Bauman Brothers Furniture Manufacturing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 29, 1940

23 N.L.R.B. 297 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter Of MAY BAUMAN, HARRY BAUMAN, STANLEY BAUMAN,
MORRIS BAUMAN, AND LEO BAUMAN, DOING BUSINESS AS BAUMAN
BROTHERS FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY and UNITED FUR-
NITURE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 576, C. I. O.
Cases Nos . C-1174 and R--1106
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 1940
On December 27, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision, Order, and Direction of Elections 1
in the above-entitled proceedings, and on March 19, 1940, a Supple-
mental Direction of Elections.2 Pursuant to the Supplemental Direc-
tion of Elections, elections by secret ballot were conducted on April
2, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director
for the Twenty-first Region (Los Angeles, California). On April 3,
1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly
served upon the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
GENERAL GROIIP
Total number eligible to vote-------------------------------- 25
Total number of ballots cast--------------------------------- 24
Total number of valid votes cast----------------------------- 21
Total number of votes for Furniture Workers Union, Local No.
1561, A P. of L------------------------------------------- 2
Total number of votes for Local No. 576, United Furniture
Workers of America, C. I. 0-------------------------------- 16
Total number of votes for neither----------------------------- 3
Total number of challenged ballots-------------------------- 3
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 0
318 N .L.R B 773.
2 21 N L. R B. 772.
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298 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
UPHOLSTERERS
Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 43
Tdtal` number of ballots cast_________________________________ 45
Total number of valid votes cast_____________________________ 42
Total number of votes for Local No. 576, United Furniture
Workers of America, C. I. 0_______________________________ 27
Total number of votes for Upholsterers International Union of
North America, Local No. 15, A F. of L_____________________ 15
Total number of votes for neither____________________________ 0
Total number of challenged ballots___________________________ 3
Total number of blank ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of voil ballots_________________________________ 0
On April'9, 1940, Upholsterers' International Union of North Amer-
ica, Local No. 15, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor,
herein called Local No. 15, filed with the Regional Director objections
to the conduct of the ballot and the Election Report. On April 11,
1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section
9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series
2, as amended, issued a Report on Objections, copies of which were
duly served upon the parties. In his Report on Objections, the Re'
gional Director found that the objections raised no substantial and
material issues with respect to the conduct of the election.
We have considered the objections of Local No. 15 and the Regional
Director's Report thereon. We find that the objections raise no sub-
stantial and material issues with respect to the conduct of the elec-
tions. The objections are hereby overruled.
CERTIFICATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor
Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations
Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS THEREBY CERTIFIED that United Furniture Workers of America,
Local No. 576, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority
of, all employees of Max Bauman, Harry Bauman, Stanley Bauman,
Morris Bauman, and Leo Bauman, doing business as Bauman Brothers
Furniture Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles, California, exclud-
ing office workers, teamsters, upholsterers, and supervisory employees,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
United Furniture Workers of America, Local No. 576, C. I. 0., is the
exclusive bargaining representative of all such employees for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours
of employment, and other conditions of employment.
BAUMAN BROTHERS FURNITURE MANUFACTURING co. 299
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Furniture Workers of America,
Local No. 576, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority
of all`upholsterers employed by Max Bauman, Harry Bauman, Stanley
Bauman, Morris Bauman, and Leo Bauman, doing business as Bauman
Brothers Furniture Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor
Relations Act, United Furniture Workers of America, Local No. 576,
C. I. 0., is the exclusive bargaining representative of all such em-
ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates
of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment.
MR. WILLIAM M. LEIsERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Certifications of Representatives.