(A complete subject index will be compiled and printed, as a separate volume, at the conclusion of all hearings on labor-management relations) Armstrong, George W., president, Texas Steel Co., and chairman of the industrial relations committee of the National Association of Manufacturers; accompanied by Leo Teplow, industrial relations Blatnik, Hon. John A., a Representative in Congress from the State 734 Proposed amendments to Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947_ Denbo, Milton C., representing the Hawaii Employers' Council--- Denham, Robert N., former General Counsel, National Labor Rela- 395 Extract of testimony before Senate committee relative to amend- Franks, Maurice R., president, National Labor-Management Founda- Margulies, Newton L., attorney, Des Moines, Iowa--- 676 The effect of NLRB decisions on the right of management to free 703 639 Meany, George, president of the American Federation of Labor. Extracts from remarks of President Eisenhower_. Titus, Shirley C., chairman, Committee on Employment Conditions of Public laws, bills, and reports: House Report 2050, 80th Congress-Investigation to ascertain scope of H. R. 3639 (Mr. Machrowicz)__ 469 470 472 652 491 LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1953 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to recess, in the caucus room of the House Oflice Building, Hon. Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. (chairman) presiding. Present: Representatives McConnell, Gwinn, Smith, Kearns, Kersten, Bosch, Holt, Rhodes, Wainwright, Frelinghuysen, Kelley, Lucas, Bailey, Perkins, Howell, Elliott, Landrum, Metcalf, and Miller. Present also: John O. Graham, chief clerk; Fred G. Hussey, minority clerk; Edward A. McCabe, general counsel; Jock Hoghland, assistant general counsel; Russell C. Derrickson, chief investigator; and Ben H. Johnson, investigator. Chairman McCONNELL. The hearings will come to order. The witness today is Mr. Robert N. Denham, former General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. We are pleased to have you here, Mr. Denham, and I notice you have submitted a statement. I presume you are planning to read it, and it is not very long, and after that, if it is agreeable to you, the members will ask questions. STATEMENT OF ROBERT N. DENHAM, FORMERLY THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Mr. DENHAM. I shall be very pleased to answer any questions that I can, Mr. Chairman. Chairman McCONNELL, Will you proceed? Mr. DENHAM. Gentlemen, I greatly appreciate the invitation to appear here and the opportunity to discuss our current labor regulatory legislation and what, if anything, to do about it in the light of a fairly extensive and intimate association with the laws and their administration in the past. By way of introduction, I am Robert N. Denham, an attorney specializing in the law of labor relations and related fields, with my offices at 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, D. C. In March 1938 I became a trial examiner for the National Labor Relations Board, under the Wagner Act, and sat in that capacity until August 1947, when I was appointed General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board under the provisions of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, which we popularly call the Taft-Hartley Act. In September 1950 I resigned and engaged in the practice of law in Washington. Since then, my practice has continued to bring me in close contact with the Taft-Hartley Act and its administration. |