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 553 The chairman of the committee said that was a rather miusual procedure, but I said with that understanding that I wanted to submit to them tliis brief. It is not very long in reading matter; it is about a dozen pages; the rest are exhibits, and I was very particuhar in ]iveparing tliis for the one reason. During months past, the then secretary of the Los Angeles Central Labor Council, Mr. Buzzell, had been directed by President Green to act as his spokesman in the Hollywood controversy here or disturbance. We were all called in — when I say "we," all the international representatives of all crafts, including all of the business agents of all of the unions — for the purpose of stepping into this situation and to try to solve the turmoil and to maintain the work of the studio crafts in the American Federation of Labor unions. I was particularly disturbed and concerned about it when I learned that he had applied for five charters. Two of them would directly affect the carpenters, that was local 80, known as the grips, and local 44 as propmakers. I wrote the secretary, I called him on the telephone at first, then I wrote him a letter. We have the letters and their answers, and also the letter that I sent to the secretary of the motion picture — that is, the basic agreement now, there is a term for that, of which Mr. Frank Can-others was secretary, and he in turn notified Mr. Casey, so that is a matter of record and you have it in your volume that you asked for counsel , the other day. Now. maybe I should read three or four of these pages, if you have no objection, in order to make clear the situation. Mr. Kearxs. No objection. Mr. Cambiaxo. Maybe I should read it all. This is a preliminary statement submitted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A. F. of L., on behalf of Stuclio Carpenters Local 946. in the matter of determining work jurisdiction between the LTnited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and the Liternational Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, representing its affiliated Propertymen Local 44. ^Ir. Kearns. Mr. Cambiano, when was this prepared ? Mr. Cambiano. This was prepared just at the time that the three vice presidents came into Hollywood to take up the dispute. Mr. Kearns. All right. Mr. Cambiano. This submission is made under the agreement reached at the Cincinnati conference of the American Federation of Labor where it was decided to reach a final determination of the jurisdictional matter in the motion-picture industry between various A. F. of L. international unions by allowing a 30-day period for the unions to attempt to settle the jurisdiction, and if not, an arbitration committee of theree appointed by the A. F. of L. would determine the matter. Since no agreement was reached between the unions during the 30day period, this summation is being made to the three-man board appointed by the A. F. of L., which is now in Los Angeles conducting the preliminary investigation. This submission is being made with the understanding that no conclusion will be made by the arbitration board in Los Angeles and that further evidence and data may be submitted and discussion will be held with the international president of the United Brotherhood of