International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local Union No. 542 v. Ace Enterprises, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Ferguson, J.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
After consideration of the entire record herein, the Court makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The plaintiff, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Ware-housemen and Helpers of America, Local Union No. 542, hereinafter “the Union,” is a labor organization as defined in Section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended ( 61 Stat. 136 , 73 Stat. 519 , 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.), hereafter “the Act.”
2. Defendant Ace Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Ace Van & Storage Co., hereinafter “Ace,” is a corporation, organized under the laws of the State of California. Defendant-intervenor National Labor Relations Board, hereinafter “the Board,” is the United States agency entrusted with the administration of the Act.
3. On February 14, 1969, the Union filed a petition with the Board requesting that the Board certify it as collective bargaining representative for all of Escondido’s employees at its Escondido, California, plant. Escondido challenged the appropriateness of the unit for bargaining on the ground that it should include employees at another plant. The Regional Director of the…