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Valley Candle Mfg. Co., Inc., 732 (1959)
, the Respondent discriminatorily laid off (and has since ' failed and refused to reinstate ) five named employees,' and the complaint in Case No. 2-CA-6923 charges the Respondent with discriminatorily discharging Juan R. Gerena on August 12, 1959. By separate answers filed in each case,2 the 1 Rosa Ortiz, Paula Pinto Ortiz, Josefa Quinones Rivera, Carmen D. Huertas, and Ramon L. Morales.
2 The Respondent failed to file its answers within the time prescribed by the notice served upon it with the complaints On January 11, 1960, Trial Examiner James A Shaw granted a motion by the General Counsel for a 'summary judgment' pursuant to SecRespondent has denied the commission of the unfair labor practices thus alleged in the complaints.3Pursuant to notice, a hearing was held in New York City on June 6, 7, and 8, 1960, before the Trial Examiner duly designated by the Chief Trial Examiner.The General Counsel and the Respondent appeared by counsel and were afforded full opportunity to be heard , to examine and cross-examine witnesses, and to introduce evidence bearing upon the issues . At the conclusion of the hearing, the parties waived oral argument. Since the hearing, I have received briefs from the General Counsel and from the Respondent.Upon the entire record in the case, and from my observation of the witnesses, I make the following:FINDINGS OF FACTI. THE BUSINESS OF THE RESPONDENT The Respondent, Valley Candle Mfg. Co., Inc., is a New York corporation, engaged at its principal office and place of business in the Borough of Brooklyn, city and State of New York, in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of votive lights and candles and related products. In the year preceding the issuance of the complaints, the Respondent purchased materials of a value of more than $50,000, which materials were transported to its plant in Brooklyn, New York, directly from States of the United States other than the State of New York. During the same year the Respondent manufactured, sold, and distributed products of a value of more than $50,000, which were shipped from its Brooklyn, New York, plant directly to States of the...See the full content of this document
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