Masonry Magazine May 1964 Page. 5
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
146 NLRB No. 114
D-6059
St. Louis, Mo.
CARPENTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
ST. LOUIS affiliated with
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS
AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO
and
STEPHEN GORMAN BRICKLAYING CO., INC.
and
Case No. 14-CD-159
BRICKLAYERS LOCAL UNION No. 1 of
MISSOURI, affiliated with BRICKLAYERS,
MASONS AND PLASTERERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO
and
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE
STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKERS,
AFL-CIO
Decision and Determination of Dispute
This is a proceeding under Section 10(k) of the National Labor Relations Act, following the filing of charges under Section 8(b)(4)(D), by Stephen Gorman Bricklaying Company, Inc., Herein called Gorman, alleging that Carpenters District Council of St. Louis, affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, herein called Respondent or Carpenters, had induced and encouraged employees to strike for the purpose of forcing or requiring Gorman to assign certain work to employees represented by Carpenters rather than to employees represented by Bricklayers Local Union No. 1 of Missouri, affiliated with Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, AFL-CIO, herein called Bricklayers. Pursuant to notice, a hearing was held before Joseph H. Solien, hearing officer, on November 26, 27, December 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1963, at which all parties appeared and were afforded full opportunity to be heard, to examine and cross-examine witnesses, and to adduce evidence bearing on the issues. The rulings of the hearing officer made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed. The Respondent, Bricklayers, Gorman, and the Masons Contractors Associations filed briefs which have been duly considered.
Upon the entire record in this case, the Board makes the following findings:
1. The Business of the Employer.
Gorman is a Missouri Corporation engaged in the masonry contracting business. In the operation of its business, Gorman annually receives goods and materials from outside the State of Missouri valued in excess of $50,000 and annually performs services outside the State of Missouri valued in excess of $50,000. The Board's jurisdiction over Gorman is not contested. We find that Gorman is engaged in commerce within the meaning of the Act.
2. The Labor Organizations involved.
The Carpenters, Bricklayers, and Iron Workers are labor organizations within the meaning of Section 2(5) of the Act.
3. The Dispute.
Facts
The work involved in this dispute consists of the unloading, handling, rigging, erecting, setting, plumbing, aligning, bracing, staying, leveling, and anchoring by bolting and/or welding of precast concrete exterior wall panels.
In August 1962, Gorman, a masonry contractor in the St. Louis, Missouri, area, entered into a con-