Liebmann Breweries, Inc., Employer And District #15 Of International Association Of Machinists, Petitioner, 1632 (1950)

In the Matter of LIEBMANN BREWERIES, INC., EMPLOYER and DISTRICT #15 OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, PETITIONER In the Matter of LIEBMANN BREWERIES, INC., EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF FIREMEN, OILERS AND MAINTENANCE MECHANICS, LOCAL NO. 56, AFL, PETITIONER Cases Nos. 2-RC-1535 and 2-RC-1838.-Decided May 25, 1950 DECISION AND ORDER Upon petitions duly filed, a hearing was held before Lloyd S.

Greenidge, hearing officer. The hearing officer's rulings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act, the Board has delegated its powers in connection with this case to a three-member panel [Chairman Herzog and Members 1Houston and Styles].

Upon the entire record in this case, the Board finds:

1. The Employer is engaged in commerce within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.

2. District #15 of International Association of Machinists, herein called the IAM, and International Brotherhood of Firemen, Oilers and Maintenance Mechanics, Local No. 56, AFL, herein called the Firemen, are labor organizations claiming to represent certain employees of the Employer.

3. No question affecting commerce exists concerning the representation of employees of the Employer within the meaning of Section 9 (c) (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act for the following reasons:

The Petitioners seek a unit of six stockroom employees in the Employer's receiving rooms located at the Noel St., and the Evergreen Avenue entrances to the Employer's Brooklyn, New York, plant.

1 Pursuant to Section 203.64 (b) of the National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations, these cases were consolidated by order of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York, N. Y.) on March 27, 1950.

89 NLRB No. 213.

1632 1633 The Employer takes no position as to the appropriateness of the proposed unit.

The Employer is engaged in the brewing and distribution of beer and ale at its Brooklyn, New York, plant, the only plant involved in this proceeding. It employs approximately 1,000 production employees.2 Other employees include mechanics, washers, oilers, greasers, and inside machinists engaged in the maintenance and repair of the Employer's fleet of vehicles, currently represented by the IAM;

firemen, oilers, and maintenance mechanics engaged in the maintenance of the plant and production machinery, currently represented by the Firemen; and...