Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company And Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of America, Affiliated Witih The Congress Of Industrial Organizations, 1262 (1942)

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Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company And Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of America, Affiliated Witih The Congress Of Industrial Organizations, 1262 (1942)

In the Matter of ELY & WALKER DRY GOODS COMPANY and AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITIH THE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS Case No. C-2031.-Decided May 12, 19,j Jurisdiction: garment manufacturing Industry.

Unfair Labor Practices Company-Dominated Union; Interference, Restraint, and Coercion: participation of supervisory employees in formation and administration of 'inside' union for express purpose of defeating 'outside' union; concurrent acts favoring 'inside' union and manifesting hostility to 'outside' union; encouragement of employees to heed anti-union counsels of businessmen's organization;

questioning and intimidating employees endeavoring to form 'outside' union.

Remedial Orders: disestablishment of dominated organization ordered.

Mr. L. N. D. Wells, Jr., and Mr. Wallace Cooper, for the Board.

Messrs. Bryan, Cave, Williams & McPheeters, by Mr. R. H.

McRoberts and Mr. Henry Davis, of St. Louis, Mo., for the respondent.

Mr. Joseph A. Lennon and Mr. Richard Brazier, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mr. David M. Schlossberg, of New York City, for the Amalgamated.

Mr. John W. Noble and Mr. Arthur R. Goodmayn, of Kennett, Mo., for the K. S. U.

Mr. Langdon R. Jones, of Kennett, Mo., for the Committee of Seven.

Mr. Armin Uhler, of counsel to the Board.

DECISION AND ORDER STATEMENT OF TTIE CASE On an amended charge duly filed on July 30,1941, by Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, herein called the Amalgamated, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, by the Regional Director for the Fourteenth Region (St. Louis, Missouri), issued its complaint dated July 30, 1941, against Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company, St.

SThe original charge was filed on June 28, 1941.

1262 1263 Louis, Missouri, 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) and (2) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein called the Act. Copies of the complaint and notice of hearing thereon were duly served upon the respondent, the Amalgamated, and Kennett Shirtmakers Union, herein called the K. S. U.

Concerning the unfair labor practices, the complaint alleged in substance that the respondent (1) since March 1937 had induced certain citizens and two civic organizations, the Kennett Business and Professional Association and t...

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