Kind and Knox Gelatine Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsDec 19, 1952

101 N.L.R.B. 1255 (N.L.R.B. 1952)

KIND AND KNOX GELATINE COMPANY 1255 Upon request of the Union, an enlargement of time in which to :answer was granted to all parties. The Union filed a brief in response :and requested opportunity to be heard and to present the facts and the position of the Union to the Board. Pursuant to notice to all -parties, the Board heard oral argument on December 16, 1952. The Union and the C. I. 0., which was permitted to intervene and file a brief, participated in the argument. The A. F. of L. was permitted to, and did, file a brief. The Employer did not reply or participate in the argument. The Board having duly considered the response, briefs, and argu- lnents, concludes that, in 'the interest of protecting its own processes from further abuse, its certification of June 21, 1951, should be con- sidered of no further force and effect. Now THEREFORE said certification is adjudged and declared to be of no further force and effect. By direction of the Board: 1 OGDEN W. FIELDS, Executive Secretary. I Member Houston did not participate in this matter because of his absence from official duty due to illness. KIND AND KNOX GELATINE COMPANY, PETITIONER and LOCAL INDUS- TRIAL UNION No. 80, FOOD AND TOBACCO WORKERS UNION, CIO. Case No. 4-RM-78. December 19,1952 Order On November 21, 1952, following the conviction of Anthony Valen- tino, in a United States district court, for having previously made false statements in a non-Communist affidavit filed with the Board under Section 9 (h) of the Act, the Board issued and sent to all parties a notice to show cause, returnable on or before December 1, 1952, why its certification of February 2, 1951, issued in the above-entitled pro- ceeding, should not be revoked for abuse of its processes. Upon request of the Union, an enlargement of time in which to answer was granted to all parties. The Union filed a brief in response and requested opportunity to be heard and to present the facts and the position of the Union to the Board. Pursuant to notice to all parties, the Board heard oral argument on December 16, 1952. The Union and the C. I. 0., which was permitted to intervene and file a brief, participated in the argument. The A. F. of L. was permitted to, and did, file a brief. The Employer did not reply or participate in the argument. 101 NLRB No. 226. 1256 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD The Board having duly considered the response , briefs, and argu- ments , concludes that, in the interest of protecting its own processes from further abuse, its certification of February 2, 1951, should be considered of no further force and effect. Now THEREFORE said certification is adjudged and declared to be of no further force and effect. By direction of the Board: 1 OGDEN W. FIELDS, Executive Secretary. I Member Houston did not participate in this matter because of his absence from official duty due to illness. CHARLES B. KNOX GELATINE COMPANY, PETITIONER and LOCAL INDUS- TRIAL UNION No. 80, FOOD AND TOBACCO WORKERS UNION, CIO. Case No.4-RM-79. December 19,1952 Order On November 21, 1952, following the conviction of Anthony Valen- tino, in a United States district court, for having previously made false statements in a non-Communist affidavit filed with the Board under Section 9 (h) of the Act, the Board issued and sent to all parties a notice to show cause, returnable on or before December 1, 1952, why its certification of February 2, 1951, issued in the above-entitled proceed- ing, should not be revoked for abuse of its processes. Upon request of the Union, an enlargement of time in which to answer was granted to all parties. The Union filed a brief in response and requested opportunity to be heard and to present the facts and the position of the Union to the Board. Pursuant to notice to all parties, the Board heard oral argument on December 16, 1952. The Union and the C. I. 0., which was permitted to intervene and file a brief, participated in the argument. The A. F. of L. was permitted to, and did, file a brief. The Employer did not reply or participate in the argument. The Board having duly considered the response, briefs, and argu- ments, concludes that, in the interest of protecting its own processes from further abuse, its certification of February 2, 1951, should be considered of no further force and effect. Now THEREFORE said certification is adjudged and declared to be of no further force and effect. By direction of the Board: OGDEN W. FIELDS, Executive Secretary. Member Houston did not participate in this matter because of his absence from official duty due to illness. 101 NLRB No. 227.