NLRB v. Walt Disney Productions
Testimony: Day 2 of 7
October 9, 1942
Witness for the Prosecution: Art Babbitt
Babbitt continues his description of the bitter days that led up to the strike, as well as the strike itself and the months following. At Gunther Lessing's objection, he laughs out loud. Babbitt elucidates more details of the studio in an attempt to prove that he was considered a valuable employee and that his termination was purely discriminatory.
Pages (as notated in the top corners)
158 – ART BABBITT says Walt threatened to throw him out of the studio
161 – Walt told Babbitt his lack of assignments was because no directors wanted to work with him. Babbitt asked each director individually and they denied this.
166 – Guild voted to strike if Walt didn't meet to discuss layoffs (* Babbitt laughs at Lessing)
174 – Babbitt gets thrown out of the studio
180 – The Disney strike
193 – In August after the strike, Babbitt gets no assignments. Both sides want to get along
206 – Meeting with Lessing during the strike
212 – November's layoffs and lack of assignments for Babbitt
218 – Animator Classifications at Disney
230 – November layoffs
233 – September meeting between Disney and the Guild
236 – Babbitt's contracts
245 – The Bonus Plan and stock options, 1934-1940
253 – The Disney art class and Babbitt's lectures, 1932-1941
260 – Babbitt's credits (*including a Fantasia sequel)
278 – Slack periods at the studio
280 – Steps to becoming a Disney animator
284 – Working with Dante Quinterno in Argentina
291 – Working at Schlesinger's and enlisting in the U.S. Marines, with Herb Lamb's letter of rec.
301 – CROSS EXAMINATION. More on Quinterno
304 – November arbitration and Bill Pomerance
308 – Janofsky, the original Federation lawyer
310 – Babbitt's grievance of wrongful termination in November