A. Nabakowski Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 8, 1964

148 N.L.R.B. 876 (N.L.R.B. 1964)

876 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Upon the basis of the foregoing findings and conclusions , and upon the entire
record in this case , I make the following:
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. Armstrong , Johns-Manville, Thorpe, and Techalloy are employers engaged in
commerce within the meaning of the Act. Respondents are labor organizations
within the meaning of Section 2(5) of the Act.
2. Respondent Local 113 has induced and encouraged individuals employed by
Armstrong to refuse to handle or work on materials produced by Thorpe and have
coerced and restrained Armstrong with an object of forcing or requiring Armstrong
to cease doing business with Thorpe, and has thereby violated Section 8(b)(4)(i)
and (ii)(B) of the Act.
3. Respondent Local 22 has induced and encouraged individuals employed by
Johns-Manville to refuse to handle or work on materials produced by Techalloy with
an object of forcing or requiring Johns-Manville to cease doing business with Tech-
alloy, and has thereby violated Section 8(b) (4) (i) and (ii) (B) of the Act.
4. The aforesaid unfair labor practices are unfair labor practices within the mean-
ing of Section 2(6) and (7) of the Act.
5. Respondent International has not committed unfair labor practices within the
meaning of Section 8(b)(4)(i ) and (ii )(B) and Section 2(6) and (7) of the Act.
[Recommended Order omitted from publication.]
A. Nabakowski Co. and Sheet Metal Workers International Asso-
ciation , Local No . 65, AFL-CIO and James A. Pastor
A. Nabakowski Co. and Sheet Metal Workers International Asso-
ciation, Local No. 65, AFL-CIO and Ronald E. Vaughan. Cases
Nos. 8-CA-3336-1, 8-CB-775-1, 8-CA-3336-2, and 8-CB-775-2.
September- 8, 1964
DECISION AND ORDER
On April 15, 1964, Trial Examiner John F. Funke issued his De-
cision in 'the above-entitled proceeding, finding that the Respondents,
A. Nabakowski Co., and Sheet Metal Workers International Asso-
ciation, Local. No. 65, AFL-CIO, had engaged in and were engaging
in certain unfair labor practices and recommending that they cease
and desist therefrom and take certain affirmative action, as set forth
in the attached Trial Examiner's Decision. Thereafter, Respondent
Local No. 65 filed exceptions to the Trial Examiner's Decision and
a supporting brief.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the National Labor
Relations Act, the Board has delegated its powers in connection with
these cases to a three-member panel [Members Fanning, Brown, and
Jenkins].
The Board has reviewed the-rulings of the Trial Examiner made at
the hearing and finds that no prejudicial error was committed. The
rulings are hereby affirmed: The Board has considered the Trial,
148 NLRB No. 94.
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Examiner's Decision and the entire record in this case, including the
exceptions and brief, and hereby, adopts the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of .the Trial Examiner, except as noted below.
ORDER
Pursuant to Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act, as
amended, the National Labor Relations Board hereby adopts, as its
Order, the Order recommended by the Trial Examiner and orders
that Respondent, A. Nabakowski Co., its officers, agents, successors,
and assigns, and Respondent Sheet Metal Workers International As-
sociation, Local No. 65, AFL-CIO, its officers, agents, representatives,
successors, and assigns, shall take the action set forth in the Trial
Examiner's Recommended Order, 'with the following modifications :
Paragraph B1 (a), is amended to read:
Causing or attempting, tot cause A. Nabakowski Co., or any
other employer, to discriminate against James A. Pastor, Ronald
E. Vaughan, or any other employee, for nonmembership in Re-
spondent Union for reasons other than-their failure to tender
the periodic dues and initiation fees, uniformly required as a
condition of acquiring and retaining membership in Respondent
Union.
The "Note" paragraph immediately below the signature line in
Appendix A is deleted.'
The first indented paragraph of Appendix B is amended to read :
WE WILL NOT cause or attempt • to cause A. Nabakowski Co.,
or any -other employer,' to discriminate. against James A. Pastor
and Ronald E. Vaughan, or any other employees, because they
are not members of Sheet Metal Workers International Associa-
tion, Local No. 65, AFL-CIO, for reasons other than their fail-
ure to tender the periodic dues and initiation fees uniformly
required as a condition of acquiring and retaining membership
in the Union.
'This provision shall not be included in the Order as the parties have stipulated that
Pastor and Vaughan were rehired after their illegal discharge.
TRIAL EXAMINER'S DECISION
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon charges filed on November 5, 1963, in Case No. 8-CA-3336-1 by James
A. Pastor and in Case No. 8-CA-3336-2 by Ronald E. Vaughan against A.
Nabakowski Co., herein called Nabakowski or the Employer , in Case No.
8-CB-775-1 by James A. Pastor and in Case No. 8-CB-775-2 by Ronald E.
Vaughan against Sheet Metal Workers International Association , Local No. 65,
AFL-CIO, herein called Local 65 or the Union , the General Counsel issued com-
plaint alleging that Nabakowski engaged in unfair labor practices within the mean-
ing of Section 8 (a)(1) and (3) of the Act and that Local 65 engaged in unfair
labor practices in violation of Section 8(b)(1)(A) and (2 ) of the Act.
878 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
The answers of the Respondents denied the commission of any unfair labor
practices.
This proceeding , with the General Counsel, the Employer , and the Union repre-
sented , came on to be heard before Trial Examiner John F. Funke on February 12,
1964, at Elyria, Ohio . At the conclusion of the hearing the parties were given
leave to file briefs and briefs were received from the parties by March 23, 1964.
Upon the entire record in this case, and from my observation of the witnesses,
I make the following:
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
1. THE BUSINESS OF NABABOWSKI
Nabakowski is an Ohio corporation with a plant at Amherst , Ohio , where it is
engaged in the manufacture , fabrication, and sale of sheet metal components used
in the construction industry for installation in public , industrial , and hospital build-
ings. In the conduct of its business Nabakowski annually performs services in a
value exceeding $50,000 which are performed in States other than the State of Ohio.
Respondent is engaged in commerce within the meaning of Section 2 (6) and (7)
of the Act.
II. LABOR ORGANIZATION INVOLVED
Local 65 is a labor organization within the meaning of Section 2 ( 5) of the Act.
M., THE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
A. The facts
At the hearing it was stipulated that James A. Pastor was hired by Nabakowski
on August 13, 1963,1 as a welder 's helper, that he was discharged on November 4,
and that he was subsequently reemployed by Nabakowski; that Ronald E. Vaughan
was hired by Nabakowski as a laborer on July 16 , was discharged on November 4,
and was subsequently reemployed by Nabakowski. It was further stipulated that
neither was denied union membership because of his failure to tender dues or initia-
tion fees in Local 65.2 Apart from the stipulation the pertinent facts in the case
are not seriously in dispute.
Vice President James F. Nabakowski testified that the Company operated two
shops , one of which was engaged in the manufacture of products and one of which
was a general construction shop . According to Nabakowski , the work in the manu-
facturing shop was more routine and mechanical than in construction and em-
ployees for manufacturing were hired "where we can find them" while employees
in construction were hired by referral from the Union. In the construction shop
a newly hired employee who was not a journeyman would receive an apprentice
card from the Union and would undergo a 4-year apprenticeship program before
receiving a journeyman's card , while in manufacturing a newly hired employee
received his journeyman's card at the end of his 31 days.
On or about September 23 Nabakowski received a letter from the Union requiring
certain 'employees in manufacturing to take a qualifying examination for membership
in Sheet Metal Local 65, fabrication division .3 Following receipt of this letter
I Unless otherwise noted all dates refer to 1963.
2 The contract between the Local 65 and Nabakowski covered only the manufacturing
department, in which Pastor and Vaughan were employed. That contract contained the
following clauses:
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(2) The Employer agrees that none but journeymen sheet metal workers shall be
employed on any work obtained for fabrication and for erection by this Department.
(3) The Employer agrees to require membership in the Union, as a condition of
continued employment, of all Employees performing work specified in paragraph #2,
of this Agreement, within 31 days following the beginning of such employment, pro-
viding the Employer has reasonable ground, for believing that membership is avail-
sh a to such employees on the same terms and conditions generally applicable to
other members and that membership Is not denied or terminated for reasons other
than the failure of the employee to tender the periodic dues and initiation fee uni-
formly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership.
g General Counsel's Exhibit No. 2. The letter was addressed to the Company and to
six employees, Vincent Yronich, Victor Johnson, Joseph Borbash, Robert Wheeler, Ron E.
Vaughan, and James McCann.
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James Nabakowski and S. J. Fresch, executive vice president and general manager
of Nabakowski, met with Melbourne F. Wargo, -business representative of Local 65,
to protest the testing requirement . The grounds for protest was their opinion that
it would unduly restrict Nabakowski in the hiring of new employees in the manu-
facturing division.4 Despite their protest and refusal to agree Local 65 applied the
test and both Pastor and Vaughan failed to pass it.
Under date of October 14, Local 65 directed a letter to Nabakowski (General
Counsel's Exhibit No. 3) reading:
A. Nabakowski Co.,
129 Milan Avenue,
Amherst, Ohio.
Dear Sirs: After testing Ron E. Vaughan in both written and practical sheet
metal, we find that he has rated a grade of 23.
The examining board of Local #65 Lorain County Branch rates him as not
qualified as a journeyman sheet metal worker.
Therefore, membership in Local #65 is not available to him under these
circumstances.
The Union asks that your company follow Section. (#3) of the Manufactur-
ing Agreement.
Yours very truly,
Melbourne F. Wargo,
Business Rep.
Under date of October 7, Local 65 directed a letter to Nabakowski (General
Counsel's Exhibit No. 4) reading:
A. Nabakowski Co.,
Attention: Mr. Fresch
Amherst, Ohio.
Dear Sir: According to the records submitted to us by your Company, Ross
Wheeler, Robert Wheeler and James Pastor have been employed by your Com-
pany for 31 days or longer. According to the agreement between your Com-
pany and Local #65, these men are to be required to be members of Local #65
as a condition on continued employment.
The above mentioned men were to report at Elyria High School, October 2,
1963, to take an examination to qualify them for membership into Local #65.
As they did not do so, the Union has no recourse but to interpret this as a re-
fusal to join the Union.
Therefore, I am bringing this to your attention as a violation of Sections 1
and 2 of the Working Agreement.
Yours very truly,
Melbourne F. Wargo,
Business Rep.
Local #65.
Under date of October 29, Nabakowski replied to the above letters (General
Counsel's Exhibit No. 5) as follows:
Sheet Metal Workers International Assoc.
38891 Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville, Ohio
Attn: Mr. Melbourne F. Wargo, Sr. RE: Qualified Journeymen for
Business Agent Manufacturing Division
Dear Mr. Wargo: With reference to our current collective bargaining agree-
ments with your union involving employees working for our company, our atten-
tion has been recently called to the fact that we are not employing journeymen
sheet metal workers in our Manufacturing Division in conformity with the re-
quirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) any other advice, we assume that your
objections are directed at those employees who we've hired on or after 7/1/63.
And that you are not now demand that some twenty other employees who have
been working in our Manufacturing Division for many years either acquire
journeyman status or be fired.
* There was further objection, according to Fresch, on the ground that if a test were
to be applied it should be devised by Nabakowski since it knew what skills were re-
quired for different job classifications.
880 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
With respect to those recently hired employees, our company is prepared and,
willing to comply with our agreement with your union provided you can furnish
journeymen sheet metal workers who have the skills required to satisfactorily
perform the manufacture, fabrication and assembly duties involved in the work
of this Division at the hourly rates of pay established by the agreement to which
you refer.
Therefore, will you please refer 6 to 7 qualified journeymen who meet this
requirement to our company as soon as possible: Pending referral of these
journeymen, we will continue to employ those persons concerning whom your
objection has been raised on a temporary basis.
Very truly yours,
A. NABAKOWSKI' CO.
S. J. Fresch,
Pre. V.P. & Gen. Mgr.
James Nabakowski testified that Local 65 did not refer the six or, seven journey-
men requested for the manufacturing division.
Under date of November 4, Local 65 replied (General Counsel's Exhibit No. 6)
with a letter reading:
A. Nabakowski Co.,
129 Milan Avenue,
Amherst, Ohio, 44001.
Attn: S. J. Fresch, Ex. V. P. & Gen. Mgr.
Dear Mr. Fresch: In answer to your letter of October 29, 1963 and with'ref-
erence to our meeting in your office, I believe you mentioned the condition of
Local #65 supplying men for your Fabrication Dept. At that time, I believe I
informed you that according to our working agreement, we are under no obliga-
tion to supply your Fabrication Dept. with men, and have no intentions of doing
so in the future.
I am again asking you to carry out the terms of the agreement as set forth.
Listed below are some of the violations requiring your immediate attention:
1. Sanitary conditions at the Turnpike. ' . '
2. Drinking water at the Turnpike.
3. Lighting and heating at the Turnpike.
4. Proper equipment to hoist and handle heavy materials.
5. Proper pay raises when due.
6. Differential in wages due on the work performed on the Mall job.
7. Improvement of shop safety-ground electrical equipment-hand
power tools not working properly.
8. Stop subletting work to non union shops.
9. Stop the so-called management supervision from using tools and
performing other work.
10. Stop supervision from harassing workers about time, etc.
11. Advising and assisting new workers is the responsibility • of super-
vision, not other workers.
12. Stop unauthorized people from handling sheetmetal material and
other duties of sheetmetal workers.
13. Full applications of Sections 2 and 3 of the agreement.
Your prompt attention in these matters may create a better feeling and spirit
of cooperation between our organizations.
Yours truly,
/s/ M. F. Wargo , Sr. Bus. Rep.
The day the letter was received (according to James Nabakowski it was slipped
under the door of the plant on Monday, November 4), James Nabakowski and
Fresch met with the grievance committee of the manufacturing division, which con-
sisted of Matt Brletic and John Dzonko. At this meeting the grievances outlined
in the letter were discussed and Brletic and Dzonko threatened a strike if nonunion
employees were continued in employment .5 James Nabakowski and Fresch decided
they needed Wargo and he was called, arriving at the plant about 4 p.m. Again
there was a discussion of the grievance letter including grievance No. 13, which re-
5 According to Fresch, and I credit him for he was more specific in his testimony
than Nabakowski, Pastor and Vaughan were named as the nonunion employees in this
discussion.
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.quired application of sections 2 and 3 of the contract to nonunion employees. Wargo
.denied that there was any specific mention of Pastor and Vaughan at this meeting or
that he knew until later that Pastor and Vaughan were discharged that day.
Both James Nabakowski and Fresch testified that Fresch, while Wargo was pres-
ent, telephoned the payroll clerk and told her to make out the paychecks for Pastor
and Vaughan so that Pastor could be paid before he started his shift and Vaughan
could be paid before he quit at 4:30 p.m. However, Pastor testified that he started
his shift at 2:30 p.m. and was paid off at 3 p.m., which is clearly inconsistent with
the testimony of James Nabakowski and Fresch and impliedly corroborates Wargo's
testimony that he was not present when the payroll clerk received her instructions
and that, when grievance No. 13 was reached for discussion (Wargo testified that it
was the last item discussed at the meeting which continued until 6 p.m.) Fresch
simply told him that it had been taken care of. In any event , both Pastor and
Vaughan were discharged on November 4.
B. Conclusions
I do not see that it is necessary to decide the credibility issue and the discrepancies
between the parties as to what took place at the afternoon meeting on November 4.
It is undisputed on this record that the International recommended to its locals that
tests be given applicants for membership before they were accepted as members.
Such a test was given some of the employees of Nabakowski and after Pastor and
Vaughan failed these tests Local 65 requested, in- the letters of October 7 and 14,
compliance with the terms of paragraphs Nos. 2- and 3 of the contracts To say that
the request for the application of these paragraphs was not a request for discharge
is merely an issue of semantics for paragraph No. 3 could not be applied without
.discharging employees who had not acquired membership in the Union within 31
days of employment. The only question before me is clearly stated in the Union's
brief as-
May a union apply an objective non-discriminatory test to determine aptitude
and skills as a qualification for membership failing which the union may re-
quest the termination of the employee under a labor shop agreement without
violation of Section 8(b)(1)(A) and (2) of the Act?
Freely conceding the right of such union to impose a nondiscriminatory rule as it
may see fit to prescribe ,7 the second*half of the question is confronted by the language
of Section 8(a)(3), which reads:
(3) • by discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term
,or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any
labor organization : Provided, That nothing in this Act, or in any other statute
of the United States , shall preclude an employer from making an agreement
with a labor organization (not established , maintained, or assisted by any action
defined in section 8(a) of this Act as an unfair labor practice ) to require as a
,condition of employment membership therein on or after the thirtieth day fol-
lowing the beginning of such employment or the effective date of such agree-
ment, whichever is the later , ( i) if such labor organization is the representative
,of the employees as provided in section 9(a), in the appropriate collective-
bargaining unit covered by such agreement when made, and ( ii) unless follow-
ing an election held as provided in section 9(e) within one year preceding the
.effective date of such agreement , the Board shall have certified that at least a
majority of the employees eligible to vote in such election have voted to rescind
the authority of such labor organization to make such an agreement : Provided
further, That no employer shall justify any discrimination against an employee
for nonmembership in a labor organization (A) if he has reasonable grounds
for believing that such membership was not available to the employee on the
same terms and conditions generally applicable to other members , or (B) if he
ihas reasonable grounds for believing that membership was denied or terminated
for reasons other than the failure of the employee to tender the periodic dues
,and the initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retain-
ing membership . [Emphasis supplied.]
U I find that the reference to paragraphs Nos. 1 and 2 of the contract in the letter of
October 7 was clearly an inadvertent error and that reference was intended to be made,
as it was throughout the testimony, to paragraphs Nos. 2 and 3.
7 Local 283, United Automobile , Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America, UAW-AFL-CIO ( Wisconsin Motor Corporation ), 145 NLRB 1097.
760-577-65-vol. 14 8-5 7
882 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
As the U.S. Supreme Court has stated Section 8(a)(3) represented the congres-
sional response to the competing demands of employee freedom of choice and union
security.8 In enacting the section it outlawed as discriminatory all union-security
clauses which did not meet the terms of the exemption and then added the further
enjoiner upon the employer contained in proviso (B) above. Under that proviso
the employer may not effectuate the terms of a contract lawful under Section
8(a)(3) by the discharge of any employee if he had reasonable cause to believe
that membership was denied for any reason other than the failure to tender dues
and initiation fee. It has been stipulated that neither Pastor or Vaughan was
denied membership by reason of their failure to make such tender and that stipula-
tion is the kiss of death. The Respondent Employer asserts that he did not dis-
criminate against either Pastor or Vaughan to encourage or discourage their union
membership but the statute says otherwise. It was precisely for the purpose of
outlawing union control over conditions of employment that the Congress enacted
Section 8(a)(3) with its narrow exception. If there was any doubt, that doubt
was dispelled by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Radio Officers case,9 where, pages
40 and 41, it stated:
The policy of the Act is to insulate employees' jobs from their organizational
rights. Thus §§8(a)(3) and 8(b)(2) were designed to allow employees to
freely exercise their right to join unions, be good, bad, or indifferent members,
or abstain from joining any union without imperiling their livelihood. The only
limitation Congress has chosen to impose on this right is specified in the proviso
to § 8 (a) (3) which authorizes employers to enter into certain union security
contracts, but prohibits discharge under such contracts if membership "was
not available to the employee on the same terms and conditions generally ap-
plicable to other members" of [sic] "membership was denied or terminated
for reasons other than the failure of the employee to tender periodic dues and
initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining
membership." Lengthy legislative debate preceded the 1947 amendment to
the Act which thus limited permissible employer discrimination . This legisla-
tive history clearly indicates that Congress intended to prevent utilization of
union security agreements for any purpose other than to compel payment of
union dues and fees. Thus Congress recognized the validity of unions' con-
cern about "free riders," i.e., employees who receive the benefits of union repre-
sentation but are unwilling to contribute their share of financial support to
such union, and gave unions the power to contract to meet that problem while
withholding from unions the power to cause the discharge of employees for
any other reason. Thus an employer can discharge an employee for non-
membership in a union if the employer has entered a union security contract
valid under the Act with such union , and if the other requirements of the proviso
are met. No other discrimination aimed at encouraging employees to join,
retain membership, or stay in good standing in a union is condoned.
[Footnotes omitted.]
Having already found that the Local 65 caused Nabakowski to discharge Pastor
and Vaughan in violation of Section 8(a)(3) of the Act. I find Local 65 in viola-
tion of Section 8 (b) (1) (A) and (2) of the Act.
IV. THE REMEDY
Having found that the Respondent Employer violated the Act by the discharge
of Pastor and Vaughan and that the Respondent Union violated the Act by causing
their discharge, I find that they should jointly and severally make whole the said
employees for wages lost between the date of their discharge and their reemploy-
ment as provided in F. W. Woolworth Company, 90 NLRB 289, and Isis Plumbing
& Heating Co., 138 NLRB 716. The Respondent Union will be further ordered
to cease and desist from causing or attempting to cause Nabakowski or any other
employer to discriminate against any employee because he has failed to pass any
qualifying journeyman test established and applied by the Respondent Union. In
view of the fact that the International directed its locals to establish and apply such
tests it may reasonably be anticipated that the conduct found unlawful here may be
repeated as to other employers. The other usual cease-and-desist and affirmative
provisions of Board Orders will be recommended.
sLoeal Lodge No 1424, International Association of Machinists, AFL-CIO, et at.
(Bryan Manufacturing Co.) v N.L.R B , 362 Ti S. 411, 418, footnote 7.
9 The Radio Officer's Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, A.F.L. v. N.L.R B.,
347 U.S. 17.
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Upon the basis of the foregoing findings of fact, and upon the entire record in this
case, I make the following:
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. Respondent Nabakowski is an employer engaged in commerce within the
meaning of Section 2(6) and (7) of the Act.
2. Respondent Local 65 is a labor organization within the meaning of Section
2 (5) of the Act.
3. By discriminating against James A. Pastor and Ronald E. Vaughan in regard
to their hire and tenure of employment to encourage or discourage membership in
a labor organization, Respondent Nabakowski has engaged in unfair labor practices
in violation of Section 8 (a) (3) and (1) of the Act.
4. By causing and attempting to cause Nabakowski to discriminate against James
A. Pastor and Ronald E. Vaughan in violation of Section 8(a)(3) of the Act, Re-
spondent Local 65 has engaged in unfair labor practices in violation of Section
8(b)(2) and (1) (A) of the Act.
5. The aforesaid unfair labor practices are unfair labor practices within the mean-
ing of Section 2(6) and (7) of the Act.
RECOMMENDED ORDER
Upon the foregoing findings of fact and conclusions of law, and upon the entire
record in this case, the Trial Examiner hereby recommends that Respondent:
A. A. Nabakowski Co., its officers, agents, successors, and assigns, shall:
1. Cease and desist from:
(a) Discriminating against James A. Pastor and Ronald E. Vaughan in regard
to their hire and tenure of employment to encourage or discourage membership in
Local 65 or any other labor organization.
(b) In any like or related manner interfering with, restraining, or coercing its
employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by Section 7 of the Act.
2. Take the following affirmative action which is necessary to effectuate the
policies of the Act:
(a) Jointly and severally with Local 65 make James A. Pastor and Ronald E.
Vaughan whole for any loss of pay they may have suffered by reason of the dis-
crimination practiced against them.
(b) Preserve and, upon request, make available to the Board or its agents, for
examination and copying, all payroll records, social security payment records,
timecards, personnel records and reports, and all other records necessary to compute
the amount of backpay due.
(c) Post at its places of business at Amherst, Ohio, copies of the attached notice
marked "Appendix A." 10 Copies of said notice, to be furnished by the Regional
Director for Region 8, shall, after being duly signed by the Respondent A. Nabakow-
ski Co., be posted immediately upon receipt thereof, and be maintained for a period
of 60 consecutive days thereafter, in conspicuous places, including all places where
notices to employees are customarily posted. Reasonable steps shall be taken to
insure that said notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by any other material.
(d) Post at the same places and under the same conditions as set forth in (c)
above, as soon as forwarded by the Regional Director, copies of the attached
notice marked "Appendix B."
(e) Mail to the Regional Director for Region 8 signed copies of the attached
notice marked "Appendix A" for posting by Local '65 at its business offices where
notices to members are customarily posted. Copies of said notice, to be furnished
by the Regional Director, shall, after being duly signed by Respondent, be returned
to the Regional Director for such posting.
(f) Notify the Regional Director for Region 8, in writing, within 20 days from
the receipt of this Decision, what steps have been taken to comply herewith."
"If this Recommended Order is adopted by the Board, the words "a Decision and
Order" shall be substituted for the words "the Recommended Order of a Trial Examiner"
in the notice If the Board's Oider is enforced by a decree of a United States Court of
Appeals, the notice will be further amended by the substitution of the words "a Decree
of the United States Court of Appeals, Enforcing an Order" for the words "a Decision
and Order."
"If this Recommended Order is adopted by the Board, this provision shall be modified
to read: "Notify the Regional Director for Region 8, in writing, within 10 days from
the date of this Order, what steps Respondent has taken to comply herewith "
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B. Sheet Metal Workers International Association , Local No . 65, AFL-CIO, its
officers, representatives , agents, successors, and assigns, shall:
1. Cease and desist from:
(a) Causing or attempting to cause A . Nabakowski Co., or any other employer,
to discriminate against James A. Pastor, Ronald E . Vaughan , or any other em-
ployee, in violation of Section 8 (a) (3) of the Act because such employee has not
passed a journeyman qualifying test established or applied by Local 65 or for any
other reason.
(b) In any like or related manner restraining or coercing employees in the exer-
cise of the rights guaranteed by Section 7 of the Act.
2. Take the following affirmative action which is necessary to effectuate the policies
of the Act:
(a) Jointly and severally with A. Nabakowski Co., make James A. Pastor and
Ronald E. Vaughan whole for any loss of pay they may have suffered by reason of
the discrimination practiced against them.
(b) Post at its business office, copies of the attached notice marked "Appendix
B." 12 Copies of this notice , to be furnished by the Regional Director for Region 8,
shall, after being duly signed by a representative of Local 65, be posted immedi-
ately upon receipt thereof , and be maintained by it for 60 consecutive days there-
after , in conspicuous places, including all places where notices to its members are
customarily posted. Reasonable steps shall be taken by Local 65 to insure that said
notices are not altered , defaced, or covered by any other material.
(c) Post at the same places and under the same conditions as set forth in (b)
above, as soon as they are forwarded by the Regional Director , copies of the at-
tached notice marked "Appendix A."
(d) Mail to the Regional Director for Region 8 signed copies of the attached
notice marked "Appendix B," for posting by A. Nabakowski in all places where
notices to employees are customarily posted ' Copies of said notice, to be furnished
by the Regional Director , shall, after being signed by representatives of Local 65, be
returned forthwith to the Regional Director for such posting.
(e) Notify the Regional Director for Region 8, in writing, within 20 days from
the date of receipt of this Decision , what steps have been taken to comply herewith.I3
12 See footnote 10, supra.
13 See footnote 11, supra.
APPENDIX A
NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES
Pursuant to the Recommended Order of a Trial Examiner of the National Labor
Relations Board , and in order to effectuate the policies of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, as amended , we hereby notify you that:
WE WILL NOT encourage or discourage membership in Sheet Metal Workers
International Association , Local No . 65, AFL-CIO, or in any other labor
organization , by discharging employees or in any other manner discriminating
against any employee in regard to tenure of employment.
WE WILL together with Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local
No. 65, AFL-CIO, jointly and severally make James A. Pastor and Ronald E.
Vaughan whole for any loss of earnings they may have suffered as a result of
the discrimination against them.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner interfere with, restrain , or coerce
employees in the exercise of their rights to self-organization , to form , join, or
assist any labor organization , to bargain collectively through representatives of
their own choosing, to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collec-
tive bargaining or other mutual aid or protection , or to refrain from engaging
in any or all such activities , except to the extent that such rights may be af-
fected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as author-
ized in Section 8(a)(3) of the Act.
All our employees are free to become, remain , or to refrain from becoming or
remaining, members of the above-named Union or any other labor organization, ex-
cept to the extent that this right may be affected by an agreement in conformity with
Section 8 (a)(3) of the Act as amended.
A. NABAKOWSKI Co.,
Employer.
Dated------------------- By-------------------------------------------
(Representative ) ( Title)
CROSS POULTRY COMPANY 885
NOTE.-We will notify the above-named employee, if presently serving in the
Armed Forces of the United States, of his rights to full reinstatement, upon applica-
tion in accordance with the Selective Service Act and the Universal Military Train-
ing and Service Act of 1948, as amended, after discharge from the Armed Forces.
This notice must remain posted for 60 consecutive days from the date of posting,
and must not be altered, defaced, or covered by any other material.
Employees may communicate directly with the Board's Regional Office, 720 Bulk-
ley Building, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, Telephone No. Main 1-4465,
if they have any questions concerning this notice or compliance with its provisions.
APPENDIX B
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF LOCAL 65 AND TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF
A. NABAKOWSKI CO.
Pursuant to the Recommended Order of a Trial Examiner of the National Labor
Relations Board, and in order to effectuate the policies of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, as amended , we hereby notify you that:
WE WILL NOT cause or attempt to cause A. Nabakowski Co., or any other
employer, to discriminate against James A. Pastor and Ronald E. Vaughan or
any other employee in violation of Section 8(a)(3 of the Act because such em-
ployee has not passed a journeyman qualifying test established by Sheet Metal
Workers International Association, Local No. 65, AFL-CIO, or for any other:
reason.
WE WILL, together with A. Nabakowski Co., jointly and severally make
James A. Pastor and Ronald E. Vaughan whole for any loss of earnings they
may have suffered as a result of our unlawful request that they be discharged.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner restrain or coerce employees in
the exercise of rights guaranteed by Section 7 of the Act, except to the extent
that such rights may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a
labor organization as a condition of employment , as authorized by Section
8(a)(3) of the Act.
Dated-------------------
SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, LOCAL No. 65, AFL-CIO,
Labor Organization.
By-------------------------------------------
(Representative) (Title)
This notice must remain posted for 60 consecutive days from the date of posting,
and must not be altered, defaced, or covered by any other material.
Employees may communicate directly with the Board's Regional Director, 720
Bulkley Building, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, Telephone No. Main
1-4465, if they have any questions concerning this notice or compliance with its
provisions.
C. H. Cross d/b/a Cross Poultry Company and 525, Amal-
gamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America
AFL-CIO. Cases Nos. 11-CA-2274 and 11-CA-2306. Septem-
ber 8, 1961
DECISION AND ORDER
On June 19, 1964, Trial Examiner Leo F. Lightner issued his De-
cision in the above-entitled proceeding, finding that the Respondent
had engaged in and was engaging in certain unfair labor practices
and recommending that he cease and desist therefrom and take cer-
tain affirmative action, as set forth in the attached Decision. There-
148 NLRB No. 90.