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u\vt,%a*tUKjMAlj biEERGLAS CORPORATION ENTRA-COMPAXY CORRESPONDENCE a of Ur CtoeraJ Office* Toledo, Ohio January 7, 1942 Earold Boeschenstein Sect XJK thiaic there is "the germ of a major strategy here." Ee suggests 1, Compilation of asbestosis file, as suggested. 2. Explore with Aetna what we can get In way of "automatic, pianola coverage" In nature of public liability*...like coverage extended by cedar cheat manufacturer against moth holes. (ft *-/ 3. "A" step -- hew to utilise and get results a* go to union cole turkey and lay it on line? b. or - start with people we know in union and build up confidence in worker that he is protected and there is no risk? *A, Pv*.*' k'*'* site /W. Queries: 1, Ti'ould we have to do raise in Equipment field? 2* How would this affect our terms and conditions of sale? ECi/kw *5C Edward C. Ames Form O-C J-L Attention of OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION INTRA-COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE General Office* Toledo, Ohio 2- Subject with A.F. of L. Union Labor. (2) A mean* of extending to Union member on construction Jobs the same kind of insurance protection and industrial hygiene precautions now available to workers in private industry. (3) An irrefutable demonstration of the willingness of a reputable commercial Insurance company to underwrite such a risk and of the manufacturer to oarry the premium cost. (c) If reaotion is favorable, arrange for Aetna representatives to present plan at Union district conferences and/or meetings of locals or at general convention of Union in fall of 1942. Presen tation to be aooompenied by distribution of Aetna leaflets ex plaining the insurance and telling the Fiberglas health story. (d) If reaction it unfavorable, use the aebeetosis weapon-in-reserve to let them stew. We may be sure that word of the proposal will reaeh competition and may give us a lever with which to go direct to the locals under the union's professed law of local autonomy. This procedure may provide an opportunity to promote dissension In the ranks that conceivably oould bring about over-throw of the present Union leadership. (e) The proposal can be exploited publicity-wise to our advantage either way. If the reaotion is favorable, it is a step unprecedented in the industry, taken by a manufacturer so confident of the abeenoe of unusual hasard In his materials that he has Joined forces with Aetnsf yj- at a rats more favorable than oould be granted to any eearpetifee manufacturer - to protect and reasaure labor and aasum^liaMlity attaching to any occupational hazard attribu table to Ms materials. If tW relation Is unfavorable, the way is opentd to spread word among the locals about the refusal of the Union offleals to make this protsetion available to the members and to play all the stops on asbestos!s. Implied is oho threat to distribute to all members of the Union oopies of the U.S. Public Health Bulletin #241 on Asbestoals. Principal advantages of the whole plan are that it would take out of the realm of rumor and gossip all the stories of injuries that are floating around, would enable us to document such stories, and would enable us to take the offensive in telling the health story of Fiberglas where It would do the me^t. goodo- -- I /w 01 SOS o< Sdward C. Ames uvvtAa*CUKM^G FIBERGLAS CORPORATION IXTRA -COMPAXY CORRESPONDENCE Ctbs'il Offices Tolrdo, ObJ January 7, 1942 ^^irnS'oo at Lr. Earold Boeiehenstein EJK thinks there 1* *the germ of a najor strategy here** Se suggest* 1. Compilation of aibestotit file, at tuggested, 2. Ixplcre with Aetna what we can get is -ray of "autonetie, pianola coverage* In nature of public liability..like coverage extended ly cedar chert aanufactu*1rer agelnat noth holes, 3. "X* atep -- hew to utilise and get reiulta (ft'< *)**'$ - a. go to union cole* turkey and lay it on line? b. or - start with people we ho* in union and build up confidence is worker that he it protected and there it so risk? stiff iw. Queries: 1. Kould we have to do sane In Equipment field? 2. How would this affect our terns and conditions of sale? ECi/fer T4C Edward C. Aaea