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The War Labor Board WLB was a federal executive branch office that had authority to settle all labor disputes that could interfere with domestic industrial production during World War II — Established within the Office of Executive Management on January 12, , WLB was a tripartite body consisting of twelve commissioners appointed by the president, with four commissioners representing management, four commissioners representing labor, and four commissioners representing the public. The chairman and vice-chairman were selected from the public's representatives.
Labor and management representatives agreed there would be no strikes or lockouts for the duration of the war. To resolve more quickly any disputes that might arise, WLB created ten regional offices, each with twelve commissioners who were vested with nearly the same powers as the national commissioners. Labor disputes were escalated according to a defined procedure. Browse Articles By Category Browse an area of study or degree level. Course Requirements for a History Major: You are viewing lesson Lesson 22 in chapter 14 of the course:.
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The union made no demands on the employers, but on August 1, , all union members stopped making records and transcriptions.
Early in August , the Department of Justice charged the union with violation of the anti-trust laws. The complaint was dismissed in the lower courts on the ground that the controversy was a labor dispute and the union was, therefore, immune from such prosecution.
The Supreme Court affirmed this decision. The next development was a hearing before a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, pursuant to Senate Resolution , 77th Congress, second session, regarding the use of mechanical re- production of music. The hearings were held on a number of days in September and then discontinued until February The February hearings disclosed for the first time the unions demands.
The principle demand involved payment to the unions of an agreed sum on each recording made, and the fund thus created was to be used in various ways for the alleviation of unemployment.
The employers upon hearing the union demands rejected them and took steps to bring the controversy before the National War Labor Board on the grounds that the cessation of work constitutes a work stoppage seriously interfering with the war effort and they asked the Board to terminate the strike. The Panel was composed of Arthur S. The Panel started the hearings on September 7, and on September 9 decided to adjourn until September 20, so as the Musician Union and World Broadcasting System could put their verbal contract agreement into written form.
The hearing was reconvened on September 21 and then adjourned until September The Panel at this time adjourned until October 20, at the request of the parties so that they could negotiate privately.
The Panel on various occasions at the request of the parties acted as mediator. When the hearings were resumed on October 20, , six of the seven original companies had signed agreements with the union.
Disputes before the War Labor Board [U.S. National War Labor Board] on www.farmersmarketmusic.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Board to adjust labor disputes by assisting the parties to negotiate agreements, by affording . exhausted before the War Labor Board takes jurisdiction."
The remaining company, National Broadcasting Co. The Panel finished its hearings on November 22, and submitted its report and recommendations to the National War Labor Board on March 9, The union's position in the hearings was that: The companies' position in the hearing was that: The Panel, besides having to evaluate the demands of both sides, had to consider if the Union's demand for an unemployment fund was a "customary" demand or a usual and novel demand which the union was able to impose due to wartime conditions.
The NWLB could not impose on companies unusual and novel union demands which arise due to wartime conditions.
From the guide to the United States. Catherwood Library, Cornell University. The National Board further decentralized in , when it established special tripartite commissions and panels to deal with particular industries on a national basis.
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