OF LABOR HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR UNITED STATES SENATE SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION PURSUANT TO S. Res. 266 (74th Congress) A RESOLUTION TO INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS OF THE INTERFERENCE WITH THE RIGHT OF GAIN COLLECTIVELY PART 34 "LITTLE STEEL" Republic Steel Corporation LABOR RELATIONS POLICY AND PRACTICES REFUSAL TO SIGN UNION CONTRACT AUGUST 11, 1938 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor CONTENTS Testimony of- Page Butler, W. Earl, Youngstown, Ohio; captain, Republic Steel Cor- 13799 Gilroy, Joseph F., Canton, Ohio; captain, Republic Steel Corpora- 13799 Girdler, Tom M., Cleveland, Ohio; chairman, board of directors, Re- 13778, 13784, 13792, 13796, 13818, 13842, 13860 13802 Konkowski, Frank, Cleveland, Ohio; former Republic Steel Corpora- 13811 Konkowski, John, Cleveland, Ohio; former Republic Steel Corpora- 13811 McCulloch, Spencer R., St. Louis, Mo.; reporter, St. Louis Post- 13789 Moore, Frank L., Baltimore, Md.; former lieutenant of Republic Steel 13826 Patton, Thomas F., Cleveland, Ohio; general counsel, Republic Steel Corporation__. Sodders, Kenneth J., Cleveland, Ohio; Republic Steel Corporation policeman and former undercover man__. Todd, George E., Buffalo, N. Y.; captain, Republic Steel Corporation Torbic, James S., Monroe, Mich.; supervisor, police department, and in charge of industrial relations department, Republic Steel Cor- poration (The Newton Steel Co.)-- Voss, Joseph A., Cleveland, Ohio; director of industrial relations, White, Charles M., Cleveland, Ohio; vice president in charge of operations, Republic Steel Corporation. 13784, 13854, 13861, 13877, 13884 Williams, James L., Cleveland, Ohio, superintendent of police, Repub- Thursday, August 11, 1938, a. m.. Thursday, August 11, 1938, p. m. Testimony relating to the Republic Steel Corporation_. Policies and activities of the Republic Steel Corporation Formation of the Republic Steel Corporation__. Activities of Tom M. Girdler, chairman of board of directors, in forming corporation, and his prior experience_- Testimony relating to the Republic Steel Corporation-Continued. Policies and activities of the Republic Steel Corporation-Contd. Responsibility for antiunion activities of the corporation police NOTE.-References are to pages on which indicated testimony begins. |