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COMMISSIONER METHVIN: I think the very fact
that you are not familiar with that case is interesting.
In such a case would you not consider it your general
counsel's duty to cause an inquiry to be made whether
the rank and file members of that local or other locals
up and uown the East Coast were deterred by a climate
of fear?
MR. CONNERTON: Well, my understanding is that
an investigation was made of that situation, Mr. Methvin
by the International Union.
a file on that matter.
The International Union has
I'm saying I haven't looked at that file in a
long period of time and, until I get a chance to look at
it and refresh my memory, I'm just not prepared to dis­
cuss the specifics of the situation. But I would be
very happy to go back and look at the file and see what
is there.
COMMISSIONER METHVIN: I would like to ask you
about your lobbying efforts in Washington and about,
again, the pamphlet that was prepared and issued recently
by your law firm.
Your firm has circulated a memo under the
AFL-CIO Buildings Trade Council, which says -- this was
in 1983, I believe, "We are working --" this is regarding
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