Dreamland Bedding & Upholstery Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 18, 1940

23 N.L.R.B. 948 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of DREAMLAND BEDDING & UPHOLSTERY CO., JOHN HOEY
COMPANY, PACIFIC FELT COMPANY , ROME Co., INC., RUTHERFORD &
HOOD, SAN FRANCISCO BEDDING COMPANY , SUNSET FEATHER COM-
PANY, WILSON & JANSEN and UNITED FURNITURE WORKERS OF
AMERICA, CIO , #262, FURNITURE WORKERS UNION #1541,
A. F. OF L.
Cases Nos. RE-7 to RE-13, inclusive
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 1940
On April 19, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Elections 1 in the
above-entitled proceedings. Pursuant to the Direction of Elections,
elections by secret ballot were conducted among certain employees of
Paul Spagnoli, an individual doing business as Dreamland Bedding
& Upholstery Co.; Rutherford & Hood, a copartnership; Albert
Strauch, an individual doing business as San Francisco Bedding
Company; Sunset Feather Company, a corporation; and Wilson &
Jansen, a copartnership, respectively, herein collectively called the
Companies, all of San Francisco, California, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Twentieth Region (San
Francisco, California). On April 30, 1940, the Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and
duly served upon the parties involved in the aforesaid elections respec-
tive Election Reports on said elections. No objections to the conduct
of the ballots or to the respective Election Reports have been filed
by any of said parties.
As to the balloting and its results among employees of the Com-
panies, the Regional Director reported as follows :
DREAMLAND BEDDING & UPHOLSTERY CO.
Total number eligible to vote--------------------------------- 24
Number of votes for Furniture Workers Union, Local 1541,
A. F. of L------------------------------------------------- 14
1 22 N. L R B 1120
23 N. L. R. B., No. 101.
948
DREAMLAND' BEDDING & UPHOLSTERY COMPANY 949
Number of votes for United Furniture Workers of America,
Local 262, C. I. 0------------------------------------------ 6
Number of votes for neither---------------------------------- 0
TOTAL NUMBER OF BALLOTS COUN: ED--------- ------------------- 20
Number of blank ballots-------------------------------------- 0
Number of void ballots--------------------------------------- 0
Number of challenged ballots--------------------------------- 2
RUTHERFORD & HOOD
Total number eligible to vote-------------------------------- 12
Number of votes for Furniture Workers Union, Local 1541,
A. F. L--------------------------------------------------- It
Number of votes for United Furniture Workers of America,
Local 262, C. I 0----------------------------------------- 0
Number of votes for neither--------------------------------- 0,
TOTAL NUMBER OF BALLOTS COUNTED--------------------------- 12
Number of blank ballots----- ---------------- 0
Number of void ballots ------------------------------------- = 0
Number of challenged ballots-------------------------------- 0
SAN FRANCISCO BEDDING COMPANY
Total number eligible to vote------------------------------- 15
Number of votes fbr- Furniture -Workers Union, Local 1541,
A. F. L---------------------------------------------------- 12
Number of votes for United Furniture Workers of America,
Local 262, C. I. 0----------------------------------------- 0
Number of votes for neither--------------------------------- 0
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES COUNTED------------------------------ 12
Number of blank ballots------------------------------------ 0
Number of void ballots-------------------------------------- 0
Number of challenged ballots ------------- ------------------- 0
SUNSET FEATHER COMPANY'
Total number eligible to vote------------------------------- 12
Number of votes for Furniture Workers Union, Local 1541,
A, F. L--------------------------------------------------- 12
Number of votes for United Furniture Workers of America,
Local 262, C. I 0----------------------------------------- 0
Number of votes for neither--------------------------------. 0
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES COUNTED------------------------------ 12
Number of blank ballots------------------------------------ 0
Number of void ballots-------------------------------------- 0
Number of challenged ballots-------------------------------- 2
2 The Election Report states that the challenged ballots were not counted so the total
number eligible to vote must have been 14. Since the apparent error could nbt possibly
affect the certification, we will disregard it.
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WILSON & JANSEN
Total number eligible to vote-------------------------------- 24
Number of votes for Furniture Workers Union, Local 1541,
A. F. L--------------------------------------------------- 20
Number of votes for United Furniture Workers of America,
Local 262, C. I. 0----------------------------------------- 1
Number of votes for neither--------------------------------- 0
TOTAL NU1II3ER OF VOTES COUNTED-------- -------------------- 21
Number of blank ballots------------------------------------ 0
Number of void ballots-------------------------------------- 0
Number of challenged ballots-------------------------------- 2
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
T
By, virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions 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 HEREBY CERTIFIED that Furniture Workers Union, Local #1541,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A.• F. of
L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees`
of Paul Spagnoli, an individual doing business as Dreamland Bed-
ding & Upholstery Co., San Francisco, California, engaged in the
fabricating, repairing, renovating, assembling, or handling of furni-
ture and bedding or parts thereof, including foremen engaged gen-
erally as working foremen, helpers, apprentices, maintenance men,
and all other workers, but excluding employees listed in Appendix
A, executives, salesmen, truck drivers, general office employees, ship-
ping clerks, non-working foremen engaged generally in supervisory
non-working duties, and foremen who take no part in the fabricating,
repairing, renovating, assembling, or handling of furniture, bedding,
or parts thereof, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining and that pursuant to Section 9, (a) of the Act, Furniture
Workers Union, Local #1541, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, A. F. of L., is the exclusive representative of all
such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect
to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment ; and
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Furniture Workers Union, Local #1541,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A. F. of
L., has been designated and selected by it majority of all employees
of Rutherford & Hood, San Francisco, California, a copartnership,
8 See, Appendix A.
DREAMLAND BEDDING & UPHOLSTERY COMPANY - 951
engaged in the fabricating, repairing, renovating, assembling, or han-
dling of furniture and bedding or parts thereof, including foremen
engaged generally as working foremen, helpers, apprentices, mainte-
nance men, and all other workers, but excluding executives, salesmen,
truck drivers, general office employees, shipping clerks, non-working
foremen engaged generally in supervisory non-working duties, and
foremen who take no part in the fabricating, repairing, renovating,
assembling, or handling of furniture, bedding, or parts thereof, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that
pursuant -to=Section 9 (a)' of the; Act, Furniture Workers Union,
Local #1541, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, A. F. of L., is the exclusive bargaining representative of all
such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect
to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment; and
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Furniture Workers Union, Local #1541,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A. F. of
L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of
Albert Strauch, San Francisco, California, an individual doing busi-
ness as San Francisco Bedding Company, engaged in the fabricating,
repairing, renovating, assembling, or handling of furniture and bed-
ding or parts thereof, including foremen engaged generally as work-
ing foremen, helpers, apprentices, maintenance men, and all other
workers, but excluding executives, salesmen, truck drivers, general
office employees, shipping clerks, non-working foremen engaged gen-
erally in supervisory non-working duties, and foremen who take no
part in the fabricating, repairing, renovating, assembling, or handling
of furniture, bedding, or parts thereof, as their representative for
the purposes of collective bargaining and that pursuant to Section 9
(a) of the Act, Furniture Workers Union, Local #1541, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A. F. of L., is,
the exclusive bargaining representative of all such employees for
the purposes`of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages,
hours of employment, and other conditions of employment; and
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Furniture Workers Union, Local #1541,
United Brotherhood. of Carpenters and Joiners'of America, A. F.
of L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees
of Sunset Feather Company, San Francisco, California, a corporation
engaged in the fabricating, repairing, renovating, assembling, or
handling of furniture and bedding or parts thereof, including fore-
men engaged generally as working foremen, helpers, apprentices,
maintenance men, and all other workers, but excluding executives,
salesmen, truck drivers, general office employees, shipping clerks,
non-working foremen engaged generally in supervisory non-working
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duties, and foremen who take no part in the fabricating, repairing,
renovating, assembling, or handling of furniture, bedding, or parts
thereof, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Furniture Workers
Union, Local #1541, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, A. F. of L., is the exclusive bargaining representative of
all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect
to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment; and
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Furniture Workers Union, Local #1541,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A. F.
of L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all em-
ployees of Wilson & Jansen, San Francisco, California, a copartner-
ship engaged in the fabricating, repairing, renovating, assembling, or
handling of furniture and bedding, or parts thereof, including fore-
men engaged generally as working foremen, helpers, apprentices,
maintenance men, and all other workers, but excluding executives,
salesmen, truck drivers, general office employees, shipping clerks,
non-working foremen engaged generally in supervisory non-working
duties, and foremen who take no part in the fabricating, repairing,
renovating, assembling, or handling of furniture, bedding, or parts
thereof, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Furniture Workers
Union, Local #1541, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, A. F. of L., is the exclusive bargaining representative of
all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect
to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment.
L. Anclremi
R. Andremi
P. Barreras
Pete Bacigalupi
T. Chiesa
Ed Cuaresina
T. Dabster
M. Dudimer
J. Gladyzs
K. Gibbons
APPENDIX A
G. Gasper
M. Hitt
Win. Kennaugh
F. Lagorio
N. Rozinko
A. Waite
R. Landree
N. Copeland
A. Hallstrom