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)

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Title:
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
Date:
1948
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
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 (Eightieth Congress)
Leaf #:
000632
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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610 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Well, he has answered that. I think you have answered that, haven't yon ? Mr. Meyer. I think so. Mr. McCann. Were not all the major studios, in respect to labor matters, acting through the producers' labor committee, and was not the function of the producers' labor committee to coordinate all labor policies in the major studios? Mr. Kearns. I don't think that is a fair question in view of the testimony given, Mr, INIcCann. He said he was runnning the showover there at Twentieth Century-Fox, and I wanted to keep that in the record here. Mr. McCann. Mr. Cobb asks this question : Did you discuss the decision and program with officers of any other companies ^ Mr. Meyer. I think that is the same thing exactly. Mr. McCann. That is all, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Meyer. Thank you. Mr. McCann. May we have 5 minutes' recess ? Mr. Kearns. Five minutes' recess ordered. ( Short recess taken. ) Mr. Kearns. The hearing will come to order. Mr. McCann. Mr. Chairman, there was another man we asked for yesterday and he showed up a while ago. What was his name? Mr. Hill. Don DeLuca. Mr. Kearns. Do you solemnly swear the testimony which you are about to give to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but tlie truth, so help you God ? Mr. DeLuca. To the best of my knowledge. TESTIMONY OF DON DeLUCA, FOKMER ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF CONSTRUCTION, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Mr. McCann. Will you please state your name and your address? Mr. DeLuca. Don DeLuca, 1029 Willard Avenue, Glendale, Calif. Mr. McCann. Give me your telephone number, please. Mr. DeLuca. Citrus 2-5995. Mr. McCann. Are you employed at this time ? Mr. DeLuca. No, sir; by myself. Mr. McCann. By whom were you employed on September 23, 1946 ? Mr. DeLuca. Universal Pictures Corp. Mr. McCann. How long had you been employed by them ? Mr. DeLuca. Since 1929. Mr. McCann. In what capacity were you employed on September 23, 1946? Mr. DeLuca. Assistant superintendent of construction. Mr. McCann. How long had you held that position? Mr. DeLuca, Oh, approximately 7 or 8 years. Mr. McCann. What was your salary ? Mr. DeLuca. Well, they never did complete the salary ; $150 a week. Mr. McCann. $150 a week? Mr. DeLuca. Yes. Mr. McCann, You mean that the salary was never just what it was supposed to be ? What do you mean ?