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)

1280 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Minutes of meeting of producers labor committee and attorneys and representa- tives of the CSU, Central Labor Council, lATSE, basic group, and plumbers, held in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, July 2, 1946, at 2: 45 p. m., covering agreements reached and effective pending the formal signing of contracts. CSU is representing: Painters, carpenters, machinists, electricians, plumbers, sheetmetal workers, janitors, analysts, publicists, officers and guards, set de- signers (No. 1421), cartoonists. All of the above to get a 25 percent increase on base and negotiate some in- equities in a few crafts. All retroactive payments from expiration of previous contracts, most of which are January 1, 1946, except for new conditions such as night premiums at 6 p. m., etc., will become effective on July 15, 1946. Retro payments to be made within 30 days if possible. An interim agreement will be entered into pending drawing up formal agreements. The 25 percent increases are on minimum wage scales and not on any overscale. This deal is predicated on the recently concluded deal with the independents and not on any new or changed deals which might lie made later with them. Arbitration: CSU as a body consisting of several locals will pledge itself to an arbitration procedure. If any of its members who subscribe to this plan fails to accept and to be guided by any arbitration award, he will not receive the support of the CSU in its position. This applies to studio jurisdiction only and between locals. Local No. 946 agrees to bind itself to the CSU arbitration agreement and will find out if it can secure permission from its international to sign such an agree- ment as a local. All contracts will contain this arbitration clause—verbatim in each contract. Any dis])ute other than wages should be submitted to arbitration. Skelton and Brewer will get together and make an agreement covering arbitration. Basis of arbitration will be the AFL three-man directive. Any machinery set up for arbitration will not require the electricians to with- draw their court action already started. It was agreed to let each studio interpret the directive and award the work where in its judgment it belongs under the directive and no work stoppage will be ordered for next 30 days or until the arbitration machinery is set up. Plant protection: Camp's dispute with Helm is a private matter. Not to be discussed here. Analysts: Get an incerase of 25 percent on the base rate during the interim period starting July 15, 1946. Understood there will be some adjustment of inequities, negotiations during next 30 days. Machinists: Both sides agree to let machinists enjoy the 25 percent incerase pending the NLRB decision. We are free to engage machinists as individuals— not tlirough either union, until the NLRB decision is made. Publicists: Both sides agree to let the publicists enjoy the 25 percent increase pending the NLRB decision. Inequities to be presented in the 30-day period. Officers and Guards: Independent contract provides for $1.25 per hour for 12 months', escalating to $1.50 after 12 months. Night rates to be as negotiated with jtroducers. Janitors: No rates were established for the independents on certain classifica- tions now in the majors' contracts, such as window washers, floor waxers, and so forth. These will be adjusted relatively. Cartoonists: We will negotiate with cartoonists with a 2.5-percent floor and inequities will be negotiated. Set designers: Chadwick agreed not to hire anyone below the rates now being paid. Majors agree to an increase of 25 percent on current contract rates and to negotiate any inequities in the next 30 days. Workweek: 36-cumulative-hour week, 1% after 6 hours, minimum call 6 hours, first week of employment. Applies only to off-production employees. If we find this is a hardship we can come back and see if we can solve the matter in some other way. Contract for 2 years. If living costs go up 5 percent or more between July 1 and December 31, 1946, unions may demand renegotiation of wages only. Bureau of Labor Statistics for local area to be the authority. All crafts going back to work Wednesday a. m. July 3, 1946, without dis- crimination. Pat Casey. Herb Sorrell.