Abstract :
The Association of Scientists and Professional Engineering Personnel (ASPEP) represents research, development and design engineers, and scientists at RCA in the Camden, N. J. area. After certification by the National Labor Relations Board in 1945 as the collective bargaining representative for the professional community at RCA, a contract was negotiated with RCA covering salaries, pensions fringe benefits and all terms and conditions of employment, including a formal merit review system, layoff and rehiring procedures, a severance pay program and an arbitration procedure for the settlement of disputes between the parties. This contract has been renegotiated 17 times since 1945.