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 1083 Mr. McCann. What steps were taken by the American Federation of Labor or its executive council on the letter which you have just read '( Mr. DuLLZELL. I liave a letter here from Brother Green in reply to that letter, dated January 21, in which he says: I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 16 in which you report upon action taken by the executive board of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America relative to Resolution No. 187, which you and your associates intro- duced at the Sixty-fifth Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor and which was referred to the executive council for consideration and action. I have this resolution listed for consideration by the executive council when it meets at Miami, Fla., beginning January 29. Be assured that I will submit your letter to the executive council when the resolution referred to is being considered. I will be pleased to advise you later of such action as the executive council may take regarding Resolution No. 187. That letter is dated January 21, 1947. Nothing happened for some time after that, but we finally received another letter from President (ireen. On March 14 we received a letter from Brother Green in which he says: The sixty-fifth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor con- sidered Resolution No. 187 which directed— and then the original resolution is quoted in full and it reads: That the American Federation of Labor through its executive council under- take til set up within tho motion picture, amusement, and all other industries, and v.ith th^ sanction and agreement of all unions working in those industries, ways and means for the purpose of examining, considering, and, after delibera- tion, setting up macliinery with the sanction and agreement of the national and International unions affected, whicli will insure the peaceful settlement without work stoppage of all jurisdictional disputes within the structure of the motion picture, amusement, and all other industries. That is Resolution 187, which was adopted by the American Fed- eration of Labor convention in Chicago in 1946: The convention adopted the resolution and the executive council at a meeting held at Miami, Fla., begiiming January 29 directed me to communicate with the representatives of the trades involved in the motion picture studios and inquire as to their reaction to setting up such a tribunal. In conformity with this decision of the convention and the instructions of the executive council I am writing you to inquire if your international union would favor and agree to the setting up of ways and means for the purpose of examining, considering and after deliberation setting up machinery which will insure the peaceful set- tlement without work stoppage of all jurisdictional disputes within the motion picture industry. I will appreciate it very mu<*h if you will send me an answer to the inquiry herein submitted at your earliest opportunity. Tlie executive council will meet at the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor here in Washington on April 21, and I wish very much that I may receive your reply in time to submit it to the executive council at the meeting April 21. On April 28 we received another letter from Brother Green: In the letter you sent me dated March 20 you advised me that in conformity with Resolution No. 187 of the Sixty-fifth Aimual Convention of the American Federation of Labor, you favor the setting up of ways and means for the purpose of examining, considering, and after deliberation setting up machinery which will insure the peaceful settlement without work stoppages of all jurisdictional dis- putes within the motion picture industry. Be assured your response to my com- munication was most acceptable and deeply appreciated. The executive officers of the other national and international unions whose members are employed in the motion-picture-producing industry at Hollywood made similar replies. I submitted to the executive council at its meeting held here in Wasiiington, liegin- ning April 21. a I'eport of the replies which had been received to my communication.