SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

PURSUANT TO

H. Res. 258...

(76th Congress)
A RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE
TO INVESTIGATE THE NATIONAL LABOR

RELATIONS BOARD

Volume 1

DECEMBER 114-DECEMBER 12, 1939

Printed for the use of the Special Committee to Investigate

SCRARY

STANAL

NOV

4
HEARINGS

1940
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INUOCURVE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

BEFORE THE

DIV.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

PURSUANT TO

H. Res. 258...

(76th Congress)
A RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE
TO INVESTIGATE THE NATIONAL LABOR

RELATIONS BOARD

Volume 1

DECEMBER 11-DECEMBER 12, 1939

Printed for the use of the Special Committee to Investigate

the National Labor Relations Board

MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE

HOWARD W. SMITH, Virginia, Chairman
ARTHUR D. HEALEY, Massachusetts
ABE MURDOCK, Utah
CHARLES A. HALLECK, Indiana
HARRY N. ROUTZOHN, Ohio

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EDMUND M. TOLAND
General Counsel to the Committee

WALTER H. E. JAEGER, Technical Adviser
ROGER ROBB, Assistant General Counsel
J. JENKYN DAVIES, Principal Attorney
THOMAS S. HINKEL, Principal Attorney

ATTORNEYS

JAMES H. BROCK

ROBERT C. PATTERSON A. GUY HOPE

EMMANUEL SALEVOURIS EDWARD R. KENNEY

WILLIAM J. SHAUGHNESSY CARY L, MAY

ROBERT R, SILLS LEO J. MEADS

PAUL C. SMITH
DWIGUT H. OWEN

EDWARD P. TROXELL
WM. WINTON WARREN

RUSSELL A. WHITESELL

Clerk to the Committee

ATTACHÉS WOODRUFF J. DEEM

ARTHU'R REILLY RALEIGH D. JONES

CHARLES G. WOOD CHARLES A. RANDALL

DANIEL W. WEGGELAND

CHARLES FAHY
General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board

CONTENTS

WITNESSES

Istimony of-

Page

Leiserson, William M., Washington, D. C.; member, National Labor

Relations Board.

2-141

Apendix.

143-342

DAYS

Monday, December 11, 1939, a. m.

Hoiar, December 11, 1939, p. m.
Tsiay, December 12, 1939, a. m.
liesday, December 12, 1939, p. m.

1-31
31-61
63-108
108-141

58

BOARD CASES INVOLVED

Luna Garment Co..

20–21, 25, 50

Aluminum Co. of America.

129

A-vrican Machine & Foundry Co.-

68

American Viscose Co...

42, 52

Azzly Radio Corp-

59

Hoaxson Printing Co..

60

Besdir Products Corp-

126

Black & Co.--

36-37, 114

F E. Booth & Co..

53-58, 89, 91-92, 106

Jibon Bradley Co.

127

Burroughs Adding Machine Co..

61

Cilanese Corp

30

Chicago Valleable Casting Co..

20–21, 44-48, 127
Chrysler Co.

20-21, 49

(l/de-Mallory Lines.

33-35, 132

Covolidated Aircraft Co.

20-21

Consumers Power Co.,

132

Coos Bay Lumber Co.

128, 130

Cornublet Bros.

General Electric Co..

20–21, 26-28, 110

General Motors Co..

129, 135
Henry Glass & Co.

45-46

Great Lakes Steel Corp-

129

Hazel- Atlas Glass Co.

32, 36–37, 112-114

William Randolph Hearst et al..

81

1. A. T. S. E. cases

26-28

lora Southern Utilities Co.

133

Isthmian Steamship Co.-

Johnson-Car per Furniture Co.

59