National Labor Relations Board v. Red-More Corporation, Retail Clerks' Union Local 899, Local Clerks International Association, Afl-Cio, Intervenor

This case is before the court upon the petition of the National Labor Relations Board (Board) for enforcement of its order of May 16, 1969, directed against respondents. The Board’s decision and order, and a supplemental decision and order, are reported at 164 NLRB No. 93 and 169 NLRB No. 63 . The charging party, Retail Clerks Union Local No. 899, Retail Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO (Union) has intervened in this enforcement proceeding.

In early 1965, respondent Disco Fair Operating Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of respondent Red-More Corporation, operated a retail discount department store at Oxnard, California which was owned by respondent Red Crest Company. Red-More, Red Crest and Disco Fair are commonly owned and controlled and constitute a single employer under the Act and are hereinafter referred to collectively as Disco Fair.

Nineteen of the departments of the store were operated by licensees of Disco Fair. The remainder were operated by Disco Fair. On February 11, 1965, the Union demanded recognition as the representative of the employees of Disco Fair and of the licensees at the Oxnard store. The Union asserted that Disco Fair and the licensees were…