Walgreen Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 21, 1976

226 N.L.R.B. 553 (N.L.R.B. 1976)

WALGREEN CO. 553
Walgreen Co. and Retail Clerks Union Local 1550,
chartered by Retail " Clerks International Associa-
tion, AFL-CIO. Cases 13-CA-15385, 13-CA-
15386, 13-CA-15387, 13-CA-15388, and 13-CA-
15389
October 21, 1976
DECISION AND ORDER
BY CHAIRMAN MURPHY AND MEMBERS FANNING
AND PENELLO
Upon charges filed on April 29, 1976 , by Retail
Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by Retail Clerks
International Association , AFL-CIO, herein called
the Union, and duly served on Walgreen Co., herein
called the Respondent , the General Counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board , by the Regional
Director for Region 13, issued a consolidated com-
plaint and notice of hearing on May 17, 1976, against
Respondent , alleging that Respondent had engaged
in and was engaging in unfair labor practices affect-
ing commerce within the meaning of Section 8(a)(5)
and (1) and Section 2(6) and (7) of the National La-
bor Relations Act, as amended . Copies of the
charges, consolidated complaint , and notice of hear-
ing before an Administrative Law Judge were duly
served on the parties to this proceeding.
With respect to the unfair labor practices , the com-
plaint alleges in substance that on April 2, 1976, fol-
lowing Board elections in Cases 13-RC-13930,
13927, 13917, 13924, and 13926 , the Union was duly
certified as the exclusive collective -bargaining repre-
sentative of Respondent 's employees in the units
found appropriate:' and that, commencing on or
about April 21, 1976, and at all times thereafter, Re-
spondent has refused , and continues to date to re-
fuse , to bargain collectively with the Union as the
exclusive bargaining representative , although the
Union has requested and is requesting it to do so. On
May 24, 1976, Respondent filed its answer to the
complaint admitting in part, and denying in part, the
allegations in the complaint.
On June 8 , 1976, counsel for the General Counsel
filed directly with the Board a Motion for Summary
'Official notice is taken of the record in the representation proceeding,
consolidated Cases 13-RC-13930, 13927, 13917, 13924, and 13926, as the
term "record" is defined in Secs. 102.68 and 102.69(g) of the Board's Rules
and Regulations , Series 8 , as amended See LTV Electrosystenxs, Inc, 166
NLRB 938 (1967), enfd. 388 F .2d 683 (C A. 4, 1968); Golden Age Beverage
Co., 167 NLRB 151 (1967), enfd 415 F.2d 26 (C A. 5, 1969), Intertype Co. v.
Penello, 269 F Supp. 573 (D.C.Va., 1967), Follett Corp, 164 NLRB 378
(1967), enfd. 397 F.2d 91 (C.A 7, 1968); Sec. 9(d) of the NLRA, as amend-
ed.
Judgment. Subsequently, on June 24, 1976, the
Board issued an order transferring the proceeding to
the Board and a Notice To Show Cause why the
General Counsel's Motion for Summary Judgment
should not be granted. Respondent thereafter failed
to file a response to Notice To Show Cause.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(b) of the
National Labor Relations Act, as amended, the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board has delegated its au-
thority in this proceeding to a three-member panel.
Upon the entire record in this proceeding, the
Board makes the following:
Ruling on the Motion for Summary Judgment
In its answer to the complaint, Respondent admits
its refusal to bargain but affirmatively attacks the
validity of the Union's certification on the basis of its
objection to the appropriateness of the single-store
bargaining units for which the Union is certified.
Review of the record herein, including the record
in consolidated Cases 13-RC-13930, 13927, 13917,
13924, and 13926, reveals that petitions were filed by
the Union on January 2, 1976, seeking to represent
separate units of Respondent's employees in 18 of its
stores in several administrative districts in Chicago,
Illinois? At the representation hearing and in its
briefs, Respondent contended that the smallest unit
appropriate for collective-bargaining purposes must
include all stores in an administrative district, which
generally consists of from 13 to 19 stores. Following
the hearing,' the Regional Director issued his Deci-
sion and Direction of Election, in which he found
that the separate single-store units sought by the
Union were appropriate for the purpose of collective
bargaining and directed separate elections therein.
Thereafter, Respondent filed a timely request for
review of the Regional Director's decision with the
Board in Washington, D.C., in which it argued again
its position and contended that, while a single-store
unit is presumptively appropriate, the presumption
should be found to be rebutted in this case in view of
the following: (1) the stores at issue constitute a dis-
tinct metro-market area; (2) the stores have opera-
tions that are highly integrated; (3) employee inter-
change between the stores occurs regularly; (4) the
degree of authority exercised by the single-store
manager is limited; (5) in other metro-market areas
2In Cases 13-RC-13913 through 13-RC-13916 inclusive, 13-RC-13918
through 13-RC-13923 inclusive, 13-RC-13925, 13-RC-13928, and 13-RC-
13929 , the Umon sought to represent employees employed by Respondent
at 13 other stores located in Chicago , Illinois However, the Union lost the
elections conducted among such employees and, consequently , these 13
units of Respondent's employees are not involved herein
3 At the hearing , Local 239-A, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store
Union, AFL-CIO, was permitted to intervene and participate fully therein,
and subsequently its name was placed on the ballot.
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in Respondent's chain where stores are organized,
the organization is on a metropolitan area unit basis;
and (6) the Respondent's operations are uniform and
standardized. The 'Board considered these conten-
tions and, on March -12, 1976, denied the request as it
raised no substantial issues warranting review. Sub-
sequently, on March 25, 1976, the Union won the
elections held in the five separate store units involved
herein. In the absence of objections to such elections,
the Regional Director, on April 2, 1976, certified the
Union as the exclusive collective-bargaining repre-
sentative of the employees in the single-store units
found to be appropriate.
It thus appears that Respondent is attempting to
relitigate herein an issue which was raised and de-
termined adversely to it in the underlying representa-
tion case. It is well settled that in the absence of new-
ly discovered or previously unavailable evidence or
special circumstances a respondent in a proceeding
alleging a violation of Section 8(a)(5) is not entitled
to relitigate issues which were or could have been
litigated in a prior representation proceeding .4
All issues raised by the Respondent in this pro-
ceeding were or could have been litigated in the prior
representation proceeding, and the Respondent does
not offer to adduce at a hearing any newly discov-
ered or previously unavailable evidence, nor does it
allege that any special circumstances exist herein
which' would require the Board to reexamine the de-
cision made in the representation proceeding. We
therefore find that the Respondent has not raised
any issue which is properly litigable in this unfair
labor practice proceeding. We shall, accordingly,
grant the Motion for Summary Judgment.
On the basis of the entire record, the Board makes
the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
I. THE BUSINESS OF THE RESPONDENT
Respondent is, and at all times material herein has
been, an Illinois corporation engaged in the retail
sale of prescription and nonprescription drugs and
sundry items throughout the United States. Respon-
dent's facilities located at 7901 South Halsted Street,
350 East Garfield Boulevard, 9101 South Commer-
cial Avenue, 6101 South Archer Avenue, and 400
East 47th Street, each being in Chicago, Illinois, are
the only facilities involved in this proceeding. During
the past calendar year, a representative period, Re-
spondent, in the course and conduct of its business
4 See Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co v NLRB, 313 U S 146, 162 (1941),
Rules and Regulations of the Board, Secs 102 67(f) and 102 69(c)
operations, received gross revenues in excess of
$500,000, During the past calendar year, a represen-
tative period, Respondent, in the course and conduct
of its business operations, purchased and received at
its Illinois facilities goods and materials from directly
outside the State of Illinois in an amount valued in
excess of $50,000.
We find, on the basis of the foregoing, that Re-
spondent is, and has been at all times material here-
in, an employer engaged in commerce within the
meaning of Section 2(6) and (7) of the Act, and that
it will effectuate the policies of the Act to assert juris-
diction herein.
II. THE LABOR ORGANIZATION INVOLVED
Retail Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by Re-
tail Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, is a
labor organization within the meaning of Section
2(5) of the Act.
III. THE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
A. The Representation Proceeding
1. The unit
The following employees of the Respondent con-
stitute units appropriate for collective -bargaining
purposes within the meaning of Section 9(b) of the
Act:
(a) In Case 13-CA-15385-All full-time and
regular part -time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 7901 South
Halsted Street , Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers , assistant store managers,
management trainees , pharmacists , pharmacy
internees , extra board employees , food service
employees, porters, window trimmers , guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(b) In Case 13-CA-15386-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 350 East Gar-
field Boulevard , Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees , pharmacists , pharmacy
internees, extra board employees , food service
employees, porters, window trimmers, guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(c) In Case 13-CA-15387-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 9101 South
Commercial Avenue, Chicago , Illinois, but ex-
cluding all store managers , assistant store man-
agers, management trainees , pharmacists, phar-
WALGREEN CO.
macy internees, extra board employees, food
service employees, porters, window trimmers,
guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(d) In Case 13-CA-15388-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 6101 South
Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy
internees, extra board employees, food service
employees, porters, window trimmers, guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(e) In Case 13-CA-15389-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 400 East 47th
Street, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding all store
managers, assistant store managers, manage-
ment trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy internees,
extra board employees, food service employees,
porters, window trimmers, guards and supervi-
sors as defined in the Act.
2. The certification
On March 25, 1976, a majority of the employees of
Respondent in said units, in secret ballot elections
conducted under the supervision of the Regional Di-
rector for Region 13, designated the Union as their
representative for the purpose of collective bargain-
ing with the Respondent. The Union was certified as
the collective-bargaining representative of the em-
ployees in said units on April 2, 1976, and the Union
continues to be such exclusive representative within
the meaning of Section 9(a) of the Act.
B. The Request To Bargain and Respondent's Refusal
Commencing on or about April 8, 1976, and at all
times thereafter, the Union has requested the Re-
spondent to bargain collectively with it as the exclu-
sive collective-bargaining representative of all the
employees in the above-described units. Commenc-
ing on or about April 21, 1976, and continuing at all
times thereafter to date, the Respondent has refused,
and continues to refuse, to recognize and bargain
with the Union as the exclusive representative for
collective bargaining of all employees in said units.
Accordingly, we find that the Respondent has,
since April 21, 1976, and at all times thereafter, re-
fused to bargain collectively with the Union as the
exclusive representative of the employees in the
above-described appropriate units, and that, by such
refusals, Respondent has engaged in and is engaging
in unfair labor practices within the meaning of Sec-
tion 8(a)(5) and (1) of the Act.
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IV. THE EFFECT OF THE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES UPON
COMMERCE
The activities of Respondent set forth in section
III, above, occurring-in connection with its opera-
tions described in section I, above, have a close, inti-
mate, and substantial relationship to trade, traffic,
and commerce among the several States and tend to
lead to labor disputes burdening and obstructing
commerce and the free flow of commerce.
V. THE REMEDY
Having found that Respondent has engaged in and
is engaging in unfair labor practices within the mean-
ing of Section 8(a)(5) and (1) of the Act, we shall
order that it cease and desist therefrom, and, upon
request; bargain collectively with the Union as the
exclusive representative of all employees in the
above-described appropriate units, and, if an under-
standing is reached, embody such understanding in a
signed agreement.
In order to insure that the employees in the above-
described appropriate units will be accorded the
services of their selected bargaining agent for the pe-
riod provided by law, we shall construe the initial
period of certification as beginning on the date Re-
spondent commences to bargain in good faith with
-the Union as the recognized bargaining representa-
tive ' in the appropriate units. See Mar-Jac Poultry
Company, Inc., 136 NLRB 785 (1962); Commerce
Company d/b/a Lamar Hotel, 140 NLRB 226, 229
(1962), enfd. 328 F.2d 600 (C.A. 5, 1964), cert. denied
379 U.S. 817 (1964); Burnett Construction Company,
149 NLRB 1419, 1421 (1964), enfd. 350 F.2d 57
(C.A. 10, 1965).
The Board, upon the basis of the foregoing facts
and the entire record, makes the following:
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. Walgreen Co. is an employer engaged in com-
merce within the meaning of Section 2(6) and (7) of
the Act.
2. Retail Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by
Retail Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO,
is a labor organization within the meaning of Section
2(5) of the Act.
3. The following employees of the Respondent
constitute units appropriate for collective-bargaining
purposes within the meaning of Section 9(b) of the
Act:
(a) In Case 13-CA-15385-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
556 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Employer's store now located at 7901 South
Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy
internees, extra board employees, food service
employees, porters, window trimmers, guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(b) In Case 13-CA-15386-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 350 East Gar-
field Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy
internees, extra board employees, food service
employees, porters, window trimmers, guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(c) In Case 13-CA-15387-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's- store now located at 9101 South
Commercial Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, but ex-
cluding all store managers, assistant store man-
agers, management trainees, pharmacists, phar-
macy internees, extra board employees, food
service employees, porters, window trimmers,
guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(d) In Case 13-CA-15388-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 6101 South
Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy
internees, extra board employees, food service
employees, porters, window trimmers, guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(e) In Case 13-CA-15389-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 400 East 47th
Street, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding all store
managers, assistant store managers, manage-
ment trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy internees,
extra board employees, food service employees,
porters, window trimmers, guards and supervi-
sors as defined in the Act.
4. Since April 2, 1976, the above-named labor or-
ganization has been and now is the certified and ex-
clusive representative of all employees in the afore-
said appropriate units for the purpose of collective
bargaining within the meaning of Section 9(a) of the
Act.
5. By refusing on or about April 21, 1976, and at
all times thereafter, to bargain collectively with the
above-named labor organization as the exclusive bar-
gaining representative of all the employees of Re-
spondent in the above-described appropriate units,
Respondent has engaged in and is engaging in unfair
labor practices within the meaning of Section 8(a)(5)
of the Act.
6. By the aforesaid refusals to bargain, Respon-
dent has interfered with, restrained, and coerced, and
is interfering with, restraining, and coercing, employ-
ees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed to them in
Section 7 of the Act, and thereby has engaged in and
is engaging in unfair labor practices within the mean-
ing of Section 8(a)(1) of the Act.
7. The aforesaid unfair labor practices are unfair
labor practices affecting commerce within the mean-
ing of Section 2(6) and (7) of the Act.
ORDER
Pursuant to Section 10(c) of the National Labor
Relations Act, as amended , the National Labor Re-
lations Board hereby orders that Respondent, Wal-
green Co., Chicago, Illinois, its officers , agents, suc-
cessors, and assigns, shall:
1. Cease and desist from:
(a) Refusing to bargain collectively concerning
rates of pay, wages, hours, and other terms and con-
ditions of employment with Retail Clerks Union Lo-
cal 1550, chartered by Retail Clerks International
Association , AFL-CIO, as the exclusive bargaining
representative of its employees in the following ap-
propriate units: -
(1) In Case 13-CA-15385-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 7901 South
Halsted Street , Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees , pharmacists , pharmacy
internees , extra board employees , food service
employees, porters, window trimmers , guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(2) In Case 13-CA-15386-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed' at the
Employer's store now located at 350 East Gar-
field Boulevard , Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees, pharmacists , pharmacy
internees, extra board employees, food service
employees, porters, window trimmers , guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(3) In Case 13-CA-15387-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 9101 South
Commercial Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, but ex-
cluding all store managers, assistant store man-
agers, -management trainees , pharmacists, phar-
macy internees , extra board employees, food
service employees, porters, window trimmers,
guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
WALGREEN CO.
(4) In Case 13-CA-15388-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 6101 South
Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding
all store managers, assistant store managers,
management trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy
internees, extra board employees, food service
employees, porters, window trimmers, guards
and supervisors as defined in the Act.
(5) In Case 13-CA-15389-All full-time and
regular part-time employees employed at the
Employer's store now located at 400 East 47th
Street, Chicago, Illinois, but excluding all store
managers, assistant store managers, manage-
ment trainees, pharmacists, pharmacy internees,
extra board employees, food service employees,
porters, window trimmers, guards and supervi-
sors as defined in the Act.
(b) In any like or related manner interfering with,
restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of
the rights guaranteed them in Section 7 of the Act.
2. Take the following affirmative action which the
Board finds will effectuate the policies of the Act:
(a) Upon request, bargain with the above-named
labor organization as the exclusive representative of
all employees in the aforesaid appropriate units with
respect to rates of pay, wages, hours, and other terms
and conditions of employment, and, if an under-
standing is reached, embody such understanding in a
signed agreement.
(b) Post at its facilities at 7901 South Halsted
Street, 350 East Garfield Boulevard, 9101 South
Commercial Avenue, 6101 South Archer Avenue,
and 400 'East 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois, copies of
the attached notices marked "Appendix A, B, C, D,
and E,"', respectively.' Copies of said notices, on
forms provided by the Regional Director for Region
13, after', being, duly signed by Respondent's repre-
sentativep shall be posted by Respondent immedi-
ately upon receipt thereof, and be maintained by it
for 60 consecutive days thereafter, in conspicuous
places, including all places where notices to employ-
ees are customarily posted. Reasonable steps shall be
taken by Respondent to insure that said notices are
not altered, defaced, or covered by any other materi-
al.
(c) Notify the Regional Director for Region 13 in
writing, within 20 days from the date of this Order,
what steps have been taken to comply herewith.
5 In the event that this Order is enforced by a Judgment of a United
States Court of Appeals, the words in the notice reading "Posted by Order
of the National Labor Relations Board" shall read "Posted Pursuant to a
Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals Enforcing an Order of the
National Labor Relations Board."
APPENDIX A
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NOTICE To EMPLOYEES
POSTED BY ORDER OF THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
An Agency of the United States Government
WE WILL NOT refuse to bargain collectively
concerning rates of pay, wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment with Retail
Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by Retail
Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, as
the exclusive representative of the employees in
the bargaining unit described below.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner
interfere with, restrain, or coerce our employees
in the exercise of the rights guaranteed them by
Section 7 of the Act.
WE WILL, upon request, bargain with the
above-named Union, as the exclusive represen-
tative of all employees in the bargaining unit de-
scribed below, with respect to rates of pay, wag-
es, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment, and, if an understanding is
reached, embody such understanding in a signed
agreement. The bargaining unit is:
All full-time and regular part-time employ-
ees employed at our store now located at 7901
South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, but
excluding all store managers, assistant store
managers, management trainees, pharmacists,
pharmacy internees, extra board employees,
food service employees, porters, window trim-
mers, guards and supervisors as defined in the
Act.
WALGREEN CO.
APPENDIX B
NOTICE To EMPLOYEES
POSTED BY ORDER OF THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
An Agency of the United States Government
WE WILL NOT refuse to bargain collectively
concerning rates of pay, wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment with Retail
Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by Retail
Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, as
the exclusive representative of the employees in
the bargaining unit described below.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner
interfere with, restrain, or coerce our employees
558 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
in the exercise of the rights guaranteed them by
Section 7 of the Act.
WE WILL, upon request, bargain with the
above-named Union, as the exclusive represen-
tative of all employees in the bargaining unit de-
scribed below, with respect to rates of pay, wag-
es, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment, and, if an understanding is
reached, embody such understanding in a signed
agreement. The bargaining unit is:
All full-time and regular part-time employ-
ees employed at our store now located at 350
East Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois,
but excluding all store managers, assistant
store managers, management trainees, phar-
macists, pharmacy internees, extra board em-
ployees, food service employees, porters, win-
dow trimmers, guards and supervisors as
defined in the Act.
WALGREEN CO.
APPENDIX C
NOTICE To EMPLOYEES
POSTED BY ORDER OF THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
An Agency of the United States Government
WE WILL NOT refuse to bargain collectively
concerning rates of pay, wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment with Retail
Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by Retail
Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, as
the exclusive representative of the employees in
the bargaining unit described below.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner
interfere with, restrain, or coerce our employees
in the exercise of the rights guaranteed them by
Section 7 of the Act.
WE WILL, upon request, bargain with the
above-named Union, as the exclusive represen-
tative of all employees in the bargaining unit de-
scribed below, with respect to rates of pay, wag-
es, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment, and, if an understanding is
reached, embody such understanding in a signed
agreement. The bargaining unit is:
All full-time and regular part-time employ-
ees employed at our store now located at 9101
South Commercial Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,
but excluding all store managers, assistant
store managers, management trainees, phar-
macists, pharmacy internees, extra board em-
ployees, food service employees, porters, win-
dow trimmers, guards and supervisors as
defined in the Act.
WALGREEN CO.
APPENDIX D
NOTICE To EMPLOYEES
POSTED BY ORDER OF THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
An Agency of the United States Government
WE WILL NOT refuse to bargain collectively
concerning rates of pay, wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment with Retail
Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by Retail
Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, as
the exclusive representative of the employees in
the bargaining unit described below.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner
interfere with, restrain, or coerce our employees
in the exercise of the rights guaranteed them by
Section 7 of the Act.
WE WILL, upon request, bargain with the
above-named Union, as the exclusive represen-
tative of all employees in the bargaining unit de-
scribed below, with respect to rates of pay, wag-
es, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment, and, if an understanding is
reached, embody such understanding in a signed
agreement. The bargaining unit is:
All full-time and regular part-time employ-
ees employed at our store now located at 6101
South Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, but
excluding all store managers, assistant store
managers, management trainees, pharmacists,
pharmacy 'internees, extra board employees,
food service employees, porters, window trim-
mers, guards and supervisors as defined in the
Act.
WALGREEN CO.
APPENDIX E
NOTICE To EMPLOYEES
POSTED BY ORDER OF THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
An Agency of the United States Government
WE WILL NOT refuse to bargain collectively
concerning rates of pay, wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment with Retail
WALGREEN CO. 559
Clerks Union Local 1550, chartered by Retail
Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, as
the exclusive representative of the employees in
the bargaining unit described below.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner
interfere with, restrain, or coerce our employees
in the exercise of the rights guaranteed them by
Section 7 of the Act.
WE WILL, upon request, bargain with the
above-named Union, as the exclusive represen-
tative of all employees in the bargaining unit de-
scribed below, with respect to rates of pay, wag-
es, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment, and, if an understanding is
reached, embody such understanding in a signed
agreement. The bargaining unit is:
All full-time and regular part-time employ-
ees employed at our store now located at 400
East 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois, but exclud-
ing all store managers, assistant store manag-
ers, management trainees, pharmacists, phar-
macy internees, extra board employees, food
service employees, porters, window trimmers,
guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
WALGREEN CO.