N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 430-AH ST. PAUL AND TACOMA LBR. Co., Mr. CHARLES W. HOPE, Director, National Labor Relations Board, Federal Office Building, Seattle, Washington DEAR MR. HOPE: This will acknowledge your letter of August 19 and alse your letter of August 20. I wish to take this occasion to thank you for the good offices you have shown in connection with our jurisdictional labor difficulties here at our operation. With every best wish to you for more peace in the labor relations field, and with thanks, I am Yours very truly, E. G. Griggs II:s E. G. GRIGGS II, President. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 430-AI AUGUST 30, 1937. CHARLES W. HOPE, 19th Regn., Seattle, Wash. DEAR MR. HOPE: I am enclosing a communication that I received this morning from J. E. Lee, Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the Oregon Worsted Mills. I am forwarding the same to you with this letter. The information that is contained in this letter will acquaint you and the Board with the situation at the Oregon Worsted Mills. Lee has pointed out just wherein the company has failed to comply with the orders of the Board. I want to call your attention to the second page of this letter and the list of names of those employees that have been taken back by the company. You will note from the date that these people were re-employed that many of them were required to wait for several weeks after the settlement of the strike. Among this list of names are employees that have worked for the Oregon Worsted Company for many years. They are all very loyal union members. Among this list is the name of Christina Billings. You will recall that this lady gave testimony relative to indignities that she was subjected to by one of Bishop's foremen, Clarence Hopp. She has been discriminated against in a number of ways as a result of the testimony that she gave at that hearing. I hope that when you make your report to the Board that immediate steps be taken to place this matter in the Circut Court of Appeals for enforcement. In conclusion, let me congratulate you on the splendid way in which you handled the recent difficulties here in Portland between the rival unions in the lumbering industry. I was attending a union meeting at Seaside, Oregon, when I received the news that a settlement had been obtained through your efforts. The boys were delighted to learn that the mills were to re-open this morning. I just called the Labor Temple and learned that all mills were operating normally this morning and that no pickets had been placed on the properties by the rival union. With kindest personal regards, I remain Yours very truly, KCT:NC-Encl. K. C. TANNER. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 430-AJ FEBRUARY 3, 1938. Re: Walla Walla Meat & Cold Storage Co., XIX-C-273. The complete record in this case was received today, and same has been forwarded to the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D. C., for appropriate action. Very truly yours, CWH/H CHARLES W. HOPE, Director. HERBERT RINGHOFFER ATTORNEY AT LAW 602-604 Baker Building, Walla Walla, Washington FEBRUARY 7, 1938. Re: Walla Walla Meat & Cold Storage Company. No. XIX-C-273 co National Labor Relations Board, Dexter Horton Building, Seattle, Washington. DEAR SIR: The copy of stipulation you sent Mr. Sherwood and myself on February 3rd, 1938, is not a true copy of the stipulation we agreed upon in this matter. Some person has changed it in the following respects: On page 2, paragraph Vi, sub-paragraph 1, the first word should be "Bargain" instead of "Deal" and in the second line of said sub-paragraph the word "Bargaining" should be between the words "exclusive" and "agency." You must have known for some time that you were going to send us the copy you did send us and it appears to us that you should have sent us the copy before you forwarded the "complete record" to the Board at Washington, D. C. We resent changing a stipulation once made, especially when we are notified the “complete record" has been sent to Washington. You are hereby notified to change the stipulation back to the original stipulation. Very truly yours, /s/ HERBERT RINGHOFFER. FEBRUARY 8, 1938. Re: Walla Walla Meat & Cold Storage Company. No. XIX-C-273. 602-604 Baker Building, Walla, Walla, Wash. DEAR SIR: Your letter of February 7th is received. Out of courtesy to the respondent in this case, I mailed him a copy of the stipulation as taken from the official transcript. Naturally, I would have no way of knowing if Mr. Sherwood, who read the stipulation into the record, or the court reporter, made minor mistakes. Immediately upon receipt of your letter, I wired the Board as indicated in the enclosed wire. I immediately called the court reporter who accepted the responsibility for the errors. It is a rare instance when we find any mistakes of consequence in the transcripts. Obviously, these mistakes to which you refer are minor in nature and do not change the intent of the stipulation. I do not believe the Board uses the verbiage used in the stipulation but will issue its own order based on said stipulation. Under the Act, the mere fact that a union is a bargaining agency, indicates that it is the sole collective bargaining agency. Of course, "bargain" is possibly a stronger word than “deal,” and Ĭ agree with you that things should be absolutely accurate. No one connected with this office changed the stipulation or knew anything about your contentions until your letter was received today. Your mental position is such, as indicated in your last paragraph, that I suggest that you write to the reporter direct regarding these errors. The reporter informed me today he was sending you a corrected copy for your record which, I understand, the respondent purchased from him. I might also add, it is our custom to send a complete record to the Board immediately after receiving the transcript, exhibits, and the Trial Examiner's recommendations. I have gone at some length to explain a minor discrepancy, but because of the courtesies extended by the respondent, especially Mr. Sherwood, I felt this letter was pertinent. I am sedning a copy of your letter to the Board." Very truly yours, Enc.l CHARLES W. HOPE, Copy to Mr. Cameron Sherwood, Attorney, Walla Walla, Washington. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 430-AK FEBRUARY 18, 1938. Re: Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company, Case No. C-391 1404 House Office Building, Washington, D. C. DEAR CONGRESSMAN: Thank you for your letter of February 15, 1938, enclosin a copy of a letter, dated February 11, 1938, addressed to Senator Burke by Herbert Ringhoffer, counsel for the Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company of Walla Walla, Washington. It appears from Mr. Ringhoffer's letter that his principal grievances concern (1) the conduct of the case by the Trial Examiner. which Mr. Ringhoffer claims was prejudiced, (2) a stipulation which as dictated into the record by the attorney for the Board differed from the stipulation into which Mr. Ringhoffer had originally entered, (3) the letter from Charles Hope. Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region to the effect that a final agreement need not be signed with the union until after the Board renders its decision. In answer to Mr. Ringhoffer's grievance that the case was unfairly conducted by the Trial Examiner, I wish to call your attention to the remarks of Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Ringhoffer's co-counsel, at p. 435 of the transcript, made at the close of the proceeding; Mr. Sherwood: "Counsel for the respondent, I am sure. appreciates the courteous treatment accorded us during the hearing and we wish Mr. Hill (the Trial Examiner) a pleasant stay while he is in the west". As you know, the Board passes upon all rulings of the Trial Examiner and the Board's decisions to these matters is subject to review by the Circuit Court of Appeals, before any order of the Board can be enforced. The rulings of the Trial Examiner with respect to the amendment of the complaint as to which Mr. Ringhoffer objects are subject to the same review by the Board and the Circuit Court. I think that Mr. Ringhoffer's rights and that of his client are adequately protected. In answer to Mr. Ringhoffer's grievance concerning the stipulation, let me first state that he appears to be in error with respect to the claim that the stipulation was dictated into the record by the attorneys for the Board. The typewritten transcript of the proceedings indicates that the stipulation was dictated into the record by Mr. Cameron Sherwood, Mr. Ringhoffer's co-counsel. Any errors in the transcript with respect to the stipulation are, therefore, due to Mr. Sherwood or the official stenographer. On February 8, Regional Director Hope wired us that the respondent's attorney had requested the insertion in the stipulation of two words (neither of them material) and that the official reporter was proceeding to make the appropriate changes in all copies of the transcript. On February 11, Mr. Ringhoffer and Mr. Sherwood sent us the following telegram: "Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company contains many material errors stop Will send you proposed amendments stop Kindly withhold order until we have opportunity to point out errors in record." On the same day, the Secretary to the Board wired a reply "Order will be withheld until you have had opportunity to point out errors in record." You will note that Mr. Ringhoffer's letter to Senator Burke was written on the same day these telegrams were sent and received. With regard to Mr. Hope's letter, stating that he thought that the union would agree that the final agreement need not be signed until after the Board renders its decision, it appears evident that Mr. Hope was merely indicating to the respondent that, pending the Board's order, the respondent was not precluded from bargaining collectively with the union and that any agreement which might be reached need not be consummated until after the Board's order. The Board has at no time held that the duty of an employee to bargain collectively necessarily includes the duty to reach an agreement. Mr. Ringhoffer also complains that he was asked to swear to the truth of certain information of which he had no knowledge. Since Mr. Ringhoffer did not swear to this information it appears that neither he nor his client was in any way prejudiced. As to Mr. Ringhoffer's statement that he entered into the stipulation only because he felt that he could not win his case before the Board, and as to his other general charges, I feel that you will agree with me that no answer is required. Sincerely yours, JR:KTN CHAIRMAN. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 430-AL Valla Walla Meat & Cold Storage Co. Case No. C-391 ETHEL E. FISHER, 04 Albee Building, Washington, D. C. MARCH 7, 1938. AR MISS FISHER: Enclosed herewith you will find a stipulation for the coron of the record in the above-captioned case. ere have been several complaints concerning the work done by Mr. Getschell, his case seems to point at the trouble acutely inasmuch as counsel for the any has been very acrimonious throughout the proceedings. You probably ware that this counsel, Mr. Ringhoffer, wrote a long letter to Senator Burke hich he charged that our Regional Agents had deliberately changed the ing in a stipulation, which was, of course, included in the record. Under ircumstances, it would seem that perhaps you should investigate to ascertain her or not Mr. Getschell is as competent as anyone you could secure to do the in that region. r. Hope, the Regional Director, tells me that under past contracts he has had llent experience with a Mr. Nelson and Messrs. Grebb, Jr. and Sr. I have nitials for these gentlemen but I assume you know who they are. from you on this? Sincerely yours, ms:agh ::Hope May I BEATRICE M. STERN, EI. E. FISHER N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 430-AM NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 555 Munsey Building, Washington, D. C. (Removed to Albee Building) MARCH 8, 1938. re: Walla Walla Meat & Cold Storage Co. XIX C 391 rs. B. M. STERN, Assistant Secretary, N. L. R. B., Washington, D. C. DEAR MRS. STERN: This will acknowledge your communication dated March 7 closing a Stipulation in the above entitled case, which is having our careful ttention. I note your complaint as to one of the Seattle reporters, Mr. Getchell. I had reviously been informed of this by Mr. Hope, and it is my understanding that he error referred to was a mechanical one in copying made by one of Mr. Getchell's ffice staff, this, however, does not excuse Mr. Getchell who is responsible for ame. I am exceedingly sorry about this and it has been taken up with Mr. Getchell and his staff. For your information, Mr. Getchell is not the only reporter used in the 19th Region; Mr. Ben F. Nelson has been continuously employed by me on this contract, having for many weeks past been engaged at the Johnson Lumber hearing at Toledo, Oregon; and Mr. Greb gives us assistance at frequent intervals. Very truly yours, F-A CC-to Mr. C. W. Hope. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 430-AN Mr. WILLIAM H. SEARS, FEBRUARY 19, 1938. Chief of Police, Seattle Police Dept., Public Safety Bldg., Seattle, Wash. DEAR SIR: Yesterday there appeared in front of our polling place at the Fire Department headquarters, a prowler car and several uniformed policemen. I informed the prowler car that it was not necessary to be present at that spot, that I had not requested the police to be present and, therefore, wished they would leave. They refused, stating they were under orders from the Captain. Later four or five uniformed policemen took their stations near the entrance to the voting place, again stating they were acting under orders. One policemani came into the voting booth and I asked him to leave, which he did. Please advise the reason for the presence of these policemen and by whom they were requested. This election was under the direction of the Federal Government, and if we had desired the presence of enforcement officers, I would have made a request direct to the United States Marshal. This is the first instance in four years where the workers have had to pass by uniformed policemen when entering a voting booth to vote. I do not consider the workers are permitted to express themselves freely under such conditions. There was not even a controversy during the entire election and in all elections which we have held over a period of four years, we have never found it necessary to call in even one policeman. This show of police power yesterday was done without my consent or permission. Of course, you are aware that the conduct of this election was entirely under my supervision. Very truly yours, CWH.S CHARLES W. HOPE, N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT NO. 431 ALASKA JUNEAU MINING Co. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT No. 431-A See the testimony of Charles Fahy-Hearings Before Committee on Senate Education and Labor-66th Congress, First Session-On Bills to Amend the National Labor Relations Act-Part 15-pp. 2918, 2921-2922. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT NO. 431-B XIX-C-14: Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, Juneau, Alaska C-91: International Union of Mine, Mill and Sinelter Workers Local No. 203 11-23-35 Filed: AFL 8 (1) (2) 2-12-36: Complaint issued. 8 (1) (2) (3) (5) 3-12 to 3-21-36: Hearing 4-24-36: Intermediate Report (by Hope) 8 (1) (2) (3) (5) 7-21-36: Board's Order 8 (1) (2) (3) (5) 10-2-36: Petition for Enforcement to CCA 5-26-37: CCA Order enforcing Board's Order 1-25-39: Memo written by Directors to Board advising settlement completed. N. L. R. B. EXHIBIT NO. 431-C ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINING COMPANY AND INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MINE, MILL AND SMELTER WORKERS, LOCAL No. 203 |