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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1942 Jan 7 DOC OC006 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Internal Memo RE Asbestos Workers Union E cy ta : , e OV OV an NS.CORNING NS.CORNING NS.CORNING ; CORPORATION CORPORATION FIBERGLAS CORPORATION . COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE POCF . Anctive o . General Offices Tuledo Owlo January 7 1942 Kr E. J. Marshall January 001 e , Mr. Earold Boeschenstein Mr. W. P. Zimmerman , , Subject = ASHESTOS WORKERS UNION Phen => = ec op , OQ 1. kkumi fil Review Te Ablages Ablages Ablages whttone | Review of 1941 Nevada Reots > townie 1. The issue was joined ; 2 Our health story was drawn together Cha natur Se ber! ? ee RSS -- oY Oa $e we A. Soe tet Semel gy. eG - 3 Our strategy has been to attack each situation locally o> * rt i : " _ ; 1. 2 3. Immediate Developments Ahead for 1942 vettat Siebert article to appear in January issue of INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE Gardner article in preparation for JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Sulzberger program under sey ns Strategy for 1942 Should it not be to take the offensivel 6 PLAINTIFFS EX at 1/10/90 1/10/90 SM SM 1/10/90 1/10/90 The following plan is suggesteds & .- 4 { / . ) 1. Gather as a reserve an impressive file of photostate of medical literature on asbestosi Available are two bibliographies bibliographies covering medical literature to 1938 citing references to scores of publications in which the lung and skin hazards of asbestos are discussed This file would cover five or six hundred pages which can be microphotographed in the library of the Surgeon General in Washington or in some other medical litrary e plan 2. a Explore through lets the feasibility of working out a whereby our products liability coverage could be extended to all members of the Asbestos Rorkers Union wherever and when- ever they are handling Fiberglas products This would involve sade 2,000 workers all of whom would have to be rayed ways to be interpreted at Trudeau by Dr. Sampson and in all probability given a physical examination before group coverage became effective on a st date PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT OC- F b If feasible approach Union leaders with offer presenting a plan as follows 1 1 & decastration of Corning's Corning's willingness to work ,, ot a) . t ~ Anestion of CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION . COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE _ General Offices Toledo Ohlo 020 \. ) a with A.F. of L. Union Labor ; 2 3 A means of extending to Union menters on construction Jots the same kind of insurance protection and industrial hygien Frecautions now available to workers in private industry An irrefutable demonstration of the willingness of a reputable commercial insurance company to underwrite such a risk and of the manufacturer to carry the premium cost c d If reaction is favorable arrange for Astra representatives to present plan at Union district conferences and meetings of locals or at general convention of Union in fall of 1942. Fres tation to be accompanied by distribution of letna leaflets ex- plaining the insurance and telling the Fiberglas health story If reaction is unfavorable use the asbestoris reserve to let the stew We may be sure that word of the proposal will reach competition and may give us a lover with which to go direct to the locals under the union's professed law of local autonoEY This procedure may provide an opportunity to promote dissension in the ranks that conceivably could bring about throw of the present Union leadership . The proposal can be exploited publicity to our advantage either way If the reaction is favorable it is a step unprecedented in the industry taken by a panufacturor so confident of the absence of unusual hazard in his matorials that he has joined forces with Aetna - at a rate more favorable than could to granted to any competitive manufacturer - to protect and reassure labor and aasume liability attaching to any occupational hazard attribu- attribu- table to his materials If the reaction is unfavorable the way is opened to spread word among the locals about the refusal of the Union officals to make this protection available to the members and to play all the stops on asbestosis Implied is the threat to distribute to all members of the Union copies of the U.S. Public Health Bulletin 241 on Asbestosis Frincipal 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 most good ra 7aan Attestion of o- CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATIONCORPORATION COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE Central Offices Toledo Oblo Subject . -2- with A. F. of L. Union Labor c d 2 A means of extending to Union members same kind of insurance protection precautions now available to workers on construction jobs the and industrial hygiene in private industry 3 An irrefutable demonstration of the willingness of commercial insurance company to underwrite such a the manufacturer to carry the premium cost a reputable risk and of If reaction is favorable arrange for Aetna representatives to present plan at Union district conferences and meetings of locals or at general convention of Union in fall of 1942. Presen- tation to be accompanies by distribution of Aetna leaflets explaining the insurance and telling the Fiberglas health story If reaction is unfavorable use the asbestosis reserve to let them stew We may be sure that word of the proposal will reach 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 could bring about throw of the present Union leadership e The proposal can be exploited publicity to our advantage either way If the reaction is favorable it is a step unprecedented in the industry taken by a manufacturer so confident of the absence of unusual Aetna - hazard in his materials that he has joined forces with at a rate more favorable than could be granted to any competitive manufacturer - to protect and reassure labor and assume liability attaching to any occupational hazard attribu- table to his materials ~~ If the reaction is unfavorable the way is opened to spread word among the locals about the refusal of the Union officials to make this protection available to the members and to play all the stops on asbestosis Implied is the threat to distribute to all members of the Union copies of the U.S. Public Health Bulletin 241 on Asbestosis 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 most good OWENS - CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE Attention of General Offices Toledo Ohio Marshall ( Mr. E. J. January 7 1942 001 Mr. Harold Boeschenstein Subject ASBESTOS WORKERS UNION -- --, -- Ne 1. The issue was joined Review of 1941 empt 2. Al Haffairs Haffairs what dicaldical dical coverage.in ** {teLee fewtow dl . S ei+te to 2 Our health story was drawn together 3.- Xysin how while g ot, tobe rat L te be, 6. A. 3. Our strategy has been to attack ewe Simt - tS prose O L 7 be each situation locally . a ern Jet Immediate Developments Ahead for 1942 bw iT pet tee ce d * 1. Siebert article to appear in Jamuary issue of INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE . 24 s 2. Gardner article in preparation for JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE 3. Sulzberger program under way Strategy for 1942 Should it not be to take the offensive The following plan is suggested 1. Gather as reserve an impressive file of medical literature on asbestosis covering medical literature to photostats of Available are two bibliographies publications in which the 1958 diting references to scores of discussed This file lung and skin hazards of asbestos are can be would cover five or six hundred pages which Washingmtiocnrooprhiotnogsromaephoetdheirn mtehdeiclailbrlariybroafrythe Surgeon General in a 2. . ) = b If reasiale approach Union leaders plan as follows with offer presenting 1 A demonstration of Corning's willingness to work -_ - -_ -_