Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111 (1948)

392 MOTIOX-PICTURE JURISDICTIOXAL DISPUTES or applied in a wrong way by the management of the studios or by the representatives of unions in the Hollywood studios, or if it is being carried out in a satisfactory way and in conformity with the spirit as well as tlie letter of said decision. I suggest you confer with representatives of all the unions involved and interested, the representatives of the I.os Angeles Central T^abor Union, and after doing so make a complete investigation and tile a report with me at your earliest oppoitiinity. I nnist have your report before the executive council meets at Chicago begiiniing August 12. In order that you may be acquainted with the decision rendered by the executive council's committee, I enclose a copy of said decision. Please return the copy of the decision when you have completed your investigation as herein requested. Fraternally yours, (Signed) Wm. Gijeex. President, American Federation of Lttbor. Mr. Kearxs. Tliaiik you, Mr. Counsel. Does he have with him the report he submitted then to President Green ? Mr. McCann. That is what he sent for, I understand. Mr. Flanagan. That is right. Mr. McCann. Will you produce the report, Mr, Flanagan ? Mr. Flanagan. Yes. Mr. McCann. I hold in my hand a report signed by Daniel V. Flanagan, western director, American Federation of Labor, which consists of six pages. Is this the report you made to Mr. William Green ? Mr. Flanagan. That is right. Mr. McCann. I suppose you want me to read this into the record. Mr. Kearns. Is the press familiar with the report,? A Voice. No. Mr. McCann. All right ; it will be read, Mr. Price, will you read it ? Give me the date. Mr, Price. There doesn't seem to be any date. Mr. Flanagan. I believe the date should be August 9. It doesn't seem to appear on that report. Mr. Kearns. He is under oath. If he says it is August 9, that is good enough. Mr. Price (reading) : Report on Status of Work Jurisdiction in Hollywood Motion-Picture Industry Complied immediately with your order of July 11, 1946, that I conduct an investigation of above subject matter since the issuance by the American Federation of Labor executive council conuuittee of three, of the directive signed on December 26, 1945, and covering work jurisdiction for the several unions mentioned therein. While cleaning up some important work in northern California, I assigned our Los Angeles organizer, Tom Randall, to take care of some preliminary details in connection with the case. Six days were spent by me in the Hollywood area making a personal investigation of this important matter. During this period, all the executive officers of the union mentioned in the directive were contacted by me. In addition, I conferred with the executive secretary of the Los Angeles Central Labor Council. I felt that it would be appropriate and helijful to confer with the officials of management in this industry, and, accordingly, met with Mr. Fred Pelton, producers' labor administrator for the Association of Motion Picture Producers, Inc. His work includes negotiating and interpreting labor contracts in the Hollywood film industry. Also Mr. Edwaid INlannix, general manager of the ]Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. This is the largest company in the film industry.