Reed Detective Agency

In the Matter of LEAR B . REED, D/B/A REED DETECTIVE AGENCY, EMPLOYER and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GUARDS, LOCAL No. 1, PETITIONER Case No. 21-RC-1332.Decided October 9,1950 DECISION AND ORDER Upon a petition duly filed under Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, a hearing was held before Jerome Smith, 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 Act, the Board has delegated its powers in connection with this case to a three-member panel [Members Houston, Reynolds, and Styles]. Upon the entire record in this case, the Board finds : 1. The labor organizations involved claim to represent employees of the Employer. 2. No question affecting commerce exists concerning the representa- tion 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 Employer operates a licensed detective agency, patrol service, plant-protection service, and guard service, with its sole office located at Compton, California. Of the Employer's 1949 gross income of $59,875, less than $50,000 was derived from guard and patrol services performed within California for firms engaged in interstate com- merce; the Employer performed no services outside California. We find that the Employer's operations affect commerce within the meaning of the Act. However, as the value of services rendered to interstate firms is less than $50,000, we find, in accord with our recently announced policy,' that it would not effectuate the policies of the Act to assert jurisdiction in this case. We shall, therefore, dismiss the petition. ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition filed herein be, and it hereby is, dismissed. Hollow Tree Lumber Company, 91 NLRB 635. 91 NLRB No. 141. 727