National Labor Relations Board v. Local 743, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America

The National Labor Relations Board, herein petitioner, issued an order against Local 743, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, A.F.L., herein respondent, pursuant to § 10(c) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C.A. § 160 (c), herein called the Act. We are asked to enforce the order.

General Electric Company was originally a respondent in this proceeding. Petitioner’s order ran against it also but that company elected to comply; consequently, the Board withdrew its request for entry of an enforcement decree against it.

General Electric Company was engaged by Pacific Gas and Electric Company to install a series of steam turbine generators at its “Kern No. 2” plant, situated near Bakersfield, California. During the course of the operations General Electric employed fifteen installation machinists.

In the month of October 1949, six men, members of the International Association of Machinists, herein I.A.M., made application to General Electric for employment. These applications were made to one Roy Jones, a supervisor for General Electric Company. They were not given employment. At the time these applications were made installation of the last…