Weekly Report

OUTSTANDING EVENTS AND PROBLEMS.

This week, Captain Atkins, of the Navy Department, reported to Mr. George Johnson, Deputy Chairman, on a controversy at Dravo Shipbuilding Company, Neville Island, Pennsylvania. Thirty-five Negro workers were discharged in connection with a wage dispute. At present, no FEPC action seems necessary, but we are keeping in touch with the situation. Mr. Elmer Henderson, Director of Region VI, reported that the strike involving Negro workers in the Illinois Ordnance Plant at Herrin, Illinois, has been settled.¹

IMPORTANT CONTACTS WITH REGIONAL OFFICES, OTHER DIVISIONS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

Because of a request from Region II, a ruling is being sought from the Deputy Chairman on whether proposed employment of all-Negro deck crews on ships of the Texas Oil Company is discriminatory. Region II has also asked whether certain Army hiring regulations on Japanese are discriminatory. Additional information has been requested. The Regional Director of Region II proposes that he be given jurisdiction over all War Shipping Administration cases on the East Coast. Additional information is being requested.²

A question involving the operating agreement with WMC arose in Region V. This matter is fully explained in a memorandum being prepared.³

Region VI is being advised that the Deputy Chairman has ruled we have no jurisdiction over motion picture theater employment complaints.⁴

A question of jurisdiction over a case involving the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway in Region IX has been submitted to the Deputy Chairman for a ruling.⁵

Region X raised a question on the handling of railway complaints, and the hearings division indicates that a special new instruction is being prepared on this. Requests for additional office space and personnel matters in Region X have also been acted upon and explained in attached memorandum.⁶

ASSIGNMENTS TO CENTRAL STAFF.

Mr. Bloch:

Region III—Memorandum re Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot.

Region VII—Memorandum on Brookley Air Field, 7-GR-141.

Region VII—Memorandum re Amanda Lee Crosby.

Region VII—Memorandum re Iron Workers Local, 7-UR-59.

Region VII—Memorandum re Railroad Retirement Board, 7-GR-168.

I do not expect early action on these since Mr. Bloch is working on Smith Committee matter for the Director of Field Operations.

Mr. Metzger:

The following assignments were completed by Mr. Metzger:

1. Memorandum on Disposition of Corpus Christi, Texas cases.
2. Memorandum reviewing and recommending further action on Charles Schwab v. Hydraulic Machinery, Inc., 5-BC-1213.
3. F.D.R.’s previously assigned.

New assignments given to Mr. Metzger include:

1. Memorandum from Region XII on Mexican Consul.
2. Memorandum from Region IX re St. Louis Aircraft Company.
3. War Department—6-GC-138.
4. Taking necessary action on Weekly Reports from Regions IX, XI, AND XII.
   Also, the following FDR’s:
   Region VI—15
   Region VIII—1
   Region XII—2

Mr. Mitchell:

Assignments completed are attached or included in this report.

I have reviewed and taken action on questions raised in Weekly Reports other than those being handled by Mr. Metzger.

The following FDR’s have been reviewed and acted upon:

Region V—3
Region X—23

NEW R.D'S, FIELD LETTERS, OR FIELD INSTRUCTIONS

I have prepared and sent out the following R.D’s:

Date and Summary of Complaint—No. 47
Satisfactory Adjustment—No. 48
Language in FDR’s—No. 49