Mark Kahn Papers - Walter P. Reuther Library

1 The Mark L. kahn CollectionPapers, 1952-197021 linear feetAccession #605 The Papers of Mark L. kahn were placed in the Archives of Labor and UrbanAffairs in 1977 by Dr. kahn and opened for research in 2004. Mark L. Kahnwas born in 1921. A native of New York, he received a from ColumbiaUniversity in 1942. After three years of military service Dr. kahn enteredHarvard University, where he earned an in 1948 and a ineconomics in 1950. The title of Dr. kahn s dissertation, Industrial Relationsin the Airlines: The Interaction of Unions, Management and Government in aRegulated and Subsidized Industry, reflects his career-long involvementwith the airline kahn joined the faculty of Wayne State University in 1949.

2 A professor ofeconomics, he was the chairman of the Department of Economics from 1961until 1968. He was the director of the Master of Arts in Industrial Relations(MAIR) program from its creation in 1978 until his retirement in 1985. Dr. Kahnbegan serving as an arbitrator for labor disputes in 1953 and was accepted as amember of the National Academy of Arbitrators in 1955. Following hisretirement from Wayne State, Dr. kahn became a full-time labor arbitrator. Hehas received Distinguished Service Awards from both the American ArbitrationAssociation and the National Mediation Board.

3 Dr. kahn s Papers reflect hisenduring interest in the arbitration of labor disputes in a wide range of industries,especially air subjects in the collection:Airline IndustryCollective BargainingLabor ArbitrationMichigan Labor Mediation ActImportant correspondents in the collection:George RomneyG. Mennen WilliamsMark L. kahn Collection- 2-Contents21 storage boxesSeries I, Labor Arbitration Case Files, 1953-1970, Boxes 1-21:Opinion and award statements, company and union briefs andexhibits, correspondence and other documents concerning Dr. kahn sarbitration activities in a wide range of labor disputes.

4 The majority ofDr. kahn s arbitration cases were handled through the AmericanArbitration Association. He also served on system review boards for anumber of airlines and on Special Commissions created by GovernorsWilliams and Romney under the Michigan Labor Mediation Act. Thisseries is arranged in numerical order by case file, which is manuscript material:Some photographs received with the Papers have been placed in the ArchivesAudiovisual L. kahn Collection- 3-Series ILabor Arbitration Case Files, 1952-1970 Boxes 1-21 Box 11.[1] Whirlpool & UEW Local 931, Nov 19522.

5 [2] Jackson Products & UAW Local 1515, Feb 19533.[3] Hudson Tool and Machine & UAW Local 155, May 19534.[4] Brinks Inc. & Teamsters Local 299, Jul 19535.[5] Carlin Tool and Die & UAW Local 157, Oct 19536.[6] Pontiac City Lines Inc. & Amalgamated Association of Street,Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America, Jan 19547.[7] Huron-Portland Cement Co. & United Gas, Coke andChemical Workers of America Local314, Jul 19548.[8] Best Tool and Engineering Co. & UAW Local 155, Nov 19549.[9] Gerity-Michigan Corp. & UAW Local 1055, Jan 195510.[10] Phillips Waste Oil Pick-up and Road Oiling Service Inc.

6 & OilWorkers International Union Local 389, Feb195511.[11] The Electric Auto-Lite Co., Wire and Cable Div. & IAML odge 1866, May 195512.[12]Seitner Brothers & Retail Clerks Intl. Local 40, Jun 195513.[13] Electric Auto-Lite Co. & UAW Local 526, Jun 195614.[14] National Lead Co., Doehler-Jarvis Div. & UAW Local 257,Jul 195615.[15] Detroit Newspaper Publishers Association & DetroitTypographical Union No. 18, Jul 195616.[16] Electric Auto-Lite & UAW Local 754, Nov 195617.[17] Carbide Tool Co. & UAW Local 771, Jan 195718.[18] Graphic Arts Association & Detroit Typographical Union , Apr 195719.

7 [19] Electric Auto-Lite Co. & UAW 754, Apr 195720.[20] Evans Products Co. & USWA(USWA) Local 2340, May 195721.[21] McLouth steel Corp. & USWA, Jun 195722.[22] National Lead Co., Doehler-Jarvis Division & UAW Locals1056, 1057, 1058 and 257, Jun 195723.[23] Jerome Motor Sales Co. & Teamsters Local 614, Jul 195724.[24] United Dairies, Inc. & United Dairy Workers Local 83,Jul 195725.[25] CompositeForgings Inc. & USWA Local 3232, Jul 195726.[26] United States steel Corp., Michigan Limestone Div. &United Stone and Allied Products Workers Local 182, Jul 195727.

8 [27] Bay City Shovels Inc. & USWA, Aug 195728.[28] Dexter Dairy & Teamsters Local 155, Sep 1957 Mark L. kahn Collection- 4-Box 21.[29] McLouth steel Corp. & USWA Local 2659, Oct 19572.[30] Rockwell Spring and Axle Co., Timken Detroit Axle & UAWL ocal 174, Oct 19573.[31] Mt. Carmel Mercy & International Union of OperatingEngineers Local 547,Dec 19574.[32] Leonard Refineries Inc., Mid-West Refineries Div. & OCAWL ocal 11-540, Nov 19575.[33] Graphic Arts Association & Detroit Typographical Union , Jan 19586.[34] Howell Electric Motors Co. & UAW Local 568, Jan 19587.

9 [35] Taylor and Gaskin & Bridge, Structural and OrnamentalIronworkers, Shopmen s Local 508, Jan 19588.[36] Holley Carburetor Co. & UAW Local 983, Mar 19589.[37] Breweries of Detroit & Brewery Workers Locals 3, 38, 181,Feb 195810.[38] NewHaven Foundry & UAW Local 429, Mar 195811.[39] Lear Inc. & UAW Local 330, Mar 195812.[40] Helm Inc. & Detroit Bindery Workers Union Local 20,Apr 195813.[41] Elox Corp. & International Union, Electrical, Radio andMachine Workers Local 934,Jun 195814.[42] Timken-Detroit Axle & UAW Local 174, Jun 195815.[43] McLouth steel Corp.

10 & USWA Local 2659, Jun 195816.[44] New Haven Foundry & UAW Local 429, Aug 195817.[45] Detroit Edison & IBEW Local 17, Aug 195818.[46] Detroit NewspaperPublishers Association & InternationalMailers Union DMU Local 40, Aug 195819.[47] Brewers of Detroit & Brewery Workers Local 38, Aug 195820.[48] McLouth steel Corp. & USWA Local 2659, Aug 195821.[49] Giant Service Stations & Teamsters Local 299, Sep 195722.[50] Matt Trungali and Son Trucking Co. & Teamsters Local 247,Sep 195723.[51] Wyandotte Dept. of Municipal Service & IBEW Local 17,Oct 195824.