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)

1408 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators of the United States and Canada, by William F. Canavan, president. International Brotherhood of Painter?-, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, by George F. Hedrick, per Charles E. Lessing. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, by John Flynn, general representative. International P.rotlierhood of Electrical Workers, by James P. Noonan, per A. W. Mclntyre, representative. American Federation of Musicians, by Joseph N. Weber, president. Producers' Distributing Corp., by F. C. Munroe, president. Universal Pictures Corp., by R. A. Cochrane, vice president. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, by N. M. Schenck, vice president. Fox Film, by W. R. Sheehan, vice president. First National Pictures, Inc., by S. Spring, secretary-treasurer. Famous Players-Lasky Corp., by Elek John Ludvigh, secretary-treasurer. FBO Studios, by J. I. Snitzer, vice president. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., by Albert Warner, vice president. Educational Films Exchange, Inc., by E. W. Hammons, president. RULES OF PROCEDURE Under motion picture agreement of November 29, 1926. the following rules are adopted by the international committee and the producers committee, rep- resenting all the signatories to the above agreement as of the 14th day of De- cember 1926, their purpose being to establish the principle of cooperation and adjustment, it being understood that they are subject to amendments or addi- tions, as occasion may arise. 1. The international committee may appoint agents, delegates, or officers who shall have authority in dealing with tbe separate managements of the studios of the producers as may be expressly delegated to them by the international's committee. The relations of the unions with the producers and with the sepa- rate managements of their studios as matters affecting wages, hours of labor, or working conditions are to be carried on exclusively through the international's committee, except where the organic law of the union does not permit such procedure. 2. The international's committee and the producers committee shall each select a chairman. Communications to either committee may be addressed to its chairman. 3. The international's committee and the producers committee shall each appoint and select a secretary or some other agent designated for the purpose who have an office in Los Angeles. Grievance or requests for other matters aris- ing out of the agreement which have failed of immediate adjustment at any studio shall be reported by each side to its own secretary or agent who shall confer with the secretary or agent of the other side. Each secretary or agent shall made an independent inquiry into the facts and report them to the chairman of his committee with his suggestion or recom- mendations. 4. The cliairman jointly may order a hearing on any subject, either before or after it has been brought to the attention of the full committees, to be held at such place and time and by such person or persons representing their committees as they may decide. Any person affected by the decision of such x)erson or persons shall have the right of appeal to the committee for their future action. Each committee mny make its own rules as to the alternates in other matters affecting its own organization or functions. 5. Additions to or amendments of the rules may be made from time to time by the joint action of a majority of each committee. By a vote or agreement in writing any of the foregoing rules or rules hereinafter adopted may be cancelled and thereby made of no future effect by vote or written agreement of a majority of either committee, notice of the same being given in writing to tlie chairman of the other committee. Now, Mr. Chairman, that shows the formation and set-up of what has been referred to over a period of years as the basic agreement. Now, from time to time as per that agreement, meetings were held as between the two groups. The agreement was amended.