From The KDDK Advantage - February/March 2007

From the KDDK Archives

Arthur Donovan (1910-2000) was known as an outstanding labor attorney. He earned his law degree in 1937 and soon after joined the emerging National Labor Relations Board, established by Congress to stabilize U.S. labor relations after major strikes.

When World War II erupted, Arthur attended Officers Candidate School and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was sent to Atlanta to deal with labor problems involving defense contractors in the Southeastern states. If there was threat of a strike, Arthur’s job was to try to settle it. If no settlement could be reached, he was to place an American flag in front of the plant and take control of it for the government. The work was dangerous but vital to maintaining wartime production. A colonel, recommending Arthur for a promotion, wrote in 1945: “It is not believed to be an exaggeration to say that Lt. Donovan is undoubtedly one of the ablest industrial relations men in the southeast.” Arthur was promoted to captain and that same year would be named to an American legal team for the prosecution of Nazi war criminals.

This excerpt is based on the firm’s 100-year history, written by retired news editor Bill Jackson.

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