Channel Motors

In the Matter of CHANNEL MOTORS, EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, CHANNEL CITY LODGE No. 338, PETITIONER In the Matter Of KAVARNO MOTORS, EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, CHANNEL CITY LODGE No. 338, PETITIONER In the Matter of GEORGE YOUNG, INCORPORATED , CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE, EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, CHANNEL CITY LODGE No. 338, PETITIONER In the Matter of VINCENT WOODS-BUICK, G. M. C., EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, CHANNEL CITY LODGE No. 338, PETITIONER In the Matter of JACK WOODS--PONTIAC, G. M. C., EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, CHANNEL CITY LODGE No. 338, PETITIONER Oases Nos. .'1-RC-743, 21-RC-750, 21-RC-751, 21-RC-788, and 21-RC-789, respectively.Decided June 17,1919 DECISION 'AND DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS Upon petitions duly filed, the parties entered into stipulations in lieu of a formal hearing in these consolidated cases. Pursuant to Section 3 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act, the Board has delegated its powers in connection with these cases to a three-member panel [Chairman Herzog and Members Houston and Reynolds]. Upon the entire record in these cases, the Board finds : 1. Channel Motors; Kavarno Motors; George Young, Incorporated, Chevrolet Sales and Service; Vincent Woods-Buick, G. M. C.; and Jack Woods-Pontiac, G. M. C., herein together called the Employers, are engaged in the automobile sales and service business in Santa Barbara, California. The Employers are, respectively, the owners 84 N. L. R. B., No. 45. 353 354 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD of exclusive franchises for the sale of Kaiser Frazer, Chrysler, and Plymouth, Chevrolet, Buick, and Pontiac automobiles. The latter three also own franchises for the sale of Chevrolet or G. M. trucks. Channel Motors, during the first 2 months of its operations, made plirdhases consisting principally of new automobiles, amounting to approximately $20,000, of which about 60 percent was shipped from points outside the State of California. Kavarno Motors, during 1948, made purchases amounting to ap- proximately $200,000, consisting principally of new automobiles and parts. All the new automobiles and most of the parts were purchased from the assembly plant of Chrysler Motors of California, Los An- geles Plant.' George Young, Incorporated, Chevrolet Sales and Service, dur-- ing 1948, made all its purchases of new automobiles, trucks, and most parts, from the assembly plant of Chevrolet Division of Gen- eral -Motors : Corporation in Van Nuys, California.2 These. iinr- chases amounted approximately to $809,000, of which about 1 per- cent was shipped directly from points outside the State and about 12 percent originated outside the State. During the same period, its sales and services amounted approximately to $1,184,000, of which about 2 percent was made to firms which sell a substantial portion-of their products in other States. Vincent Wood-Buick, G. M. C., during 1948, made all its pur- chases of new automobiles, trucks, and most parts and accessories, amounting approximately to $150,000 from the Buick-Oldsmobile- Pontiac Assembly Division in South Gate, California.3 Jack Wood-Pontiac, G. Al. C., 'during 1948, made all its pur- chases of new automobiles, trucks, and most parts and accessories, amounting approximately to $100,000, from the Buick-Oldsmobile- Pontiac Assembly Division at South Gate, California.' We find that all the Employers are engaged in commerce within the meaning of the Act.' 2. The labor organization named below claims to represent certain employees of the Employers. ' we have previously asserted jurisdiction over the Maywood Plant of Chrysler Motors of California, and over the other assembly plants mentioned below. See Matter of Chrysler Motors of California, 74 N L R. B 635; Matter of General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Division, 79 N. L R B 341; Matter of General Motors Corporation, Buick-Oldsmobile- Pontiac Assembly Division, 81 N. L R. B. 1201. 2 See footnote 1, supra. 8 See footnote 1, supra. ' See footnote 1, supra. 5 Matter of M. L. Townsend, 81 N. L R B 739; Matter of Keljian Chevrolet Co., 82 N. L. R B 978; Matter of Johns Bios., Ina, et al., 84 N L. R. B 294 CHANNEL MOTORS 355 3. A question affecting commerce exists concerning the represen- tation of employees of the Employers within the meaning of Sec- tion 9 (c) (17) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act. 4., The following employees of the Employers at Santa Barbara, California, constitute-units, appropriate -for the purposes' of collec- tive bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act : (a) All automotive mechanics, machinists, body-fender repair- men, auto painters, lubrication men, their helpers and appren- tices and parts men, employed by Channel Motors, excluding all office and clerical employees, watchmen, guards, professional employees and supervisors as defined in the Act. (b) All automotive mechanics, including body, fender and radiator repairmen and apprentices and leadmen, employed by Kavarno Motors, but excluding all clerical employees, watchmen, guards; professional employees and supervisors as defined in the Act. (c) All automotive mechanics, including body, fender and ra- diator repairmen, their apprentices and leadmen, employed by George Young, Incorporated, Chevrolet Sales and Service, but excluding all office and clerical employees, watchmen, guards, pro- fessional employees, and supervisors as defined in the Act. (d) All automotive mechanics, including body, fender and radiator repairmen employed by Vincent Woods-Buick, G. M. C., but excluding all office and clerical employees, watchmen, guards, professional employees and supervisors as defined in the Act. (e) All automotive mechanics, including body, fender, and ra- diator repairmen, their apprentices and leadmen employed by Jack Woods-Pontiac, G. M. C., but excluding all office and cleri- cal employees, watchmen, guards, professional emplovPpc era supervisors as defined in the Act. DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS As part of the investigation to ascertain representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining with the Employers, separate elec- tions by secret ballot shall be conducted as early as possible, but not later than 30 days from the date of this Direction, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region, and subject to Sections 203.61 and 203.62 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 5, as amended, among the em- ployees in the units found appropriate in paragraph numbered 4, above, who were employed during the pay-roll period immediately 356 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD preceding the date of this Direction of Elections, including employees who did not work during said pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation or temporarily laid off, but excluding those employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause and have not been rehired ,or reinstated prior to the date of the election, and also excluding em- ployees on strike who are not entitled to reinstatement, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented, for purposes of collective bargaining, by International Association of Machinists, Channel City Lodge No. 338.