Members of the Screen Actors Guild arrive by plane in Chicago to petition the A.F. of L. (American Federation of Labor) convention to settle the Hollywood movie strike. The committee says the tie-up is a jurisdictional quarrel that threatens motion picture entertainment for millions. Shows members of the Screen Actors Guild as actor Walter Pidgeon reads a prepared statement. Sitting at the head of the table is a very young Ronald Reagan. Shows striking A.F. Of L. union workers carrying signs on picket line. Shows police arresting some of the strikers. Workers on strike, picket line of striking union workers.
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