National Labor Relations Board v. Teamsters and Allied Workers, Hawaii Local 996, Etc., and Arthur A. Rutledge and Harry Kuhia, Jr.

The National Labor Relations Board, hereinafter called the Labor Board or the Board, has petitioned this Court for enforcement of the order which the Board, on December 27, 1961, made against the respondents. The Board’s order is reported at 134 N.L.R.B., No. 157. Section 10(e) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 160 (e), confers jurisdiction upon this Court to enforce the Board’s orders in proper cases. The Board’s finding that the employment relations involved in the case were sufficiently concerned with commerce to enable the Board to take jurisdiction of the case is not contested by the respondent.

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., hereinafter called Fox Film, an enterprise engaged in the production of motion pictures with headquarters in Hollywood, California, produced the film South Pacific in the summer and early fall of 1957. The production took place on the island of Kauai, one of the outlying islands of the then Territory of Hawaii. It was necessary for Fox Film to make arrangements, in advance of production, for a supply of labor, including carpenters, painters, motor vehicle drivers and special motor equipment operators, at the remote location…