Reed Detective Agency

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 9, 1950

91 N.L.R.B. 727 (N.L.R.B. 1950)

In the Matter of LEAR B . REED, D/B/A REED DETECTIVE AGENCY,
EMPLOYER and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GUARDS, LOCAL No. 1,
PETITIONER
Case No. 21-RC-1332.Decided October 9,1950
DECISION AND ORDER
Upon a petition duly filed under Section 9 (c) of the National
Labor Relations Act, a hearing was held before Jerome Smith, hearing
officer. The hearing officer's rulings made at the hearing are free
from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the Act, the Board
has delegated its powers in connection with this case to a three-member
panel [Members Houston, Reynolds, and Styles].
Upon the entire record in this case, the Board finds :
1. The labor organizations involved claim to represent employees
of the Employer.
2. No question affecting commerce exists concerning the representa-
tion of employees of the Employer within the meaning of Section
9 (c) (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act, for the following
reasons:
The Employer operates a licensed detective agency, patrol service,
plant-protection service, and guard service, with its sole office located
at Compton, California. Of the Employer's 1949 gross income of
$59,875, less than $50,000 was derived from guard and patrol services
performed within California for firms engaged in interstate com-
merce; the Employer performed no services outside California.
We find that the Employer's operations affect commerce within the
meaning of the Act. However, as the value of services rendered to
interstate firms is less than $50,000, we find, in accord with our recently
announced policy,' that it would not effectuate the policies of the Act
to assert jurisdiction in this case. We shall, therefore, dismiss the
petition.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition filed herein be, and it hereby
is, dismissed.
Hollow Tree Lumber Company, 91 NLRB 635.
91 NLRB No. 141. 727