The Cambridge Iron & Metal Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 5, 1941

37 N.L.R.B. 284 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

IN THE MATTER OF ISAAC SHAPIRO & JOSEPH SHAPIRO, CO-PARTNERS,
DOING BUSINESS AS THE CAMBRIDGE IRON & METAL COMPANY and
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Case No. C-2015-Decided December 5,1941
Jurisdiction : junk industry.
Settlement : stipulation providing for compliance with the Act.
Remedial Orders : entered on stipulation.
Mr. Lester M. Levin and Mr. Earle K. Shawe, for the Board.
Semmes, Bowen c€ Semmes, by Mr. William D. MacMillan and Mr.
Irwin Davison, of Baltimore, Md., for the respondents.
Mr. Arthur G. Pilon and Mr. Robert J. Brylke, of Baltimore, Md.,
for the Union.
Mrs. Augusta Spaulding, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
ORDER
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On August 20, 1941, upon charges and amended charges duly filed
by the Congress of Industrial Organizations, herein called the Union,
the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, by the
Regional Director for the Fifth Region (Baltimore, Maryland), issued
its complaint, and on September 19, 1941, an amendment thereto,
against Isaac Shapiro and Joseph Shapiro, co-partners, doing business
as The Cambridge Iron & Metal Company, Baltimore, Maryland,
herein called the respondents,' alleging that the respondents had en-
gaged in and were engaging in unfair labor practices affecting com-
merce within the meaning of Section 8 (1), (3), and (5) andSection
2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein
called the Act. Copies of the complaint, the amendment thereto, and
notice of hearing were duly served upon the respondents and the Union.
Pursuant to notice, a hearing was held at Baltimore, Maryland,
on October 2 and 3, 1941, before,Horace A. Ruckel, the Trial Examiner
' In the stipulation the partners are referred to collectively as the respondent.
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duly designated by the Chief Trial Examiner. The Board and the
respondents were represented by counsel and both participated in the
hearing.
On November 14, 1941, the respondents, the Union, and attorneys
for the Board entered into a stipulation in settlement of the case,
subject to the approval of the Board. The stipulation provides as
follows :
STIPULATION
Charges having been filed by the Congress of Industrial Organ-
izations with the Regional Director of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board for the Fifth Region at Baltimore, Maryland (here-
inafter called the Board), alleging that Isaac Shapiro &. Joseph
Shapiro, Co-Partners, doing business as The Cambridge Iron &
Metal Company, has engaged in unfair labor practices within
the meaning of Sections 8 (1), (3), and (5) of the National Labor
Relations Act; the Board through its Regional Director having
issued and served a Complaint and Amendment to Complaint
stating the charges; the respondent having filed its answer; hear-
ing having been held before a duly designated Trial Examiner
for the Board; and it being the desire of the parties to conclude
all proceedings before the Board in this case,
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among Isaac Shapiro
& Joseph Shapiro, Co-Partners, doing business as The Cambridge
Iron & Metal Company (hereinafter called the respondent), by
their attorney, William D. McMillan; Congress of Industrial
Organizations (hereinafter called the union), by its representa-
tive, Arthur G. Pilon; and by Lester M. Levin and Earle K.
Shawe, attorneys for the National Labor Relations Board as
follows :
Respondent is a partnership composed of Isaac Shapiro and
Joseph Shapiro-as co-partners, doing business as The Cambridge
Iron and. Metal Company, having its principal office and places
of business in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland (here-'
inafter called the Baltimore plants), and is engaged in the pur-
chase, sale, and distribution of scrap iron and steel.
All of the scrap iron and steel purchased by the respondent in
connection with its operations at the Baltimore plants are pur-
chased within the State of Maryland. During the twelve-month
period ending December 31, 1940, respondent sold scrap iron and
steel to the approximate value of $500,000, of which amount
approximately 30°Jo was sold and shipped by the respondent, from
the Baltimore plants to customers located at points and places
outside the State of Maryland.
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For the purposes of this proceeding company stipulates that it
is engaged in interstate commerce within the meaning of the
National Labor Relations Act.
II
Congress of Industrial Organizations is a labor organization
within the meaning of Section 2, subsection (5) of the National
Labor Relations Act.
III
All of the employees employed at the respondent's Baltimore
plants, exclusive of supervisory and clerical employees and sales-
men, constitute the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective
bargaining within ,the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the National
Labor Relations Act. The union, on January 29, 1941, and at all
times thereafter, has been the representative for the purposes of
collective-baigaining of a majority of the employees within the
said unit,and was therefore on January 29, 1941, and at all times
thereafter, the exclusive representative of all the employees in
said unit for the purposes of collective bargaining within the
meaning of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act.
IV
All parties hereto agree that this Stipulation together with
the Complaint and Amendment to Complaint, Notice of Hearing
and Notices of Postponement of Hearing, second and third
amended charges,,and the copy of the Rules and Regulations,
Series 2, as amended, shall constitute the entire record in this
case, and said documents shall become the record by filing same
with the Chief Trial Examiner of the National Labor Relations
Board at Washington, D. C.
All parties hereto waive all further or other procedure pro-
vided by the National Labor Relations Act, or the Rules and
Regulations of the National Labor Relations Board, including
the making of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law by the
National Labor Relations Board.
V
On the basis of the facts stipulated in Paragraph I above,
the pleadings heretofore filed, this Stipulation , and by agreement
of the parties hereto, the National Labor Relations Board may
enter its order and set out below in the following form in the
above entitled case :
ISAAC SHAPIRO & JOSEPH SHAPIRO
ORDER
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The National Labor Relations Board hereby orders that Isaac
Shapiro & Joseph Shapiro, Co-Partners, doing business as The
Cambridge Iron & Metal Company, its officers, agents, successors,
and assigns, shall :
1. Cease and desist from :
(a) In any manner interfering with, restraining, or coercing
its employees in the exercise of their rights to organize, to form,
join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through
representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted
activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual
aid or protection, as guaranteed in Section 7 of the National
Labor Relations Act.
(b) Discouraging membership in the Congress of Industrial
Organizations or in any other labor organization of its em-
ployees by discharging or refusing to reinstate any of its em-
ployees for joining or assisting the Congress of Industrial Or-
ganizations or any other labor organization of its employees, or
for engaging in other concerted activities for the purposes of
collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.
(c) Refusing to bargain collectively with the Congress of
Industrial Organizations as the exclusive representative of all
of the employees employed at the respondent's Baltimore plants,
exclusive of supervisory and clerical employees and salesmen,
in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other
conditions of employment.
2. Take the following affirmative action to effectuate the poli-
cies of the National Labor Relations Act :
(a) Offer to Edward Pittman and Henry Kendall immediate
and full reinstatement to their former positions without prejudice
to their seniority or other rights and privileges.
(b) Make whole Edward Pittman and Henry Kendall for any
loss of pay they may have suffered by reason of the discrimina-
tion against them by payment to each of them the sum of $125.00.
(c) Upon request, bargain collectively with the Congress of
Industrial Organizations as the exclusive representative of all
of the employees employed at the respondent's Baltimore plants.
exclusive of supervisory and clerical employees and salesmen, in
respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other
conditions of employment.
(d) Post immediately in conspicuous places throughout its
Baltimore plants, and maintain for a period of at least sixty (60)
consecutive days, notices to its employees stating that:
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(1) Respondent will not engage in any of the acts or practices
set forth in paragraphs 1. (a), (b), and (c).
(2) Respondent will take the affirmative action set forth in
paragraphs 2. (a), (b), and (c).
(3) Respondent's employees are free to become or remain mem-
bers of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the re-
spondent will not discriminate against any employees because of
their membership or activity in that organization.
(e) Notify the Regional Director for the Fifth Region of the
National Labor Relations Board in writing within ten days from
the date of this Order of the steps the respondent has taken to
comply herewith.
VI
It is further agreed that if the respondent fails to comply with
the terms of this Stipulation and the Consent Order above set
forth, the National Labor Relations Board may upon ten days'
notice to the respondent make application to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for the entry
of a decree enforcing the said Order. The respondent hereby
waives all rights to contest the entry of the decree, except upon
the question of compliance with the terms of the Consent Order.
VII
That the execution of this Stipulation shall conclude all pro-
ceedings before the Board in the above-entitled case, and it is
expressly understood and agreed that this Stipulation and the
Order provided for herein shall be a complete and final disposi-
tion of all the issues raised by the charges and Complaint in this
proceeding, and that no other further procedure, order or decree,
other than those provided for herein, shall be instituted or made
with respect to the subject matters contained in the charges and
Complaint herein against any of the parties to this stipulation.
VIII
It is expressly understood by the parties hereto that this Stipu-
lation does not constitute an admission by the respondent of any
of the allegations contained in the charges or the Complaint
herein, nor is it to be considered as an admission that the respond-
ent has committed any unfair labor practice.
IX
It is understood and agreed that the Stipulation embodies the
entire agreement between the parties, and that there is no verbal
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agreement of any kind which varies, alters, or adds to this
Stipulation.
X
It is understood and agreed that this Stipulation is subject
to the approval of the National Labor Relations Board and shall
become effective immediately upon receipt of notice granting
such approval.
On November 25, 1941, the Board, having duly considered the
matter, issued its order approving the stipulation and transferring
the case to the Board for the purpose of an entry of a decision and
order by the Board, pursuant to the provisions of the stipulation.
On the basis of the above stipulation and the entire record in the
case, the Board makes the following :
FINDINGS OF FACT
I. THE BUSINESS OF THE RESPONDENTS
Isaac Shapiro and Joseph Shapiro, co-partners, doing business as
The Cambridge Iron & Metal Company, are engaged in the purchase,
sale, and distribution of scrap iron and steel at Baltimore, Maryland.
All the scrap iron and steel purchased by the respondents for their
operations at their Baltimore plants is purchased in Maryland. Dur-
ing the year 1940 the respondents sold scrap iron and steel valued
at approximately $500,000, of which approximately 30 per cent was
sold and shipped by the respondents from its plants at Baltimore,
Maryland, to points outside Maryland. The respondents admit that
they are engaged in commerce within the meaning of the Act.
We find that the above-described operations of the respondents
constitute a continuous flow of trade, traffic, and commerce among
the several States.
ORDER
The National Labor Relations Board hereby orders that Isaac
Shapiro and Joseph Shapiro, co-partners, doing business as The
Cambridge Iron & Metal Company, Baltimore, Maryland, their offi-
cers, agents, successors and assigns, shall:
1. Cease and desist from :
(a) In any manner interfering with, restraining, or coercing its
employees in the exercise of their rights to organize, to form, join,
or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through repre-
sentative of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activities.
for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or pro-
tection, as guaranteed in Section 7 of the National Labor Relations
Act.
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(b) Discouraging membership in the Congress of Industrial Or-
ganizations or in any other labor organization of its employees by
discharging or refusing to reinstate any of its employees for join-
ing or assisting the Congress of-Industrial Organizations or any
other labor organization of its employees, or for engaging in other
concerted activities for the purposes of collective bargaining or other
mutual aid or protection.
(c) Refusing to bargain collectively with the Congress of Indus-
trial Organizations as the exclusive representative of all of the em-
ployees employed at the respondent's Baltimore plants, exclusive
of supervisory and clerical employees and salesmen, in respect to
rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of
employment.
2. Take the following affirmative action to effectuate the policies
of the National Labor Relations Act :
(a) Offer to Edward Pittman and Henry'Kendall immediate and
full reinstatement to their former positions without prejudice to
their seniority or other rights and privileges.
(b) Make whole Edward Pittman and Henry Kendall for any
loss of pay they may have suffered by reason of the discrimination
against them by payment to each of them the suin of $125.00.
(c) Upon request, bargain collectively with the Congress of In-
dustrial Organizations as the exclusive representative of all of the
employees employed at the respondent's Baltimore plants, exclusive
of supervisory and clerical employees and salesmen, in respect to
rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of
employment.
(d) Post immediately in conspicuous places throughout its Balti-
more plants, and maintain for a period of at least sixty (60) con-
secutive days, notices to its employees stating that :
(1) Respondent will not engage in any of the acts or practices
set forth in paragraphs 1. (a),.(b), and (c).
(2) Respondent will take the affirmative action set forth in para-
graphs 2. (a), (b), and (c).
(3) Respondent's employees are free to become or remain mem-,
bers of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the respond-
ent will not discriminate against any employees because of their
membership or activity in that organization.
(e) Notify the Regional Director for the Fifth Region of the
National Labor Relations Board in writing within ten days from
the date of this Order of the steps the respondent has taken to
comply herewith.