The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-24
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Actors and Artistes over all perform
ers in the amusement and entertain
ment world, expressed the belief that
the action of the Actors and Artistes
in revoking the charter of the Ameri-
can Federation of Actors was unduly
severe, called upon the Actors and
Artistes to reinstate the charter of the
American Federation of Actors and
all of its officers and members, with
draw the charter issued to the Ameri
can Guild of Variety Artists, and that
an election of all officers of the Amer
lean Federation of Actors be held
within 80 days.
Pending the election the American
Federation of Actors would be man.
aged by committee of 10 composed
of representatives of all the actors
groups and three representatives of
the American Federation Of Labor. In
addition the Council instructed the
Stage Employees and Moving Picture
Machine Operators international Alli-
ance to withdraw the charter issued to
the American Federation of Actors.
The text of the Executive Councils
decision follows:
The Executive Council having care
fully considered all phases of the
present unfortunate controversy in the
amusement and entertainment world
and desirous of affecting an adjust
ment in keeping with the constitution
al requirements, rules, and regulations
of the American Federation of Labor,
and with fairness, equity and justice
to all concerned, has reached the fol-
lowing conclusions and decisions:
Jurisdiction of Actors and Artistes
Defined
l. The Associated Actors and Ar
tistes is an affiliated international
union, chartered by the American
Federation of Labor and as such is
entitled to enjoy all the rights and
privileges accorded any other national
and international union. While it's
autonomy to administer it's affairs is
freely conceded, including it's right to
secure enforcement of it's laws, rules
and regulations by whatever means it
may prescribe, nevertheless, our fed
Grafton with one another as national
and international unions requires that
the rights and interests of all other
afiiliates must be considered and be
fairly dealt with.
II. The jurisdiction of the Associ-
ated Actors and Artistes as hereto
fore defined by Convention action and
decisions of the Executive Council is
reaffirmed, that is, that this organ
ization has jurisdiction over all per-
formers in the amusement and enter
tainment world.
Charter Revocation Was Too Severe
Penalty
Ill. Without passing judgment upon
charges or counte} charges. involved
and trial had, and " ,ile the revocation
| of the charterA4f ae American Fed
z erationFof Actors was within the au-
thority of the Associated Actors and
Artistes, in our Judgment this penalty
was unduly severe in that it penalized
thousands of members of the actors
profession for an alleged offense we
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out inflicting harm on any officer or
member or questioning his or her
character. We are advised a more
moderate form was impossible because
Of the character and relations Of or
ganizations making UP the Associated
Actors and Artistes, which in our
judgment is more in the nature of a
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scales in effect in the dry cleaning
laundry, hotel and restaurant indus
tries.
He pointed out that $150,615.60 in
personal service and travelling expense
items were slashed from his budget
request by the General Assembly
making it impossible to apply the
minimum wage law to other indus
tries.
Action by the state emergency board
would be necessary to allocate the ad-
ditional funds necessary for compli-
ance with the requests contained in
the Union petitions.
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