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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1955 Apr 25 DOC OC450 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Albany NY Asbestos Workers Union Requesting Increased Salary for Handling Rock or Glass Wool Qo Oo P P YT Pp / P 0 0 C Mr. Hugh Williams > Toledo Mr. R. W. McArthur - Newark N. J. CC ALBANY Y. ASBESTOS WORKERS UNION LOCAL April 25 1955 Mr. D. W. Ladd Jr. - N. Y. Mr. C. A. Brown - N. J. 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 subject rock or glass wool in their list of handling demands for the current contract negotiations All the employers are standing together in their that not only is the demand completely ridiculous but that opinion is not a matter for local consideration but for such a situation to be considered at all national action if it is The employers in the Albany area are COMPANY COMPANY . PRODUCTS Manville - company owned - Robert A. Keasbey Company Armstrong Cork - company owned Hudson Valley Asbestos Johns Manville Fiberglas & Carey Armaglas C Mundet Part on Roy Van because he is but the of the problem has arisen as a consequence of a hospital report Alstyne the local's business agent that he cannot work has asbestos poinsoning again Nobody is quite sure what that disease men have become emotional about the problem I'll keep you posted on further developments RWCA pa Copied 5/5/55 12 Robert W. McArthur