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FILENAME: Flintkote (FLK) DATE: 1949 Aug 25 DOC#: FLK101 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Asbestos Union Arbitration Proceedings Confidential Qs&DAmUAk Aaust *5, 19/9 K. V. loft Albaito Onic Arblvrilota Pnoceadin NOTiLD T<ra at fa n illa r v lth tha a e e tla f th at a haid la Moetrasl oo Jo fu at 12, sttsndad by Mr. Doqaat and Hr. Csnpbtll,, tha lavyvra fa r th t Aabeftea Corprr U s a . a* v a li m Mr. Morra*. rep resseti* Tha Varr tha levyar for ih# Johnoon' a Conpaay, aad Mr. Trahip, la g o ! repressot#,tira for tha F lL itre t* Canpany la Canada. Za a d d iti i# th ia , K r. Alfred f ethai#, Praaldant of tha la boato a Oorjwrmtlao^ and tha fa lla r la * Aatma-Maarllle mm ara proaanti Vaadlvor fcrovo I . V. A lias C. V. Rito A. t . Tastar Iraa Sabotarla A. 1. Tldw r Ai th ia aa atia* tba tranaorlpto, la Franali, o f tha taaUaonjr m talttad ty tha alar la tha a r b itr a ti oc w m hald agalaat tha Aabaatoa Corporation, J ohnaaa ' Cenpany, and tha P llatlcota Ocnpaeay, hald a t Thatford, vara rrrieard . Mr. , fiaqaat high-spottad tha retatit* a f th ia a e e tia c, and thara aaacad ta to thraa ala p o ital 1. Tha dat qseetlaa 2. Tba ubjeot o f et je t 5. Tha JUnd fom nia Ih# Cooptala pian to pressot th alr Ida a f tha story at a asstLn( to ba h*ld la M ostrati co Septanber 15, l i , to i 15* Va o ffartd our atrrlo ta la wy eey pasti bla io bdp th oi praptra ih t i r otta ta va ara fa ll/ oofalseat that hat> arar happtns ir th ia hetria * v i l i a ffa t i ma la ooa vty or other. Ai tha pressoi tinta va da t e i to ta d a fla lts ly that va v i l i bara la r ^ arbi tra tin e . le g o tla ilo ta a i Aabaatoa b tfla tha v a * a f Aeptoabar A, b it I ballarti th ia v i l i prebahly so ly ba a fo r e a lity t ta I at. net ocootlr* a f m r reaahiag aa aerata c i la a ll r*parto ao th at a wm aooirast 111 ba algaed bafan tba daeialeo la rredarad la tha aaat o f tha Tiiatfard ap trtto ra. Tfcere vas or point th at eoa# ani a i tha castina hald la Mostrasi, od that la tha Asbatto Corpora ti co htd eanalderod b r la fa t la a osecoi *t nrtf pr*-*itlj* th a lr balano# ahvat fa r tht year l f l l , la ac andtaror to prora ibat thy toald a i a f fard to pai la aay aabattat i s i afe latraste* Va aaqplald to tha Abasto Corporation people th a t, la or optaisa, tha a b illty ta pty hcvld bara in puri la deta m ia in* vhethar thara tfieuld ba a saga adjastomat, hit th*t ib is hocld ba laflaanaad ty tha oasi a f U r la and tha fola* rata for lib a r ir tha ara# fra* ifiieh aur labar la drtwa. X ballara that. they rv ibi ybtot. I de not ballava that va aaad sa atocaolat at ir arM tratlon , f.r >r ocrteiir d oat w s t to bara aoythiaf to A v lth dso ld in i vhat ih rato of py tould to frac aa aoeaeade tasdpelat. K. V. u -2 Ju t t 25, 19A9 VI ih rf*rD oi t* ih* health au th o rltla, the Tbetford group oro plannln#: t* protoni tho A ll* Ir * Ca*, hi eh involved an aployo* from th* That ford orto in oonnooilofl v it h a a*b*tela ala lau Th* bearla* la m d m U m vlth thl o** vmr bld ln Qe*b*o C ity , and expert toetiaony va* pretested by Dr. fe r v a li e f Th* Trod** fo n d atio n a t Oaraaa*, Dr. Tory Lan* ad Er. T idal, oo v o ll o$ Dr. C rti*r * f Thetferd. h la e*** va* favorable to th Cevpeny, and it ** ear f * * lin f l t oald b* helpful la otujectloa v lth th* duet part f th* a r b itr a ti * . I t la poaalbl* that th* daotor* m j b* called *p*n aa vita*** * t th* a rb itra tia a harl& f fo r th* Thetford group, and I b o llera, l f **o**sax7 , a* acnld al*o u m thea la eur arb ltratlaa aa*. I t 1 our plan te bar* eur a rb ltra tla a m m held 1 Montreal, end th* hrari* hould b* In B a c ii* . V* direueaed v lth Mr. Tandlrar Brovn yeetorday the point Mr. L. 1 . hrmm raleed ln aonneciioa v lth hartBg a capable lavyar pr*eot our ce*, and I adr*t**d Mr. tondlvar Brovw plan to dlaeture th l vlth Mr. flabeurln and vlth the old firn o f Gordon MaaDcxtgall' (aav Seo tt, lf*g**e*o, Meoklelar, ChUhola Ryda), and thon n ooanaad a lavyar *ho hould be naad. I t la lap ortaat, Mr. I R. frena ha brought out, th at i f v* 4* go t* a rb itra tio n , va not ea ly ba v a il proparad, bat prvaant th* v* r j boat 11* o f eur tory that a n b dea*. a. K nacp e.vaiit*