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1458 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Mr. Ltndelof. That is right. Mr. McCann. Whereas, the three-man committee tried to make an over-all determination of an industry that is constantly in a state of flux, where there are issues arising from day to day which may differ from the issues that were decided last week or last month or last year, is that not true ? Mr. LiNDELor. That is correct. Mr. McCann. I want to join Mr. Owens in saying that I think your proposal was very sound, indeed. Mr. LiNDELOF. The way it is now you have the Conference of Studio Unions and you have some organizations affiliated with that. Then you have the basic agreement with other organizations coming under the basic agreement. My contention is if a set-up could be made where all tliese studio unions could be represented on the committee, they should have full power, and anj- decisions they might make would be final and binding. At the present time, of course, the final and binding has not worked out so good. Mr. McCann. Mr. Lindelof, there is just one situation out there that I anticipate could not be handled by such a committee as you have mentioned. That is the two common labor organizations. As I under- stand it, the lA has a common labor organization and the hod carriers have a common labor organization in Hollywood. If they are han- dling green hay, one common labor organization has to handle it, and if it is dry hay another common labor organization has to handle it. Now.^ it would seem to me that where you have two common labor organizations covering the same field, each of them demanding the right to dig a hole, as the industry has represented to us, that the American Federation of Labor should take steps to do away with such dual jurisdiction in an industry. Do you not agree with that? Mr. Lindelof. I agree with that. Mr. McCann. I have no further cpestions of Mr. Lindelof, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Levy. I have some, sir. Mr. McCann. These questions are proposed by Mr. Levy, counsel of the lATSE. Didn't you in March 1945, as president of the brotherhood of paint- ers, officially notify Sorrell to call off the strike ? Mr. Lindelof. What date was that in 1945 ? Mr. McCann. In March 1945. Mr. Lindelof. I believe I did. Mr. Levy. May I ask Mr. McCann. You will have to write them. Mr. Chairman, I insist that these interruptions shall not be made by counsel. Mr. Levy. I insist no interruptions be made by counsel, no matter who the counsel may be. Mr. Cobb. May I ask that the last question and answer be read ? Mr. McCann. Didn't you in March 1945, as president of the brother- hood of painters, officially notify Sorrell to call off the strike, and his answer was that he believed that he did. Didn't Sorrell disobey your instructions? Mr. Lindelof. No ; for the reason that later on after investigating I sanctioned the strike.