The Connor Lumber and Land Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 28, 1938

10 N.L.R.B. 831 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of THE CONNOR LUMBER AND LAND Co. and MICHIGAN
LUMBER AND SAWMILL WORKERS UNION, LOCAL No. 15, INTERNA-
TIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA (CIO) ,
Case No. C-657.-Decided December 28, 1938
Lumber and Wood Products Manufacturing Industry-Settlement : stipulation
providing for reinstatement and back pay, and withdrawal of recognition of
company-dominated union-Order: entered on stipulation.
Mr. Frederick P. Mett, for the Board.
Brazeau d Graves, by Mr. R. B. Graves, of Wisconsin Rapids,
Wis., for the Respondent.
Mr. Matt Savola, of Marenisco, Mich., for Local No. 15.
Mr. Langdon West, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
ORDER
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon charges and amended charges duly filed by Michigan Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. 15, International, Woodwork-
ers of America, affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organ-
ization, herein called Local No. 15,1 the National Labor Relations
Board, herein called the Board, by the Regional Director for the
Twelfth Region (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) issued its complaint? dated
May 10, 1938, and amendment to complaint dated May 11, 1938;
against The Connor Lumber and Land Co., Laona, Wisconsin, herein
called the respondent, alleging that the respondent had engaged in
and was engaging in unfair labor practices affecting commerce within
the meaning of Section 8 (1), (2), and (3) and Section 2 (6) and (7)
I The original charge was filed by Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union , Local 2530,
affiliated with the A. F. of L., which was the predecessor of Local No. 15.
E On January 4, 1938, the Board ordered this case , consolidated with Cases Nos.
XII-R-75 , XII-R-135, and XII-C-162, the latter three eases also Involving the respond-
ent. On April 30, 1938, the Board issued an,order severing this-ease from the other
three. On the same date the Board ordered this case consolidated with Cases Nos. C-986
and R-979, which also involve the respondent On June 2, 1938, the Board issued an
order severing this case from Cases Nos. C-986' and R-979 . At the time the complaint
was issued , this case had not yet been severed from cases C-986 and R -979 and , there-
fore, it contained allegations concerning the respondent 's Wisconsin operations, which
will be treated in the Decision in Case No. C-986.
10 N. L. R. B., No. 73. _ r . • .
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of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein called the
Act. A copy of the complaint and amendment to the complaint and
notices of hearing thereon were duly served upon the respondent and
Local No. 15.3
Concerning the unfair labor practices the complaint, as amended,
alleged in"substance that ,the respondent dominated, and -interfered
with the formation and administration of a labor organization among
its Michigan employees known as^ the Wakefield, Township Timber
Union; that the respondent terminated the employment of ,and
refused to reinstate one named employee because he joined and as-
sisted Local No. 15 ' and engaged in concerted activities with other
employees of the respondent for the purpose of collective bargain-
ing and other mutual aid and protection;, and-.that the respondent,
by,the,aforesaid acts, and by urging, warning, and persuading .its
Michigan employees not to join Local No. 15 or Lumber and Sawmill
Workers Union,i_Local-Ndt 2530E.(the-predecessor to Local No. 15),
and by urging, persuading,: and warning its Michigan employees- to
discontinue a strike and by organizing a vigilante and back-to-work
.movement among its striking ; Michigan employees, interfered with,
restrained, and coerced its Michigan employees in the exercise of the
rights guaranteed in Section 7 of the Act.
On May 17, 1938, the respondent filed a motion for adjournment
of the hearing and a motion for a bill of particulars. On the same
date the Regional Director served upon the parties a notice of post-
ponement of th^'hearing.' The Board hereby denies the respondent's
motion for a bill of particulars.
On' May 19,'1938, the respondent filed its answer to the,complaint
in which, it, admitted the allegations concerning the nature and scope
of its business but denied the' allegations of unfair labor practices. '
=On' May 27,-1938, the .respondent, Local No. 15, and counsel for
the'Board entered'into'a stipulation in settlement of the case. This
stipulation provides' in ' part' "as "follows:
'A: IT 1 IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the
1 undersigned that :' '
1. 'The Connor Lumber and Land Co., hereinafter--referred-to
as the respondent, is.a corporation, organized and existing under
and by virtue of 'th'e laws' of the State, of Wisconsin, having its
principal office and place of business in the Town of Laona;
County of Forest, State of Wisconsin.
,
$,Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union , Local No. 125, International . woodworkers. of
America, - affiliated with the Committee for ,Industrial Organization , and Lumber and
Sawmill Workers Local Union No. 2871, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America , affiliated with the American, Federation of Labor, 'were also served with a
copy of the complaint and notice of hearing thereon. Both organizations are made up
exclusively of the respondent 's Wisconsin employees.
4 That part of the stipulation devoted to a statement of the case is omitted here because
the pertinent facts related therein are set forth above.
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2. The respondent is and has been engaged , since 1900, at its
mill in , the Town of Laona, County of Forest , State of Wisconsin,
in the manufacture of lumber , and wood products, including
furniture , juvenile as well as domestic , and wood flour.
3. The respondent is and has been engaged , since 1900, at vari-
ous lumber camps in the vicinity of the Town of Laona , Wiscon-
sin, and in other places in the County of Forest, State of Wis-
consin, as , well as in other parts of the State of Wisconsin, in
Jogging and lumbering operations. • Y
4. The respondent employs, and has. for '-several . 'years past
employed approximately 350 ,employees at its Laona,- Wisconsin,
mill.- The respondent employs , and has' for several years past
'employed approximately 200-employees at various lumber camps
in the State of Wisconsin , in logging , and lumbering operations.
5. The respondent owns, maintains , and operates the Laona
and Northern Railroad Company, a' corporation engaged in the
business of transporting , by steam railroad , the products pur-
chased and used by the respondent at its Laona, Wisconsin, mill,
as well as the products manufactured ; by; the respondent"in the
operation of its Laona, Wisconsin , mill. .
6. The respondent is and has been engaged , for. a;.period of
several years past , in the operation , as lessee of the - logging,
lumbering and lumber manufacturing facilities of the Receiver of
the R . Connor ' Company, in the Town of Connorsville, County
of Gogebic , State of Michigan , and vicinity.
7. As such lessee, the respondent is and has been engaged, for
several years past, at its mill in the Town of Connorsville,
County of Gogebic, State of Michigan, in the manufacture of
lumber and lumber by-products . Furthermore, -as such lessee,
the respondent is and has been engaged,- for several years past,
in the Town of Connorsville , County of Gogebic, State of Michi-
gan, and vicinity , and at other places in the County of Gogebic,
State of Michigan , as well as at other places in the State of
Michigan, in logging and lumbering operations.
8. The respondent 'empl'oys, and has for several years past
employed approximately 200 employees at its mill in the Town
of Connorsville , County of Gogebic, State of Michigan. The
respondent employs, and has for several years past employed
approximately 200 employees at various lumber camps in the
State of Michigan in ' logging and lumbering operations.
9. In the course and conduct of" the operations of its,Laona,
Wisconsin , mill, the respondent 'causes and has'_ continuously
caused large quantities of timber, wood , and lumber , and also
large quantities of plant materials consisting of iron, steel,
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nuts, bolts, copper, tin, wires, chemicals; paints and other
materials used by it in the manufacture of its products to be
purchased and transported in interstate commerce from and
through states of the United States other than the State of
Wisconsin, to its mill at Laona, Wisconsin.
10. In the course and conduct of its logging and lumbering
operations at various points in the State of Wisconsin, the
respondent causes and has continuously caused large quantities
of plant and camp materials, including beds, blankets, saws,
axes, automobiles, trucks, trailers, pumps, electric appliances,
and other automatic equipment as well as food, clothing and
other necessaries of life used by it in the conduct of its logging
and lumbering operations, to be purchased and transported in
interstate commerce from and through states of the United
States other than the State of Wisconsin, to all and to each
of the various points in the State of Wisconsin at which it
conducts logging and lumbering operations.
11. During the year 1937, approximately 20%, by volume and
value, of all of the materials purchased and used by the re-
spondent in its logging, lumbering, and lumber manufacturing
operations in the State of Wisconsin had its origin in states of
the United States other than the State of Wisconsin.
12. In the course and conduct of its operations at its mill in
the Town of Connorsville, County of Gogebic, State of Michi-
gan, the respondent causes and has continuously caused large
quantities of plant materials, consisting of iron, steel, nuts, bolts,
copper, tin, wires, chemicals, paints, and other materials used
by it in the manufacture of its products to be purchased and
transported in interstate commerce from and through the states
of the United States other than the State of Michigan to its
mill at Connorsville, County of Gogebic, State of Michigan.
13. In the course and conduct of its logging and lumbering
operations at various points in the State of Michigan, the re-
spondent causes and has continuously caused large quantities of
plant and camp materials, including beds, blankets, saws, axes,
automobiles, trucks, trailers, pumps, electric appliances, and
other automatic equipment, as well as food, clothing and other
necessaries of life used by it in the conduct of its logging and
lumbering operations, to be purchased and transported in inter-
state commerce from and through states of the United States
other than the State of Michigan,. to the various points in the
State of Michigan at which it conducts lumbering and logging
operations.
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13a. During the year 1937 approximately 75%, by volume and
value, of all of the materials purchased and used by the re-
spondent.in its logging, lumbering and lumber manufacturing
operations in the State of Michigan had its origin in states of
the United States other than the State of Michigan.
14. In the course and conduct of its operations in Laona,
Wisconsin, in other places in the -County of Forest, as well as
in other places in the State of Wisconsin, the respondent causes
and has continuously caused large quantities of its manufactured
lumber, lumber products and lumber by-products, to be sold,
transported and distributed in interstate commerce from -its
Laona, Wisconsin, mill into and through states of the United
States other. than the State of Wisconsin and into foreign
countries..'.
15. During the year 1937, approximately 70%, by volume and
value, of the products manufactured by the respondent in the
course and conduct of its Wisconsin operations was shipped by
the respondent from various places in the State of Wisconsin,
to points in the states of the United States other than the State
of Wisconsin and to foreign countries.
16. In the course and conduct of its operations in Connorsville,
Michigan, in other places in the County of Gogebic, as well as in
other places in the State of Michigan, the respondent causes and
has continuously caused large quantities of its manufactured
lumber and lumber by-products to be sold, transported, and dis-
tributed in interstate commerce from each of the various points
of its operations in the State of Michigan into and through the
states of the United States other than the State of Michigan, and
into foreign countries.
17. During the year 1937, approximately 85o%o, by volume
and value, of all of the products manufactured by the respondent
in the course and conduct of its Michigan operations was shipped
by, the respondent from the various points of its operations in
the State of Michigan to points in the states of-the United States
other than the State of Michigan, and to foreign countries.
B. IT IS HEREBY, FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by, and be-
tween the undersigned- that the National Labor Relations Board
enter an order severing Case No. XII-0-106- from Cases Nos.
XII-C-252 and XII-R-150.
C. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and be-
tween the undersigned that the National Labor Relations Board,
on the basis of the present stipulation and pursuant to Section
10, subdivision (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, issue
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the following order in Case No. XII-0-106 against The.Connor
Lumber and Land Co., the respondent herein :
The respondent, The Connor Lumber and Land *Co., its officers,
agents, successors and assigns shall :
(1) Cease' and desist 'from urging, persuading, warning,
threatening, and intimidating its Michigan employees from
joining or assisting Michigan Lumber 'and Sawmill Workers
Union, Local No. ' 15', International Woodworkers 'of America
(C. I."0.), a labor organization'-of its Michigan camp and
-mill employees-;
(2) Cease and desist from threatening its Michigan camp
'and mill-employees with loss 'of employineiit if they join or
assist Michigan Lumber and 'Sawmill Workers Union; Local
No. 15, International Woodworkers of America • (C. ' I. 0.),
and cease and desist from threatening its Michigan cainp and
mill employees with other discrimination in regard -to, hire or
-tenure of employment or any term or condition-' of ' employ-
ment if they remain members • of Michigan Lumber and Saw-
mill Workers Union; Local No. 15; International Woodworkers
of America (C. I. O.) ; -
(3) Cease and desist from interfering with any and all col-
''lective activities of its Michigan camp and mill employees and
of Michigan Lumber and, Sawmill' Workers Union, Local No.
15, International Woodworkers of America (C. I. O.) ; -'
(4) Cease and desist from organizing and' maintaining a
vigilante and back-to-work movement for any or all of- the
following purposes: (a) for the purpose of breaking any strike
'called by Michigan Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union,
Local No. 15, International Woodworkers= 'of America
(C. I. O.) ; (b) for the. purpose of breaking any other collec-
tive activities of its Michigan camp and mill employees and
of Michigan Lumber and- Sawmill Workers Union, Local No.
15, International Woodworkers of America (C. I. O.) ; (c)
for the purpose of coercing, intimidating and preventing its
Michigan camp and mill employees from joining or remaining
members of Michigan Lum'ber'and Sawmill 'Workers Union,
Local No: 15; International Woodworkers of "America
(C.I.O.);
. ' .
(5) Cease and desist from in any- manner "preventing the
organizer's of Michigan Lumber' and' Sawmill" Workers Union
Local No., 1'5''(C I. O.)"-'or the orgaiiizers'for'the International
'"Woodworker's of'Arnerica (C. I."O.),,from 'visiting tlieir'mem-
bers "and other `e'mployees'' on/ its ` ihill' grounds "or 'iii"its camps
located in various places in the State of Michigan, outside of
working hours;
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(6) Cease and desist from discriminating in regard to the
hire or tenure of employment, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of any of its Michigan camp and mill employees.by
discharging or in any other manner discriminating against
any of said employee's for the purpose of discouraging mem-
bership in Michigan Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union,
Local No. 15, International Woodworkers of America-(C. I.0.),
a labor organization of the respondent's Michigan camp and
mill employees; -
(7) Cease and desist from in any manner dominating and
interfering with, the. adrriinistration of Wakefield Township
Timber Union, a labor organization of its Michigan camp and
mill employees, and cease and desist from in any: manner
-dominating and interfering with the formation and/.or admin-
istration of any other labor organization of the respondent's
Michigan ,camp and mill employees;
(8) Cease and desist from in, any manner contributing finan-
cial or other support to the Wakefield Township Timber
Union or any other labor organization of ,its Michigan camp
and mill employees ; • ' I I • - -
(9) Cease and desist from in any other manner interfering
with, restraining or coercing its Michigan camp and mill em-
ployees in the exercise of their-'rights to self-organization, to
form, join or assist labor organizations, to, bargain collectively
through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage
in concerted activities for the, purposes of collective bargaining
or other aid and protection, as guaranteed by Section 7 of the
National Labor Relations Act.
(10) ,Take the following' affirmative action to- effectuate the
policies, and purposes of the National Labor Relations Act
(a) Offer immediate and full reinstatement to his former
position as hourly general camp employee -without prejudice
to any seniority or other rights and privileges enjoyed by him,
to Ed Evans;
(b) Make whole said Ed Evans for any losses of pay that
he has suffered as a result of his discharge, by it on October
15, 1937, by payment to him of an amount of money equal to
that which he would have earned during the period between
October 15, 1937 and January 28, 1938,,and the period between
May 1,,• 1938 „and •lthe date of such. reinstatement, less any
sums -of_money earned by said. Ed-Evans,-during each of such
periods;:^• `r -
f., (c) ;Withdraw all re cognition,froni the Wakefield.TaNsnship
Timber. Union as a representative, of its Michigan :camp and
mill employees for the purpose of dealing with it concerning
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grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of em-
ployment; or other conditions of employment, and completely
dis-establish said Wakefield Township Timber Union as such
representative;
(d) Cancel or dis-establish any and all collective bargaining
contracts' between it and the Wakefield Township Timber
Union;
(e) Post immediately notices to its Michigan camp and mill
employees in conspicuous places in and about its mill at Con-
norsville, Michigan, and in and about each of its camps in the
vicinity of Connorsville, Michigan, and in other places in the
County of Gogebic, as well as in other places in the State of
Michigan, stating :
1. That it will cease and desist in the " manner- aforesaid;
2. That it has taken the affirmative action aforesaid;
3. That such notices will remain posted for a period of at
least thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of posting.
(11) Notify the Regional Director for the Twelfth Region
of the National Labor Relations Board, in writing, within ten
(10) days from the date of this order what steps it has taken
to comply therewith.
D. Each of the undersigned hereby expressly agrees to the
issuance of the aforesaid order against The Connor Lumber and
Land Co., by the National Labor Relations Board.
E. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between
the undersigned that the National Labor Relations Board, im-
mediately upon the issuance of the aforesaid order, petition an ap-
propriate United States Circuit Court of Appeals for an enforce-
ment order against the respondent, which order is to embody the
terms of the Board order agreed to by and between the under-
signed and set forth hereinabove. Each of the undersigned
hereby expressly consents to the entry of such order by an ap-
propriate United States Circuit Court" of Appeals and hereby
expressly waives any notice of application for entry of such
orders by the National Labor Relations Board.
F. It is clearly understood by each of the undersigned that
the above disposition of the issues-involved in Case No. XII-C-
106 is contingent upon the approval thereof by the National
Labor Relations Board.
G. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and be-
tween the undersigned that in the event the- National Labor
Relations Board approves the above disposition of Case No.
XII-C-106 that the hearing originally scheduled in Cases Nos.
XII-C-106, XII-C-252 and XII-R-150, for 10: 00 a. m., May
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19, 1938, Supervisors Room, County. Building, City of Bessemer,
County of Gogebic, State of Michigan, and thereafter postponed
to 10: 00 a. m., May 26, 1938, and further postponed until June 9,
1938, be held on June 9, 1938, at a place to be announced by the
Regional Director, on the allegations of Cases Nos. XII-C-252
and XII-R-150.
On June 2,_1938, the Board issued and served upon the parties its
order severing this case from Cases Nos. R-979 and C-986. On the
same date the Board issued its order approving the above stipulation,
making it part of the record, and transferring the proceeding to the
Board for the purpose of an entry of a Decision and Order by the
Board.
On June 8, 1938, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Local Union No.
2871, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, herein called Local
No. 2871, filed its motion to intervene in Cases Nos. C-986 and R-979
and listed this case in the caption of its motion. On December 5,
1938, Local No. 2871 filed with the Board a request to withdraw its
motion to intervene in this case. The Board hereby grants the
request made by Local No. 2871 to withdraw its motion to intervene.
Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following :
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. THE BUSINESS OF THE RESPONDENT
The respondent, a Wisconsin corporation, is engaged in the man-
ufacture of lumber and wood products, including furniture and wood
flour, with its principal office and place of business at Laona, Wis-
consin. For the past several years the respondent has been engaged
in the operation, as lessee, of the logging, lumbering, and lumber
manufacturing facilities of the receiver of the R. Connor Company,
located at Connorsville, Michigan. In connection with its mill at
Connorsville the respondent has also been engaged in logging and
lumbering operations at other places in the State of Michigan. This
case is concerned with the respondent's operations in the State of
Michigan.
In the course of its operations at its Connorsville mill the re-
spondent has purchased and received large quantities of plant- mate-
rials, consisting of iron, steel, nuts, bolts, copper, tin, wire, chemicals,
and paints from points outside the State of Michigan. In connection
with its logging and lumbering operations at various points in the
State of Michigan the respondent has purchased and received large
quantities of plant and camp materials, including beds, blankets,
saws, axes, automobiles, trucks, trailers, pumps, electric appliances,
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food, clothing,'and other necessaries of life from points outside tho
State of Michigan. During the year 1937 approximately 75 per cent
of all the materials purchased and used by the respondent in its
Michigan operations had their origin in-States of the United States
other 'than the State of Michigan. -
In the course of its operations in the State of Michigan the re-
spondent has sold and shipped large quantities of its manufactured
lumber and lumber byproducts_ from each of the various points of
its aforesaid operations to States of the United States other than the
State of Michigan and to foreign countries. During ,the year. 1937
about 85 per cent of all the, products manufactured by the respondent
in the course of its Michigan operations were shipped from the vari-
ous points of its operations in the State of Michigan -to States of
the United States other than -the State of Michigan- and to foreign
countries.
We find the above-described operations constitute a continuous
flow of trade, traffic, and commerce among the several States and
with. foreign countries.
ORDER -
Upon the basis of the above findings of fact, stipulation, and-the
entire record in the case and pursuant to Section 10 (c) of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board
hereby orders that The Connor Lumber and Land Co., Laona, Wis-
consin, its officers, agents, successors, and assigns shall:
1. Cease and desist from :
(a) Urging, persuading, warning, threatening, and intimidating
its-Michigan employees from joining or assisting Michigan Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. -15, International Wood-
workers of America (C. I. 0.), a labor. organization of its Michigan
camp and mill employees; - -
j b) Threatening its Michigan camp and mill employees with loss
of employment if they join or assist Michigan Lumber and Saw-
mill Workers Union, Local No. 15, International Woodworkers of
America (C. I. 0.), and threatening its Michigan camp and • mill
employees with other discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of
employment or any term or condition of employment if they remain
members of Michigan Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local
No. 15, International Woodworkers-of America, (C. I. O.) ;- •
(c) Interfering with any and;al•l collective activities of its Michigan
camp and mill employees and- of Michigan Lumber,.and. Sawmill
Workers Union, , Local: No. -15; , International Woodworkers of
America- (C: 1:0.) „r.. ,
,(d) :Organizing,,and,fmaintaining a vigilante and-,back-to-work
movement for any or all of the following purposes: (1) for the
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purpose of breaking. any strike called by Michigan Lumber and Saw-
mill;Workers Union, Local,No._15,.International Woodworkers, of
America' (C:, 1. O.) ; (2) for the purpose of breaking any other - col-
lective activities of its Michigan camp, and mill employees and of
Michigan Lumber, and Sawmill Workers • Union, .Local. No. X15,
International -Woodworkers, of America (C. I. O.) ; (3) for.'the
purpose of coercing, intimidating, and preventing its Michigan camp
and mill employees from joining or. remaining members of Michigan
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. 15, International
Woodworkers of America (C. I. O-.);. -
(e) In any manner preventing the organizers of Michigan Lumber
and Sawmill ,Workers Union, Local No. 15 (C. I. 0.), or the, organ-
izers for the International Woodworkers of America (C. I. 0.), from
visiting their members-and other employees.on its mill grounds.or in
its camps located in 'various places- in the State of Michigan, -outside
of working hours;
(f) Discriminating in regard to the hire or tenure of employment,
or any term or condition of employment of any 6f its Michigan
camp and- mill employees by discharging or in any other manner dis-
criminatingagainst any of said employees for the purpose of dis-
couraging, membership in Michigan Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union,. Local No. - 15, International' Woodworkers of 'America
(C: I.,O.),•a labor organization of the respondent's Michigan camp
and mill employees ;
(g) In any manner dominating' and -interfering with the,-admin-
istration of Wakefield. Township Timber Union, a labor organiza-
tion of its Michigan camp and mill employees, and in' any' manner
dominating and interfering with the formation and/or administra-
tion of any other organization of the respondent's Michigan camp
and mill employees;
(h) In. any manner contributing financial; or other support to,, the
Wakefield Township Timber Union or any other labor organization
of its Michigan camp and mill employees;
(i) In any other manner interfering with, restraining, or coercing
its Michigan camp and mill employees in the exercise of their rights
to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to
bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing,
and to engage in concerted activities for the purposes of collective
bargaining or other aid and protection, as guaranteed by Section 7
of the National Labor Relations Act.
2. Take the following affirmative action which the Board finds
will effectuate the policy of the Act :
(a) Offer immediate and full reinstatement to his former position
as hourly general camp employee without prejudice to any seniority
or other rights and privileges enjoyed by him, to Ed Evans;
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(b) Make whole said Ed Evans for any losses of pay that he has
suffered as a result of his discharge by it on October 15, 1937, by
payment to him of, an amount of money equal to that which he would
have earned during the period between October 15, 1937, and Janu-
ary 28, 1938, and the period between May 1, 1938, and the date of
such reinstatement, less any sums of money earned by'said Ed Evans
during each of such periods;
(c) Withdraw all recognition from the Wakefield Township
Timber Union as a representative of its Michigan camp and mill em-
ployees for the purpose of dealing with it concerning grievances,
labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or other
conditions of employment, and completely disestablish said Wakefield.
Township Timber Union as such representative;
(d) Cancel or disestablish any and all collective bargaining con-
tracts4between it ,and the 'Wakefield Township Timber Union;
(e) Post immediately notices to its Michigan camp and mill em-
ployees in conspicuous places in and about its mill at Connorsville.
Michigan, and in and about each of its camps in the vicinity of Con-
norsville, Michigan, and*in other places in the County of Gogebic, as
well as in other places in the State of Michigan, stating :
(1) That it will cease and desist in the manner aforesaid;
(2) That it has taken the affirmative action aforesaid;
(3) That such notices will remain posted for a period of at
least thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of posting.
'(f) Notify the Regional Director for ' the Twelfth Region of the
National Labor Relations Board, in writing, within ten. (10) days
from the date of this order what steps it has taken to comply
therewith.