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o OWENS-C ORNING FlBERGLAS CORPORATION v WTRA-COMPAXT CORRESPONDENCE ^ General Of&tt Toledo, Ohio ARt>i .f Mr. T. S. Rogers - Toledo * Fn. Hugh T. Williams - Toledo ^ Hay $, 1955 SAnct ALBANT, NEW YORK ASBESTOS TCfKERS UNION LOCAL We are attaching a copy of a letter received from Bob McArthur, our Newark, New Jersey salesman. We have forwarded a copy of this letter to Ira Brought and have requested that he use his best efforts within the union local to find the reason behind such a request. With your new responsibility of "Health Aspects of Fiberglas", I would be interested in your following the hospital report mentioned in the last paragraph. -01.022 0434 L 00 P P. r ii pp oo c f ufriT I II p. 2of2L ] Ur. Hugh Williams - Toledo April 25, 1955 Ur* R. W. McArthur - Newark, N* J cc: Ur. D* W. Ladd Jr. - N. T. Ur* C, A. Brown - N. J* ALEANT, N* T. ASBESTOS WOP.KSRS UNION LOCAL It has come to our attention during the past week that subject local has included a demand for a premium of 50* an hour for handling rock or glass wool, in their list of demands for the current contract negotiations* All the employers are standing together in their opinion that not only is the demand coraletely ridiculous but that such a situation is not a matter for local consideration but for national action if it is to be considered at all* The employers in the Albany area are; COMPANY PRODUCTS Johns-Uanville - company owned Robert A. Keasbey Company Armstrong Cork - company owned Hudson -Talley Asbestos Johns UanriUe Fiberglas 4 Carey Armaglas liundet Part of the problem has arisen as a consequence of a hospital report on Roy Van Alstyne, the local's business agent, that he cannot work again because he has "asbestos poinsoning"* Nobody is quite sure what that disease is but the men have become emotional about the problem* I'll keep you posted on further developments* KWUcAspa Copied S/5/SS 1* Robert W. McArthur 01 022 0435 _* May- q ' OWENS-CORNING rIBERGLAS CORPORATION rss? . . BmtA-COMPANT CORRESPONDENCE .* General OfScei Toledo, Ohio AuntiWi ( Mr. T. S* Rogers - Toledo ' Fna Hugh T. Williams - Toledo $ Hay 5, 1955 S+j*, AISANT, NKW YORK ASBESTOS TCrKERS UNION LOCAL We are attaching a copy of a letter received from Bob McArthur, our Newark, New Jersey salesman. We have forwarded a copy of this letter to Ira Brought and have requested that he use his best efforts within the union local to find the reason behind such a request* With your new responsibility of "Health Aspects of Jlberglas", I would be interested in your following the hospital report aentioned in the last paragraph* HTW/ls /j VIGOROUS IMAGINATION PLANNING ACTION 01 022 0434