Barry, Desmond A., president, Galveston Truck Lines, Houston Tex__ Batalias, Peter, member, International Union of Operating Engineers, Cheatham, W. M., Georgia State Chamber of Commerce__ Clark, Charles Patrick, counsel for the National Restaurant Associa- Harrison, George M., president, Brotherhood of Railway & Steam- ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees--. 619, 846 Hatch, Lloyd, Carpenters Local Union 639, Akron, Ohio-‒‒‒‒‒ 447, 468-470 Jennison, Raymond E., executive director, National Society of Koffroth, Curtis M., Carpenters Local Union 639, Akron, Ohio__ 447, 464–468 McGovern, John J., counsel for the National Restaurant Association__ 545 McKibbon, J. B., Jr., Georgia State Chamber of Commerce, and vice president, Mar-Jac Poultry Co., Gainesville, Ga___ Merritt, Charles W., of Lord, Day & Lord, legal counsel of the Ameri- Packard, Arthur J., chairman, governmental affairs committee of the 815 Power, Thomas William, Washington representative of the National 545 Robbins, Paul H., executive director, National Society of Professional 801 Rooney, Frank J., chairman, labor committee, Associated General 573 Ryan, M. O., manager, Washington office, American Hotel Association_ 815 515 Searer, James, owner, B. F. George Storage & Van Co., Inc., Muskegon, 725 Sheldon, Horace, on behalf of the Commerce & Industry Association 697 Shuff, Robert E., attorney and professor of labor law, and member, 447 Statement of-Continued Smith, Ellison D., on behalf of the South Carolina State Chamber of Page Stribling, G. Carroll, St. Louis Independent Packing Co., a division of 768 Triggs, Matt, Washington representative, American Farm Bureau Voorhees, Herbert W., New Jersey Farm Bureau, member of the executive committee of the board of directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation.. 556 Weir, Stanley M., St. Louis (Mo.) Independent Packing Co....... 791 447 Letters, formal statements, etc. : Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen, AFL-CIO, in reply Commerce & Industry Association of New York, Inc., presented by Gray, Richard J., Building & Construction Trades, AFL-CIO, letter 673 797 797 673 706 603 Hatch, Lloyd M., Carpenters Local 639, Akron, Ohio, letter re appeal 469 815 McClellan, Hon. John L., a U.S. Senator, re prehire provision of Kennedy-Ives bill, remarks taken from Congressional Record, June 17, 1958 613 McKibbon, J. B., Jr., Georgia State Chamber of Commerce, appendix to statement of April 14, 1959_. Meany, George, president AFL-CIO, letter March 27, 1959, re asserted refusals of Sheet Metal Workers Union to install equipment produced by Burt Manufacturing Co-----. Robbins, Paul H., National Society of Professional Engineers, supplemental statement, and decision of court of appeals in case of Operating Engineers Local 3 v. NLRB__ 671 646 603 Operating Engineers Local 3 v. NLRB, decision December 16, 1957- 804 608 814 728 Stribling, G. Carroll, St. Louis Independent Packing Co., a division of Swift & Co--- Weir, Stanley M., for St. Louis Independent Packing Co----. 768 759 LABOR-MANAGEMENT REFORM LEGISLATION TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1959 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT REFORM LEGISLATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 429, Old House Office Building, Hon. Phil M. Landrum (cochairman) presiding. Present: Representatives Landrum, Barden (chairman of the full committee), Perkins (cochairman), Wier, Roosevelt, Dent, Pucinski, Hoffman, Ayres, Griffin, and Hiestand. Present also: Russell C. Derrickson, acting clerk, full committee; Charles M. Ryan, general counsel; Melvin W. Sneed, minority clerk; Kenneth C. McGuiness, labor consultant to minority members, and W. Wilson Young, subcommittee clerk. Mr. LANDRUM. The committee will come to order. This morning we have Mr. Robert E. Shuff, who is a professor of labor law at the University in Akron, Ohio, and also a practicing attorney. I understand that is primarily in the field of labor law practice; is that correct? STATEMENTS OF JOHN E. WORCESTER, C. M. KOFFROTH, DAVID DAVISSON, LLOYD HATCH, AND ROBERT E. SHUFF, MEMBERS, CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 639, UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF AMERICA Mr. SHUFF. That is correct, Mr. Chairman. Mr. LANDRUM. And with him are members of the Carpenters Union. We understand, Mr. Shuff, that you wish to proceed, first, from a prepared statement that you have and that you will indicate at the point in your statement when you are ready to be questioned; is that correct, sir? Mr. SHUFF. That is correct, Mr. Chairman. Mr. LANDRUM. You may proceed. I will ask if there is further identification of yourself that is necessary for the record, that you do that at the outset and that also you identify those who accompany you here and who may later make statements in the course of the hearing. Mr. SHUFF. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is Robert E. Shuff, 1316 First National Tower, Akron, Ohio. I am associated with the firm of Kennedy, Wogel, Shuff, & Mason. In addition I might say that I represent approximately 90 percent of the local unions in the Akron area. Mr. GRIFFIN. You represent 90 percent of the local unions? Mr. SHUFF. Local unions in the area. Mr. Chairman, and Congressmen, we, of course, have been supenaed in here this morning. That is, Mr. John Worcester, of Akron, Ohio, Mr. David Davisson, of Akron, Ohio, Mr. Curtis Koffroth, and Mr. Lloyd Hatch, all being carpenters in the city of Akron. I feel that I should give you gentlemen some background here as to what we are talking about with regard to the identity of the council and local union hearing involved. We are talking about a district council of carpenters covering what we call the tricounty area in Akron, Ohio, which is Summit, Medina, and Portage Counties. There are approximately 3,000 carpenters members of that council, consisting of local unions No. 7, local 639 is the Akron local; 638 has about 1,500 members. The district council is represented by 14 delegates out of approximately 30. Of that district council, Mr. George Scott is the president. Mr. Howard Johns, who we will speak of in detail here, is the secretary-treasurer. Mr. Harry Swartzer is known as the international representative of the international union out of Cleveland. Mr. Charles W. Johnson is president of the local 639. Now, these names will become important as Mr. Worcester and the rest of the witnesses testify here as to the activities on behalf of these individuals. As we understand it, you have subpenaed us here to talk about basically free elections and more or less a bill of rights, or guaranteed free speech in campaigning for elections. We will address our remarks to that question as to what has hap pened to these four gentlemen in the situation of elections and campaigning within the district council and the local union. Mr. PUCINSKI. Mr. Chairman, on a point of order. Have they been actually subpenaed? Mr. LANDRUM. Yes. Mr. AYRES. If the gentleman will yield, I might clarify that for you, Mr. Pucinski. In some of the constitutions of our unions they are not permitted to talk about the internal affairs. These gentlemen might find themselves in more serious trouble than they are with their union if they volunteered the information. With this information being so important to the committee they had to answer the subpena. Mr. WIER. Are we going into investigations now? I have some unions I would like to investigate. Mr. LANDRUM. Mr. Wier, we will have time. I would suggest that we let this witness proceed. Mr. WIER. Good enough. I am just asking. Mr. LANDRUM. We will have enough time. We will hear any witnesses you desire. Go ahead, Mr. Shuff. Mr. SHUFF. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The activity we will speak of commenced, and I think these dates may be important to you and probably it will be advisable for you to take |