Sachs Quality Furniture, Inc. v. Hensley

The plaintiff owns and operates several stores in the city of New York for the sale at retail of household furniture, home furnishings and wearing apparel. In the operation of these stores it employs 480 employees, of whom, approximately, 72 are salesmen serving in various departments.

In 1937 a controversy arose between two rival unions, Sachs Employees Association and the defendant, a local of the American Federation of Labor, each claiming to represent the employees. On petitions filed with the New York State Labor Relations Board extensive hearings were held, resulting in a finding by the…