352 N.L.R.B. 43 (N.L.R.B. 2008)

Seneca Falls IGA

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsMar 26, 2008

352 N.L.R.B. 43 (N.L.R.B. 2008)

352 NLRB No. 43 NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the bound volumes of NLRB decisions. Readers are requested to notify the Ex- ecutive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C. 20570, of any typographical or other formal errors so that corrections can be included in the bound volumes. Seneca Falls Foods, LLC d/b/a Seneca Falls IGA and United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1. Case 3–CA–26051 March 26, 2008 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER BY CHAIRMAN SCHAUMBER AND MEMBER LIEBMAN The General Counsel seeks default judgment in this case on the ground that the Respondent has failed to file an answer to the compliance specification. On July 31, 2007, the Board issued a Decision and Order1 that, among other things, ordered the Respondent to make its unit employees whole for any loss of earnings and other benefits resulting from the Respondent’s unfair labor practices in violation of Section 8(a)(5) and (1) of the Act, and to make all required contributions to the Un- ion’s pension and health/welfare funds that have not been made since October 15, 2006. A controversy having arisen over the amount of back- pay due discriminatees and the contributions due the Un- ion’s pension and health/welfare funds under the Board’s Order, on November 29, 2007, the Regional Director issued a compliance specification and notice of hearing, and an amendment to the compliance specification on December 18, 2007, alleging the amount due under the Board’s Order. The amendment to the compliance speci- fication notified the Respondent that it should file an answer by January 8, 2008, complying with the Board’s Rules and Regulations. Although properly served with a copy of the compliance specification and the amendment to the compliance specification, the Respondent failed to file an answer. By letter dated January 18, 2008, the Region advised the Respondent that no answer to the compliance specifi- cation or the amendment to the compliance specification had been received, and that unless an answer was filed by January 29, 2008, a motion for default judgment would be filed. To date, the Respondent has not filed an an- swer. On February 12, 2008, the General Counsel filed with the Board a Motion for Default Judgment, with exhibits attached. Thereafter, on February 19, 2008, the Board issued an order transferring the proceeding to the Board and a Notice to Show Cause why the motion should not be granted. The Respondent filed no response. The alle- gations in the motion, the compliance specification, and 1 350 NLRB No. 47 (2007). the amendment to the compliance specification are there- fore undisputed. Ruling on Motion for Default Judgment2 Section 102.56(a) of the Board’s Rules and Regula- tions provides that the respondent shall file an answer within 21 days from service of a compliance specifica- tion. Section 102.56(c) provides that if the respondent fails to file any answer to the specification within the time prescribed by this section, the Board may, either with or without taking evidence in support of the allega- tions of the specification and without further notice to the respondent, find the specification to be true and enter such order as may be appropriate. According to the uncontroverted allegations of the mo- tion for default judgment, the Respondent, despite having been advised of the filing requirements, has failed to file an answer to the compliance specification and the amendment to the compliance specification. In the ab- sence of good cause for the Respondent’s failure to file an answer, we deem the allegations in the compliance specification and the amendment to the compliance specification to be admitted as true, and we grant the General Counsel’s motion for default judgment. Accord- ingly, we conclude that the net backpay due the discrimi- natees and the contributions due the Union’s funds are as stated in the compliance specification and the amend- ment to the compliance specification, and we will order the Respondent to pay those amounts to the discrimina- tees and the Union’s funds, plus interest accrued on the backpay amounts to the date of payment. ORDER The National Labor Relations Board orders that the Respondent, Seneca Falls Foods, LLC d/b/a Seneca Falls IGA, Seneca Falls, New York, its officers, agents, suc- cessors, and assigns, shall make the bargaining unit em- ployees listed in Attachments A & B whole, by paying them the amounts of backpay opposite their names, plus interest accrued to the date of payment, as set forth in New Horizons for the Retarded, 283 NLRB 1173 (1987), minus tax withholdings required by Federal and State 2 Effective midnight December 28, 2007, Members Liebman, Schaumber, Kirsanow, and Walsh delegated to Members Liebman, Schaumber, and Kirsanow, as a three-member group, all of the Board’s powers in anticipation of the expiration of the terms of Members Kir- sanow and Walsh on December 31, 2007. Pursuant to this delegation, Chairman Schaumber and Member Liebman constitute a quorum of the three-member group. As a quorum, they have the authority to issue decisions and orders in unfair labor practice and representation cases. See Sec. 3(b) of the Act. DECISIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD2 laws.3 The Respondent shall also make the bargaining unit employees listed in Attachment C whole by paying into the Union’s pension and health/welfare funds the amounts set forth in Attachment C. In summary, the amounts owed by the Respondent are as follows: Backpay: $14,927.50 Pension and health/welfare funds: $19,566.00 Total: $34,493.50 3 Although Attachment B refers to “personal time owed,” the Gen- eral Counsel is not seeking payment for unpaid personal time because it is not required by the Board’s Order. Dated, Washington, D.C. March 26, 2008 Peter C. Schaumber, Chairman Wilma B. Liebman, Member (SEAL) NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD SENECA FALLS IGA 3 ATTACHMENT A SENECA FALLS FOODS, LLC d/b/a SENECA FALLS IGA CASE 3–CA–26051 Average Employee Name Hourly Rate Hrs./Week 2 Weeks Total Andreas, Sarah $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Bayles, Rebecca $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Bowman, Adam $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Burt, Douglas $ 12.85 27.50 2 $ 706.75 Clark, Anthony $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Derby, Elaine $ 7.25 27.50 2 $ 398.75 Dickson, Diana $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Dombrowski, Felecia $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 DuVall, Sophie $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Faiola, Benny $ 10.90 27.50 2 $ 599.50 Goodman, Peggy $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Martarella, Theresa $ 7.70 27.50 2 $ 423.50 Millis, Lucille $ 9.65 27.50 2 $ 530.75 Minguez, Doreen $ 9.85 40.00 2 $ 788.00 Nicholson, Wayne $ 14.75 40.00 2 $ 1,180.00 Olmstead, Gina $ 13.10 40.00 2 $ 1,048.00 Plate, Linda $ 8.05 27.50 2 $ 442.75 Rossman, Sherry $ 7.35 27.50 2 $ 404.25 Sinicropi, Gabri $ 6.75 27.50 2 $ 371.25 Smith, Robert $ 9.75 40.00 2 $ 780.00 TOTAL $10,643.50 4. DECISIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ATTACHMENT B EMPLOYEE NAME VACATION TIME OWED PERSONAL TIME OWED Wayne Nicholson $ 590.00 $295.00 Bob Smith $ 351.00 — Doreen Minquez $ 985.00 — Gina Olmstead $ 917.00 $157.00 Theresa Martarella $ 127.00 — Elaine Derby $ 551.00 $ 58.00 Doug Burt $ 78.00 $102.00 Lucy Millis $ 491.00 $ 77.00 Sherry Rossman $ 136.00 — Rebecca Doane $ 58.00 — TOTAL $4,284.00 $689.00 SENACA FALLS IGA 5 ATTACHMENT C SENECA FALLS FOODS, LLC d/b/a SENECA FALLS IGA CASE 3–CA–26051 Employee Name Lay-Off Date 9/06 H.C. 9/06 PEN 10/06 H.C. 10/06 PEN 11/06 H.C. 11/06 PEN 12/06 H.C. 12/06 PEN 1/07 H.C. 1/07 PEN Sarah Andreas 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 62.00 $. 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Rebecca Bayles 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Adam Bowman 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Douglas Burt 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Anthony Clark 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Elaine Derby 11/4/2006 $15.00 $ 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 15.00 Diana Dickson 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 62.00 $ 62.00 $ 62.00 $ 62.00 Felecia Dombrowski 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Sophie DuVall 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Benny Faiola 9/30/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Peggy Goodman 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Thereses Martarella 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Lucille Millis 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Doreen Minguez 9/30/2006 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 Wayne Nicholson 9/30/2006 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 Gina Olmstead 11/4/2006 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 Linda Plate 9/16/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Sherry Rossman 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Gabri Sinicropi 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Robert Smith 9/23/2006 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 MONTHLY TOTALS $3,320.00 $455.00 $3,444.00 $485.00 $3,630.00 $545.00 $3,630.00 $545.00 $1,481.00 $275.00 4. DECISIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ATTACHMENT C cont’d. SENECA FALLS FOODS, LLC d/b/a SENECA FALLS IGA CASE 3–CA–26051 Employee Name Lay-Off Date 2/07 H.C. 2/07 PEN. Sarah Andreas 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Rebecca Bayles 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Adam Bowman 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Douglas Burt 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Anthony Clark 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Elaine Derby 11/4/2006 $ 15.00 Diana Dickson 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 Felecia Dombrowski 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Sophie DuVall 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Benny Faiola 9/30/2006 Peggy Goodman 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Thereses Martarella 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Lucille Millis 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Doreen Minguez 9/30/2006 Wayne Nicholson 9/30/2006 Gina Olmstead 11/4/2006 $ 675.00 $ 80.00 Linda Plate 9/16/2006 Sherry Rossman 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Gabri Sinicropi 11/4/2006 $ 62.00 $ 15.00 Robert Smith 9/23/2006 MONTHLY TOTALS $1,481.00 $275.00 GRAND H.C. PENSION TOTAL TOTAL PER FUND $ 16,986.00 $ 2,580.00 $ 19,566.00