of union interactions with YWCA of the U.S.A. employees and members. Documents are arranged alphabetically by union followed by two sections on YWCA cooperation with unions and a miscellaneous section. 

Scope and Contents Reports and policy manuals of the Personnel Bureau of the Leadership Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Personnel Bureau is responsible for policy, procedure and standards for hiring, recruiting, job analysis, benefits and other human resource needs. Similar to other areas of the YWCA of the U.S.A., careful studies and analysis are used to inform decisions and recommendations. Salary data reports compare wages and job descriptions across all departments of the organization, track changes...

Scope and Contents Professional standards reports for the YWCA of the U.S.A., including study of the YWCA of the U.S.A. democratic procedure personnel policy and standard of conduct are developed to maintain fair labor practices across the organization. The bulk of the documents are comprised of the report of the "Study of standards of work of association employees other than professionals." This study arose from the work of the larger standards study and examines the work of the non-professional employee in...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Trustees of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and a survey of the National Board's office by the W.H. Leffingwell Co. The National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is the national body of the YWCA of the U.S.A. responsible for the organization and implementation of program and facilitation of local association activity through administration, divisions and committees, public relations and national decision making. In 1918 W.H. Leffingwell Co. makes a survey...