Abstract At this luncheon, the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act was debated. There are two speakers whose arguments were recorded separately, resulting in two audio reels. The first recording contains only Louis Waldman's argument against the law, which posits that the law was hastily written, and that requiring a state charter to form a union, mandating reporting requirements for unions, and government regulation of membership dues payments constitutes unjust and unconstitutional harm to unions and the...

Abstract The topic of the luncheon speech is collective bargaining. The speaker, Director of the Industrial Relations Department of the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Frank O'Connell, a representative of managment, makes the argument that negotiating standards dictated by the National Labor Relations Board are hindering the productivity and efficiency of corporate management, particularly in the area of automation and outsourcing, which are irreconcilable conflicts between labor and management....

Abstract The recording begins with New York State Board of Mediation labor mediator Julius Manson giving a preview of the next luncheon, and introducing the topic of the current luncheon: collective bargaining among registered nurses. He introduces Adele Herwitz to discuss the economic security program of the American Nurses Association, who speaks at 4:30 on the development of collective bargaining practices within the nursing profession, the policies of the economic security program, and the...

Abstract The topic of this luncheon was the recent New York newspaper strike of late 1962 to early 1963. New York State Board of Mediation labor mediator Julius Manson brings the meeting to order and gives a brief introduction of International Typographers Union president Bertram Powers, who begins speaking at 5:48. Powers recounts the history of the negotiations leading to the strike and its resolution, factors contributing to the length of the strike, and the issue of increasing automation of the...

Abstract This luncheon consists of the publishers' side of the debate on the New York newspaper strike, the labor view having been represented at the previous luncheon in April 1963. New York State Board of Mediation labor mediator Julius Manson begins the proceedings three minutes into the recording, explaining his efforts to secure a representative from the newspaper industry, and introducing Executive Secretary of the New York Publishers Association Donald McVay, who begins speaking at 8:02. He...

Abstract This audio recording is of the last of a series of five luncheon sessions entitled "Roundtables for Business Executives" held by the Business Administration Center at The New School. New School Archives staff have not encountered audio reels of the first four sessions. The event remarks begin in progress at 5:20 with Julius Hirsch introducing William McChesney Martin of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors. Martin speaks at 8:15 on the history of banking and monetary policy in the...

Scope and Contents This audio recording is one of four sessions that were presented as part of a 1965 conference at The New School for Social Research on leadership in African American communities and civic organizations. The conference was presented by the New School Associates and the Urban League of Greater New York. This session was a workshop entitled ,"Where and How You Can Serve?," by Dr. Hilda Fortune of Brooklyn College, with members of the Citywide Health and Welfare Committee of the Urban League in...

Scope and Contents This audio recording is one of four sessions presented as part of a 1965 conference at the New School for Social Research on leadership in African American communities and civic organizations. The conference was presented by the New School Associates and the Urban League of Greater New York. This session is entitled, "Leadership Bank Opens Now: Jobs to be Done" and consists of presentations by Alexander Allen and John Keppler. The moderator is identified only as "Mrs. Austin" and begins the...

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A lecture by Ernst H. Gombrich to commemorate his long association with Ernst Kris.

Scope and Contents This audio recording is of the 1964 New School Convocation and Dinner celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Graduate Faculty of The New School, held at the Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan. Adlai Stevenson was awarded an honorary doctorate at the event. The recording begins in progress with master of ceremonies Harlan Cleveland acknowledging the honorary degree recipients in attendance. Cleveland introduces the next speaker, New School President Emiritus Alvin Johnson, at 7:43. Johnson speaks...