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 2309 tended by handshake between Casey and Sorrell, I quote the following telegrams from Fred Peltou to Pat Casey, and Casey's reply : "Decembek 1, 1944. "Mr. Pat Casey, "Care the Sherry-Netherlmid Hotel: "We are preparing data for Homer Mitchell on the painters' situation. Can we definitely state that you and Sorrell had an understanding that we would carry over the terms of the old contract pending negotiations of the new contract and that the new contract would be retroactive to January 1, 1944? If not this understanding, was there any or another understandings? Please advise by wire to reach me Monday. "Regards. "Fred." "December 3, 1944. "Fred Pelton, "Holli/ifood, Calif.: . "Regarding your telegram, you can definitely state my understanding with Sorrell, as well as with any of the other crafts we are dealing with, was that the present contracts would remain in full force until such time as the new contracts were entered into and approved by the War Labor Board, and that a certain retroactive date would be set in the application to the War Labor Board. That insofar as the painters' situation was concerned, said retroactive date would be as of January 1, 1944. "Pat Casey." During the year 1944 the painters and set designers were offered an allowance of 5 percent under the Little Steel formula. We had offered 5 percent to painters and other improvements in conditions but tlie membership of the painters had refused to accept the offers. Also during this time we were having jurisdictional arguments between 1421 of painters and lATSE as to. the representation of interior decorators. However, wages paid for years 1942 and 1943 were continued during this time as well as the union-security clauses of local 644 and 1421 and other conditions of employment. During the negotiations painters entered into work stoppages, and I quote the entire contents of a telegram from Fred Pelton to Pat Casey : "November 20, 1944. "Mr. Pat Casey, "SJicrry-Xctlicrlands Hotel, Ncio Yorlc: "Yesterday painters' local reviewed our final proposal and passed resolutions effective today prohibiting members from accepting calls between 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. and restricting members from working more than 8 hours on any shift. Studios are temporarily incre^ising their first shifts to cause for their requirements or having afternoon shift report on graveyard. Herb acknowledges the old contract is in force — " That is the significant thing. "Herb acknowledges the old contract is in force but maintains that their new house rules are also in force. He may relax S-hour limitation of work shift in case all of the former afternoon shift people are employed on either the first or gi-aveyard shift. Mannix sick at home and unable to work. He will let matter ride for a couple of days. "Regards, "Fred." The producers as of April 5, 1945, canceled the contracts with the painters and set designers for their refusal to render services for the producers. Under the Cincinnati agreement and as of October 31, 1945, painters and set designers were restored to their jobs. Fred Pelton, producers labor administrator, on November 23, 1945, issued a bulletin giving retroactive pay of 5 percent for all services rendered by members of local G44 for the period between January 1, 1944, and March 11, 1945, inclusive, in accordance witli previous understanding readied on wages in 1944. Shortly thereafter in January of 1946 negotiations began looking