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Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes circulating, for comment, a proposed letter agreement under which Winner/Wagner & Associates would act as Union Carbide's legislative advocates in California on asbestos regulation during 1978. It notes the effort to obtain financial support from other affected companies and how payments could be routed. Attached are the draft agreement (fee of $14,000) and three unsigned lobbyist authorization forms.
- Author
- H. B. Rhodes (Metals Division, Union Carbide (signed internal memo)); Ethan J. Wagner (Winner/Wagner & Associates, Inc. (named signatory of the proposed letter agreement))
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-2227
- Date
- January 23, 1978
- Number
- Bates UCC 004532 to UCC 004537
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 17237 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17237
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to Collins, Fusaro, Myers and Thurber, on the California lobbying agreement and funding from other companies (Jan. 23, 1978)
- Pages 2-3: Proposed letter agreement, Winner/Wagner & Associates to J. L. Myers, retaining the firm as legislative advocates for 1978 for $14,000 (Jan. 20, 1978); signature and date blocks blank
- Page 4: Lobbyist Activity Authorization form 61A for Ethan J. Wagner, blank as to execution
- Page 5: Lobbyist Activity Authorization form 61A for Cristina L. Rose, blank as to execution
- Page 6: Lobbyist Activity Authorization form 61A for Bob Garcia, blank as to execution
People and organizations
From H. B. Rhodes (Metals Division, Union Carbide (signed internal memo)); Ethan J. Wagner (Winner/Wagner & Associates, Inc. (named signatory of the proposed letter agreement)) to J. F. Collins; R. F. X. Fusaro; J. L. Myers (Marketing Manager, Metals Division (addressee of the Winner/Wagner letter)); W. C. Thurber.
- Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
- Jim Collins (recipient)
- Robert F. X. Fusaro (recipient)
- John L. Myers (recipient)
- William C. Thurber (recipient)
- Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- California Legislature (named)
- Winner/Wagner and Associates (named)
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About this copy
This is document UC-2227 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers UCC 004532 to UCC 004537.
Cite this document
H. B. Rhodes (Metals Division, Union Carbide (signed internal memo)), Ethan J. Wagner (Winner/Wagner & Associates, Inc. (named signatory of the proposed letter agreement)). “H. B. Rhodes to J. F. Collins, R. F. X. Fusaro, J. L. Myers and W. C. Thurber on the California Lobbying Agreement with Winner/Wagner and Associates, with Draft Agreement and Lobbyist Authorization Forms.” January 23, 1978. Union Carbide documents, UC-2227, Bates UCC 004532 to UCC 004537. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17237. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17237.
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