Whether or not studio employes, from Greta Garbo to studio gatekeepers, can take their labor difficulties to the National Labor Relations Board has been a controversial subject in the cinema industry since the Supreme Court upheld the Wagner Act last year. Last week it was answered when the NLRB handed down a long-awaited decision involving Hollywood's 350 screen writers, most of whom make between $150 and $5,000 a week.
Screen writers have been trying to organize an effective union since 1933, when producers summarily cut their pay 50%. Principal result has been...
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