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)

MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 505 out from the producers' association, and finally the work was awarded to local 44 as the counter was constructed independently of any wall. About 3 weeks ago, dispute between local 44 and set erectors over building of underpinning and contour hill on set. "Work was done by set erectors. A. H. McCausland. pelton's log Fehruary H, 1946. — Advised that he was having trouble getting scenic artists to paint a backing from an assistant art director's slvetch, and he had compromised the situation by having a sketch artist duplicate the sketch, but insisted that the scenic artist use the original assistant art director's sketch. is not proud of this appeasement, but felt he must have the backing made. Fehruary 18, 19^6. — Advised — that the drainage of a lake was one of those open matters and the operating of a pump need not be considered an effect, hence IBEW could do it. Fehritury 26, 19^6. — Advised Lou Helm this office had given no advise or interpretations to regarding a transfer of the handling of ice on the back lot from 724 to 278. February 28, 1946. — Aodvlsed that the painters were refusing to paint a bar unless the Carpenters Local 946, installed the ornamental glass. Later it developed that they had avoided arguments between propmakers and the carpenters by remodeling the bar so as not to use glass. February 28, 1946. — Advised a windmill on a farm would be construction work ; that the mechanism was an action prop. November 24, 1944— Advised on a borderline jurisdictional dispute between No. 44 and No. 946 on the building of an action trap door that if the unions did not refer the matter to the international presidents for settlement with the understanding that would pay in full to the winning union if his award was incorrect he should try to induce the business representatives to toss a coin and let the winner take all. Jamutry 18, 1946. — Advised to continue building an 84-foot vessel with carpenters insofar as the structure was concerned. January 22, 1946. — Advised that running repairs on a set could be done by an operator of local 728. He did not need to go to 468 for another man to featherbed the job. January 23, 1946. called and gave me data on the operation of his electric cranes. Explained to that back projection maintenance was lA for running repairs and 185 for overhaul or replacements. January 28, 1946. reported that a plumber, local 78, refused to operate a steam boiler on an undisputed set, but that the IBEW operated the generator. January 29, 1946. — Brewer called complaining about UB carpenters erecting sets at night at instead of lA .«;et erectors. Checked with , who found this to be a false report and requested to advise Brewer that the complaint was in error. January 29, 1946. — Brewer further complained that was building sets in the streets with UB carpenters instead of erecting such sets on the stage. I contended that is existomary when the mill overflows to use the streets for mill work and I believe this is the situation he would find at . JUKISDICnONAL WORK FOE CABPENTEES, LOCAL UNION NO. 94 6 (TTNITED BEOTHERHOOD OF CAEPENTERS AND JOINEES OF AMEBIC A) (February 8, 1944) (o) All temporary and permanent construction work and the maintenance of same, including repairs of tar-paper roofs, laying and sanding floors. (ft) The building, manufacture and maintenance of all equipment for all departments which is made of wood or wood substitutes, this includes such articles and items as : scaffold beds and hangers, parallels, dressing rooms, dark room, projection booths, sectional frames, truck beds, signs, etc. (the stretching or application of canvas or sound felt to dressing rooms, sectional frames, and emergency repairs excepted).