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)

MOTIOX-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 1409 The records will show, Mr. Chairman, that from that time in 1926 on, the basic agreement was recooiiized and w^as in effect. As an illustration, here I have dated in November: Extending agreement to November 29, 1931. The agreement made the 29th day of November 192(5. between the unions named therein and the producers named therein, i.s hereby renewed for a period of o years from tlie 29th tlay of November 1928. subject to all the terms and conditions thereof, and to any arrangements between the parties which have been made since the 29th day of November 1926. Signed by the Painters International, by Charles B. Lessing; the United Brotherhood of Carpenters ancl Joiners, by A. W. Baker; by A. W. Mclntyre for James Noonan, president; A. F. of M., Joseph Weber, pi-esident; the lATSE, William F. Canavan; Universal Pic- tures Corp.. Cochrane, vice president; Metro-Cjoldwyn-Mayer, N. M. Schenck; National Pictures, Inc., W. C. Boothby; Famous Players- Lasky, S. R. Kent: FBO Studios, Inc., J. I. Snitzher; Pathe Exchange, Inc.. Carleton Brown; Warner Bros., Albert Warner; Educational Film Exchanges, E. W. Hammons; Fox Film Corp., Jack E. Leo. Now, Mr. Chairman, that was in 1928. There were various other meetings held. Here is one dated November 15, 1935. Mr. Chairman, there are other meetings in between that I will not clutter up the record with them. I am just skipping along to show the basic agreement was still recognized. November 15, 1935. The agreement made the 29th day of November 1926, between the unions named therein, the producers named therein, and subsequently extended as of March 14. 1934, for a period of 2 years, is hereby renewed, from the 14th day of March 1936 for a period of 5 years, to the 14th day of March 1941, between the parties who are now so signatories thereto, subject to all the terms and conditions theerof, and to any agreement between parties now signatories thereto, which have been made since the 29th day of November 1926. The mechanics' wage scale and working conditions which was agreed upon as a minimum scale for the motion-picture studios of Los Ai'g'les, Calif., and vicinity, parties to the motion-picture agreement of Novemlier 29 and 26, with subsequent revisions, additions, and amendments, with particular reference to the amendments of August 18, 1933, and of January 19, 19.34, are hereby declared and agreed to be extended for a period of 5 years from March 14, 1936, to March 14. 1941,. unless changed or amended, and shall continue in effect unless terminated in the manner prescribed under the rules of procedure and the mot ion-picture agreement of November 29, 1926, affecting the parties now signatories. Approved: Pat Casey, Chairman of the Producers' Committee. William L. Hittcheson. Chairman of the InternationaVs Committee. Mr. Owens. Mr. Hutcheson, apropos of that date you mention there that it Mas to begin in March of 1936 Mr. Hutcheson. What did you say? Mr. Omt:ns. You mentioned that agreement was to begin in March 1936. Did you have a meeting with George Brown in 1936, with ref- erence to this matter? ]\rr. Hutcheson. Do you want me to go into that ? ]\rr. Owens. I will ask a question. At that time did you ratify the agreement of February 5 ? Mr. Hutcheson. Mr. Chairman, I want to have a direct ruling on that. I want to know whether this subcommittee wants me to go into that matter.