Guitar Center Stores, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 24, 2013

13-RC-108373 (N.L.R.B. Oct. 24, 2013)

Chicago, IL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
GUITAR CENTER STORES, INC.
Employer
and
RETAIL, WHOLESALE AND DEPARTMENT
STORE UNION (RWDSU), UNITED FOOD
AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
Petitioner
Case 13-RC-108373
DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE
The National Labor Relations Board has considered objections to an election held
August 9, 2013, and the Regional Director's report recommending disposition of them. The
election was conducted pursuant to a Stipulated Election Agreement. The tally of ballots shows
29 ballots cast for and 9 ballots cast against the Petitioner, with 0 void ballots and 0 challenged
ballots, an insufficient number to affect the results.
No exceptions have been filed to the Regional Director's report within the time provided.
Accordingly, the Board adopts the Regional Director's findings and recommendations, and finds
that a certification of representative should be issued.
1

1 The Regional Director recommended that the Employer’s Objections be overruled in their entirety and that the
Board issues a Certification of Representative.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE
IT IS CERTIFIED that a majority of the valid ballots have been cast for Retail, Wholesale
and Department Store Union (RWDSU), United Food and Commercial Workers and that it is the
exclusive collective-bargaining representative of the employees in the following appropriate unit:
All full-time and regular part-time operations employees, commissioned sales
employees in the guitar, drum, hi-tech, and accessories departments, department
managers, assistant managers, Elite sales employees and the Platinum Room
Manager employed at the Employer's facility currently located at 2633 North
Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614; but excluding all other employees, G.C. Pro sales
employees, sales training managers, operations managers, store managers,
professional employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.
Dated, Washington, D.C., October 24, 2013.
By direction of the Board:
Farah Z. Qureshi
______________________________
Associate Executive Secretary