Motion Picture Producers that present negotiations are in violation of spirit and letter of Act, has led to intense resentment on the part of workers and general widespread belief that no fair election is possible under present circumstances. We feel that unless Producers publicly announce no negotiations will take place until certification of collective bargaining agent we will have no alternative but to immediately file charges of discrimination, assistance to I. A., and general interference with free choice of bargaining agent. We peresctfully urge your immediate action. Please advise.” Please investigate and report promptly. Also, if the Companies have announced negotiations with or concessions to IATSE, advise Companies immediately that such action constitutes a gross interference with the election and that a public disclaimer of any such action prior to the election is necessary to insure a fair election. NATHAN WITT, Secretary, National Labor Relations Board. Re: Columbia Pictures, XXI-R-621, R-1466, review stipulation paragraph seven, contract between Producers and IATSE, paragraph four, telegrains from Robertson' USTG, to Witt, Witt to me, and my reply. Also consult Pratt who is familiar with case. I believe we are bound by stipulation and any statement by Board and myself re negotiations between Producers and IATSE would cause much mischief. Counsel against Board making any statement or requiring me to advise. Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, Washington. Retel September 14th and 15th, Columbia Pictures, XXI-R-62, R-1466, re Robertson's protest of negotiations, present negotiations by Companies and IA are proceeding underparagraph four of contract. Prior to stipulation, Katz, USTG counsel, tried to get IA and Producers to agree to postpone negotiations pending election. Producers and IA refused which resulted in paragraph seven of stipulation. In conference yesterday between Robertson, USTG, Alfred Wright Producers' counsel and myself, Wright stated although negotiations were in progress, that he believed Producers would not grant concessions or increases to IATSE prior to election. Spreckels and I agree that any public statement by myself or Board will be interpreted by IATSE as breach of stipulation and that IATSE will immediately, under strike threat, force the signing of contract granting increases and concessions which will prevent a fair election and give grounds for contest. USTG has atempted to get me to make a statement that negotiations are a violation of the spirit and letter of the stipulation. I declined. After yesterday's conference, it would appear that Robertson is attempting to get the Board to make a statement to further their own cause, which in my opinion would be dangerous. Please reconsider instructions. Advise. WILLIAM R. WALSH, Regional Attorney, 21st Region. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT NO. 428-T INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD To: National Labor Relations Board. From: Walter P. Spreckels, Director, 21st Region. SEPTEMBER 15, 1939. Subject: XXI-C-864 to XXI-C-871 inclusive Loews' Inc., et al. We are closing the above-captioned cases as of this date, marking same "withdrawn" on the basis of the Board's having approved the stipulation providing for such withdrawal. Attached hereto please find copy of letter of withdrawal. WALTER P. SPRECKELS, N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 428-U Regional Director. [Postal Telegraph] LOS ANGELES, CALIF., NATHAN WITT, 1939 Sep 16 AM 4 44 Sec., National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D. C. Re Columbia Pictures, XXI-RR-621. R-1466, I. A. T. S. E. has just given the following press release: "Dated September 15, 1939. Charges have been recently made by our enemies that the purpose of the IATSE in attempting to negotiate for wages, hours and working conditions near the eve of the forthcoming NLRB election in the studios is in order that the result of such negotiations would react favorably in behalf of the IATSE in such election. Such propaganda is vicious, untrue and typical of the source from which it springs. We also assure our members and friends that the IATSE does not have to stoop to the things as charged against us in order to win the forthcoming election. We know that the IATSE will win in a fair and honorable manner.' "We best demonstrate the falsity and the unfairness of the said baseless charged now by voluntarily requesting the Producers to postpone all negotiations with the IATSE until the day after the said election, namely, September 21, 1939." USTG still pressing us for a clarifying statement, claiming IATSE's statement another effective maneuver. We will endeavor to have Producers make statement that negotiations have been called off in order to insure fair election. Will keep you advised. Natl. Labor Relations Board, Washington. On Friday evening Producers and IATSE finally yielded and called off negotiations. However when IATSE made the announcement and Producers said nothing USTG considered the whole thing a trick by IATSE in order to show their strength. USTG threatened to file formal charges unless Producers made statement that negotiations have been halted until after election on September 21st and further announce that they will bargain collectively with whatever bargaining agency is finally determined by law to be the legal agency. After lengthy conferences on Saturday with IATSE representatives they finally withdrew their objections to a Producers' statement. Mister Schenk President of Producers' Association then agreed to make such a statement which appeared in the Sunday press. He also agreed to post this statement in studios. USTG now appears satisfied and I hope that all will remain quiet until day of election. Walter P. Spreckels, Regional Director, 21st Region. (N. L. R. B. Exhibits Nos. 428-W and 428-X are duplicates of N. L. R. B. Exhibits Nos. 428-N and 428-O, respectively.) N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT NO. 429 XXI-C-134. Mr. GEO. A. SCHULTZ, MARCH 2, 1937. Secretary Treasurer Intl' Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers, Truck Drivers Union, Local #208, 730 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California. DEAR SIR: Your charge against Los Angeles Examiner charging a violation of Section 8, sub-sections (1) and (3) of the National Labor Relations Act, has been duly investigated. Our investigation reveals that the unfair labor practices of the case are not sufficiently strong to warrant the issuance of a complaint by this office. I must therefore refuse to issue a complaint in this matter and am herewith closing the case. Please be informed that, pursuant to the Rules and Regulations, Series I. Article II, Section 8, of the National Labor Relations Board, you may obtain a review of this action by filing a request therefor with the Board in Washington, D. C. and by filing a copy of such request with me. Very truly yours, TN:V. TOWNE NYLANDER, Director. (Entire contents of folder labelled "Sun-Tent Co.," consisting of Intermediate Report In the Matter of Sun-Tent-Luebbert Co., et al., were received in evidence, marked "N. L. R. B. Exhibit No. 442," and the report is on file with the committee.) (Entire folder labelled "21st Region Encomia" was received in evidence, marked "N. L. R. B. Exhibit No. 443", and is on file with the committee. A list of the documents follows:) 21ST REGION-REGIONAL STAFF ENCOMIA-BOARD SUPPLEMENT DR. TOWNE NYLANDER LETTERS FROM THE ENCOMIUM FILES February 2, 1938, T. Claude Ryan, President, Ryan Aeronautical Company, to NLRB February 18, 1938, R. Randall Irwin, Personnel Director, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, to NLRB May 20, 1938, Jesse Palmer, Organizer, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL, to Nylander November 14, 1937, Hugh L. Arnold, International Hodcarriers Building and Common Laborers, Local 1064, to Nylander April 6, 1937, E. J. Buffalo, Secretary-Treasurer, Building Service Employees International Union, Local No. 137, AFL, to Nylander May 31, 1938, Jesse Palmer, Organizer, to Nylander June 4, 1936, Leroy M. Vay, to Nylander May 25, 1936, J. C. Coulter, Vice President, International Association, Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America, AFL, to Nylander June 2, 1936, J. N. Davis, Asst. International Pres., International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America, to Nylander March 22, 1938, Jesse Palmer, Organizer, to Nylander December 29, 1935, Paul R. Benson, Ferryboatmen's Union of the Pacific, to Nylander September 14, 1936, Herman W. Phillips, Sec.-Treas., Truck Drivers & Helpers Local #87, to Nylander October 3, 1936, W. P. Nutter, Repr., The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, to Nylander March 12, 1938, Eli Epstein, Organizer, International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, to Nylander March 1, 1938, C. E. Swanson, Secretary, San Diego Newspaper Guild, CIO, to NLRB January 3, 1938, Dick Coleman, Regional Director, West Coast, International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, CIO, to Nylander Undated, Andrew Schmolder, Organizer, United Automobile Workers of America, International Union, Local #188, to Nylander February 23, 1937, W. E. Shuett, Industrial Union of Marine & Ship-Building Workers of America, Local #9, to Nylander January 13, 1937, H. F. Patton, Sec.-Treas., Southern California Tunnel Subway and Aqueduct Union, Local No. 270, to Nylander December 13, 1937, Shirley Miller, Sec., San Diego Newspaper Guild, to Nylander December 13, 1937, Secretary, San Diego Newspaper Guild, to J. Warren Madden September 14, 1937, Louis Fabian, Representative, United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America, to Nylander May 3, 1938, John F. Gamble, President, Robert D. Garvin, Recording Sec., Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, CIO, to Nylander October 28, 1937, P. J. Clark, Branch Agent, Deep Sea and Purse Seine Fishermen's Union of California, to Nylander December 21, 1937, Ken Hunter, S. W. O. C. Representative, to Nylander March 28, 1939, Richard L. Gray, Kraft & Gray, Attorneys at Law, to Nylander August 27, 1939, Ethan E. Harris, to Nylander May 29, 1939, Helene Caverley, to Nylander April 14, 1939, Allen Williams, Organizer, to Nylander March 17, 1939, F. L. McClure, Recording Sec., International Association of Machinists, Cinema Lodge No. 1185, to National Labor Relations Board January 30, 1939, Robt. Black, Sec. International Molders Union, Local #374, to Nylander January 26, 1939, William W. Johnke, President, Textile Workers Organizing Committee, Local Union No. 99, CIO, to Nylander October 10, 1938, H. W. Alexander, CIO Field Representative, to Nylander August 30, 1938, L. T. Cunningham, United Canning, Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America, to Nylander August 30, 1938, L. T. Cunningham, Wrap Packers and Shed Helpers, to Nylander August 4, 1938, E. F. Prior, Bus. Repr. Soap & Cosmetic Workers Union #21361, to National Labor Relations Board June 7, 1938, Jos. M. Mardesich, Pres., Franco-Italian Packing Co., to Nylander May 23, 1938, Charles Blackard, Fin. Sec., Wrap Packers and Shed Helpers of California, Local #78 U. C. A. P. A. WA., to Nylander May 17, 1938, Pat Comorre, Steel Workers Organizing Comm., to Nylander May 16, 1938, Gene Gaillac, International Repr., International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, to Nylander May 5, 1938, Lynn Gunther, Business Agent, Venetian Blind Workers Union, Local 1763, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL, to Nylander April 7, 1938, J. Roberts, Vice President, United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers' International Union, Local #41, to Nylander March 21, 1938, George A. Heap, Executive Sec., National Engineers Guild, CIO, to National Labor Relations Board March 1, 1938, C. E. Swanson, Sec., San Diego Newspaper Guild, CIO, to National Labor Relations Board February 18, 1938, R. Randall Irwin, Personnel Director, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, to National Labor Relations Board February 1, 1938, J. Macdonald, Factory Manager, Latchford Glass Company, to Nylander December 13, 1937, Shirley Miller, Sec., San Diego Newspaper Guild, to J. Warren Madden October 11, 1937, Louis Rosen, Lewis Mahar, International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, to Nylander September 20, 1937, Will G. Harton, Hotel and Apartment House Employees, Local No. 435, AFL, to Nylander September 16, 1937, Eileen Cardiff, Chairman, Los Angeles Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, to Nylander August 30, 1937, Rube Borough, The Municipal League of Los Angeles, to Nylander July 19, 1937, Meyer M. Cohen, Sec., Retail Shoe Salesmen's Union, Local 406, to Nylander September 24, 1936, A. H. Feely, Int. Repr., I. B. E. W., to Nylander February 4, 1938, R. H. Fleet, President, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, to National Labor Relations Board August 9, 1937, Geo. C. Bentson, Sec.-Treas., Long Beach Central Labor Council, to Nylander GENERAL ENCOMIA RE STAFF OF 21ST REGION June 6, 1939, T. R. Guy, National Automotive Fibres, Inc., to George Yager May 2, 1939, Helen S. Costello, Sec., Organizer, Millinery Workers Union, Local 41, to Mr. Yeager EST REGION, REGIONAL STAFF ENCOMIA-BOARD SUPPLEMENT March 30, 1938, B. S. Manuel, Division Manager, Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. to George A. Yager Mar. 3, 1939, Charles Pfeiffer, Sec.-Treas., Textile Workers Organizing Committee, Local Union No. 99, to Chairman of NLRB March 2, 1939, Charles J. Katz, Katz and Gitelson, Attorneys at Law, to J. ser Madden opicber 5, 1939, Ann Roth, Assistant Sec., Screen Writers' Guild, Inc., to S. Smith, Esq., together with attached resolution signed by Maurice Råpf, Screen Writers' Guild, Inc. * và 23, 1940, J. L. Hodgkinson, U. S. Porcelain Enamel Co. to NLRB, Atta.: * G. McGuire March 6, 1940, John G. Gabbert, Best and Best, Attorneys at Law, to Walter P. Vay 3, 1938, John F. Gamble, et al., Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel Tin Workers of North America, CIO, Torrance Lodge 1623, to Charles F. Broecks December 5, 1937, E. F. Prior, Bus. Repr., Cotton Seed & Vegetable Oil Workers tion, to National Labor Relations Board July 1, 1939, T. Claude Ryan, Pres., Ryan Aeronautical Co., to William S. Walsh June 1, 1937, W. D. Burnett, Vice Pres., Monolith Portland Cement Co., to NLRB, Attn: Nylander November 17, 1937, D. E. Cooper, Sec.-Treas., I. V. Central Labor Council, to Nylander December 14, 1936, Herman Phillips, Sec.-Treas., Local # 97, to Nylander April 16, 1937, Mark Merwin, Bus. Agent, I. J. W. U., Local #23 to Nylander Undated letter, Roy M. Farrell, for Bus. Agent, San Pedro Branch, Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders & Wipers Association AFL, to Nathan Witt June 4, 1938, F. E. Niemeye, Recording Sec., Utility Workers Organizing Com., CIO, Local Union 125, to Nathan Witt May 26, 1938, Frederic A. Kane, Bus. Agent, International Jewelery Workers Union, Local No. 23, to Mr. Brown May 24, 1938, Bill Busick, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, AFL, to P. E. Brown May 24, 1938, Bob Burnside, Organizer, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, AFL, to P. E. Brown May 24, 1938, J. Miller, Business Manager, International Fur Workers Union Local 87, to Nathan Witt May 21, 1938, James Latham, Editor West Coast "Auto Worker" International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, CIO, to P. E. Brown May 24, 1938, Bill Busick, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, AFL, to P. E. Brown May 24, 1938, J. Miller, Business Manager, International Fur Workers Union, Local 87, to Witt Undated letter, Roy M. Farrell, for Business Agent, San Pedro Branch, Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders & Wipers Association, AFL, to Witt October 18, 1939, Graham E. King, Fin. Secy., Local #410, International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, CIO, to Walter P. Spreckels February 16, 1940, Roland Clark, Sec., Fruit & Vegetable Workers Union #18211, to Jo eph D. Gould December 28, 1938, L. Cunningham, Fin. Secy., Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Workers Local #78, CIO, to Warren Madden August 31, 1938, Harry Stevenson, President Pro Tem, International Molders' Union of North America, to Maurice Howard, Acting Reg. Director June 28, 1938, A. S. Holohan, Sec., Arizona State Federation of Labor, to Nylander May 10, 1938, Elma A. Goodwin, Pres. & Bus. Repr., American Federation of Office Employees, Local No. 20798, to Nylander August 1, 1940, Ben Krasner, West Coast Director, United Retail & Wholesale Employees of America, CIO, to Roger C. McGuire, Field Examiner April 10, 1940, Lewis D. Collings, Law Offices, to Roger G. McGuire |