HTH Corporation

National Labor Relations Board - Administrative Judge Opinions

Sep 30, 2009

37-CA-007311 (N.L.R.B. Sep. 30, 2009)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
DIVISION OF JUDGES
BRANCH OFFICE
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
HTH CORPORATION, PACIFIC BEACH
CORPORATION and KOA MANAGEMENT, LLC, a
SINGLE EMPLOYER, d/b/a PACIFIC BEACH HOTEL

and
Cases 37–CA–7311
37–CA–7334
37–CA–7422
37–CA–7448
37–CA–7458
37–CA–7476
37–CA–7478
37–CA–7482
37–CA–7484
37–CA–7488
37–CA–7537
37–CA–7550
37–CA–7587
HTH CORPORATION d/b/a PACIFIC BEACH HOTEL
and
KOA MANAGEMENT, LLC d/b/a PACIFIC BEACH
HOTEL
Case 37–CA–7470
and Case 37–CA–7472
PACIFIC BEACH CORPORATION d/b/a PACIFIC
BEACH HOTEL
and Case 37–CA–7473
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND
WAREHOUSE UNION, LOCAL 142
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Decision………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
Statement of the Case………………………………………………………………………….. 2
I. Findings of Fact………………………………………………………………………………. 2
a. Jurisdiction……………………………………………………………………………………. 2
b. Background…………………………………………………………………………………… 3
c. The Management Agreement………………………………………………………………. 9
d. Information Demands – Corporate Relationship…………………………………………. 13
e. Information Demands – Effects of PBC Resuming Operations………………………… 19
f. Demand to Continue to Recognize the Union…………………………………………….. 20
g. The Rehiring Process……………………………………………………………………….. 20
h. Demonstrations………………………………………………………………………………. 21
i. Discrimination against the Seven Bargaining Committee Members……………………. 28
II. Conclusionary Findings…………………………………………………………………….. 36
Unilateral Changes……………………………………………………………………………… 41
III. The Remedy………………………………………………………………………………… 41
IV. Conclusions of Law………………………………………………………………………… 43
Order……………………………………………………………………………………………… 45
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