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)

2320 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES restated, however, that the producers have agreed uot to attempt to defer anyone between IS and 29 (except, of course, actors registered in a production, etc.). Plasterers' contract Mr. Pelton explained the recent award by the WLB to the plasterers' Form No. 10 request, and the necessity of asking reconsideration of the Sunday and vacation portion of the award. Assistant directors A letter to Columbia from the Directors' Guild advises that they are now issuing "provisional memberships" for the duration. Columbia inquired if our contract permits this. Technically, we can still hold them to full membership, but from a practical viewpoint we should be willing to cooperate to keep from loading up their rolls. If a man has been working as an assistant or second assistant director in the past without a card the guild is obligated without question to take him in before March 11. As for any new man without past experience, there may be some question. SOEG Pratt asks studios for reclassification of timekeepers, messengers, keypunch operators, etc. As a group we have already stated we would not reclassify, but each studio may consider individual cases for reclassification. If job changes and/or new duties develop, it is proper to consider reclassification. Minutes of Meeting of Laboe Relations Managees, Held in Board Room on Tuesday, M.u{Ch 6, 1945, at 10: 30 a. m. Present : Columbia, Mr. Guild ; Goldwyn, Mr. Blair ; M-G-M, Mr. Walsh ; Paramount, Mr. Boren; RKO, Messrs. Stone, Barry; Republic, Messrs. O'Berg, McDonnell ; Warners, Messrs. Parker, Sax; Fox, Mr. Meyer; Universal, Mr. McCausland. Messrs. Schwartz, Stephenson ; Messrs. Pelton, Casey, Clarke, Batchelder. The duties of set controllers and estimators were discussed and the general operations of the departments in which these classifications work were explained for the benefit of IMessrs. Schwartz and Stephenson, who are to appear for the producers at the National Labor Relations Board hearings tomorrow. The studios are to have present at the hearing such representatives who best can testify to the duties of and the type of employees required for the above classifications. Minutes of Meeting of Labor Relations Managees, Held in Board Room, on March 6, 1945 (Tuesday), at 2: 30 P. M. Present : Columbia, Messrs. Hopkins, Gould ; Goldwyn, Mr. Blair ; M-G-M, Mr. Coffee ; Paramount, Messrs. Boren, Leonard ; RKO, Mr. Stone ; Republic, Mr. McDonnell ; Fox, Mr. Meyer ; Universal, Mr. McClausland ; Warner's Mr. Shaeffer ; Technicolor, Mr. Shattuck. Messrs. Silberberg, Benjamin, Pelton, Clarke, Batchelder. Intra lATSE Copies of minutes of the meeting of February 27, 1945, containing discussion of the lA jurisdictions were distributed. Claude Collins and deferment Copies of Mr. Collins' letter with procedure for occupational deferment were distributed to the managers. Veteraiis' program Copies of ]Mr. Boren's report of March 5, 1945, including exhibits A, B, C, and D, were distributed. After much discussion it was agreed that the following principle be adopted : For all returning servicemen not having had permanent or station jobs in the studios they sball have the same work-call preference in same or an equivalent job classification. It was agreed we may have greater obligation to permanent employees.