J. - National Labor Relations Board

10 FOITRTH ANNUAL REPORT OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARDJ. Warren Madden and General Counsel Charles Fahy appeared aswitnesses 29 before the Committee."In the Report submitted to the Committee, and in the testimony ofits Members and General Counsel, the Board made a thorough analysisof the proposed amendments, and of the act and its work under itsprovisions, and stated its position on the proposed amendments.The hearings before the House Committee were still in progress atthe close of the fiscal year ended June 30, 1939. The hearings beforethe Committee continued in July 1939 and concluded on July 26, 1939.On that date the hearings were adjourned until January 1940.On July 20, 1939, the House of Representatives passed a resolutionfor the appointment of a Committee of five Members of the Houseto investigate the National Labor Relations Board and the administrationof the National Labor Relations Acts'At the time of going to press, the Board, at the request of theSpecial Committee to Investigate the National Labor Relations Board,appointed by the Speaker of the House pursuant to the resolution,is furnishing material requested by this Committee for its investigation."F. CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES AS BONA FIDE UNDER TERFAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938During the fiscal year the Board certified a number of labororganizations as bona fide under the provisions of section 7 (b) ofthe Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 33 During the year, theBoard received 124 requests for such certification, and issued 113.certifications. Five requests were denied and six were pending onJune 30, 1939. Ninety-nine American Federation of Labor unionswere so certified, 12 Congress of Industrial Organizations unions,and two unaffiliated unions. The Board has certified labor organizationsas bona fide where the labor organization has previously beencertified by the Board under section 9 of the National Labor RelationsAct, or where the labor organization is an affiliate of aninternational or parent organization which has previously beencertified by the Board under section 9, or where another local of thesame international or parent organization has previously been certifiedunder section 9•34The following chapters review in detail the work of the Boar&during the fiscal year.29 Board Members Edwin S. Smith (Hearings, Vol. 5, July 7, 1939, pp. 1561-1586), andDonald Wakefield Smith (Hearings, Vol. 8, pp. 2166-2183), appeared as witnesses beforethe Committee after the close of the fiscal year.8°Testimony of J. Warren Madden, Hearings, Vol. 2, May 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, and 31, 1939,pp. 307-520.Testimony of Charles Fahy, Hearings, Vol. 2, May 31, June 2, 6, and 7, 1939. Vol. 3,June 27 and 28, 1939, pp. 1017-1279. (A statement- by Mr. Fahy was also inserted Intothe record, Hearings, Vol. 8, pp. 2143-2166).81 H. Res. 258, 76th Cong., let sees.32 Contrary to usual practice, this section refers to the Hearings of the Senate and House-Committees beyond June 30. 1939, as well as to the House resolution of July 20. 1939, toinvestigate the Board and to the beginning of the investigation by the Special Committee_It is believed that these matters are of sufficient importance to be thus reported.03 52 Stat. 1060; 29 U. S. C. 201-219.m See ch. VI, D., post, for more detailed report.