80 N.L.R.B. 847 (N.L.R.B. 1948)

Red Star Industrial Service

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsNov 29, 1948

80 N.L.R.B. 847 (N.L.R.B. 1948)

In the Matter of RED STAR INDUSTRIAL SERVICE, EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, DISTRICT LODGE No. 93, LOCAL LODGE 504, PETITIONER Case No. 20-RC-300.-Decided November 29,1948 DECISION AND ORDER Upon a petition duly filed,' a hearing was held before a hearing officer of the National Labor Relations Board. The hearing officer's rulings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby confirmed. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act, the Board has delegated its powers in connection with this case to a three-man panel consisting of the undersigned Board Members.* Upon the entire record in this case, the Board finds : The Employer, a California corporation, is engaged in the com- mercial laundry business, servicing industrial firms with work cloth- ing, towels, and other laundry supplies. It operates a plant in San Jose, California. The Employer purchases shop towels, shop covers, soap, bleaching materials, laundry machines, and wrapping supplies for use at its plant. During the calendar year 1947, these purchases were valued in excess of $100,000, of which approximately 33 percent came from out- side the State of California. During the calendar year of 1947, the Employer sold laundry serv- ices valued at approximately $200,000, of which between 10 and 20 percent was sold to Gray Lines, United Airlines, and TWA, all firms engaged in interstate commerce. The remainder of its services was sold to local auto service stations and garages in San Jose and San Francisco, California. i The petition was amended at the hearing to show the name of the local union seeking to represent employees of the Employer. " Chairman Herzog and Members Houston and Gray. 80 N. L. R. B., No. 135. 847 848 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD We find that, while the Employer's operations are not unrelated to commerce, they are essentially local in character. For that reason,, we decline to assert jurisdiction in this case.2 The petition, therefore, will be dismissed. ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition filed herein be, and it hereby is, dismissed. 2 Matter of Now York Steam Laundry, Inc., at at., 80 N. L. R. B. 4.