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 1119 "4. That after the expiration of 30 days a committee of three members of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor shall investigate and determine within 30 days all jurisdictional questions still involved. "5. That all parties concerned, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada; the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America; Inter- national Association of Machinists; United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada; Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America; the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and the Building Service Employees' International Union, accept as final and binding such decisions and determinations as the executive council committee of three may finally render." Vice President Knight stated that later on the committee was appointed. He reported that the committee has carried out that directive in its entirety and they complied with that directive completely. He stated it does not call for any repoit of this council, but, however, the commitee will make this report lo be helpful. Vice President Knight reported that when the executive council adjourned, the conunittee got together and decided it was advisable to go to Hollywood rather than to have maybe 30, 40, or 50 people come from Los Angeles to the East, and there might be two members of the committee at least away from home. He reported the committee decided the quickest date after the expira- tion of the first 30-day period that they could get into Los Angeles was De- cember 3, and it was agreed that three letters should be addressed to the seven organizations named in the directive. He stated one was that the organizations be requested to furnish the committee with three copies of their jurisdiction coverages as granted by afliliation with the A. F. of L.; the second was that the committee request those chief executives to have their representatives in Hollywood give the committee a list of the items of work or the questions that were in dispute. Vice President Knight stated on the first request, three organizations re- sponded ; on the second request, none of the organizations responded. Vice President Knight reported that the next request was that they have one representative meet the committee at the Roily wood-Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood at 2:30 p. m., on' the afternoon of December 3. He stated there were about 30 or 35 there. He stated they were advised in the letter that this meeting was not for discussion of any question in dispute or the settling of the strike or jurisdiction disputes, but to discuss procedure. Vice President Knight stated the first thing the committee told them was of the purpose of the committee there ; then the directive was read to them. Vice President Knight stated that before the committee went to Hollywood they received objections to the machinists being included because of their then having been dissociated from the A. F. of L. by the council at a meeting in Washington, D. C, and at the meeting at the Hollywood-Roosevelt Hotel on the afternoon of Decemlier 3 olijection was raised there. Vice President Knight rejiorted that the committee stated to that delegation that the machinists were included in the directive and the committee had not received any different in- structions from the executive council, and.it was the opinion of the conunittee that if the desire was to drop the machinists from the directive the council would have taken such action in Washington after dissociating tlie machinists from the A. F. of L.; and therefore the machinists would be heard the same as any of the other organizations named in the directive. Vice President Knight stated that was taken in good faith and there was no more said about it. He stated they were advised of the agenda and the hours and dates when the representatives of the organizations named in the directive would be heard. Vice President Knight reported that at 9:30 a. m., Saturday the lOth, the committee visited Paramount Studios with one man from each of these seven crafts who was selected by the organization and they went through the studios from cellar to garrett. He stated they were there until 2: 30 in the afternoon and then went back to the hotel and met with the representatives of the Theatrical Stage Employees from 3 until 5 p. m. Vice President Knight stated that closed the hearings. Vice President Knight stated the committee worked, morning, noon, and night all the time they were out there and then they spent 2 days considering the case as they had seen it in the studios and the information that had beeji given to the committee that was taken down by a court reporter. He stated that each of the organizations was furnished with a verbatim copy of their