American Hide & Leather Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 18, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 162 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In 'the 'Matter of AMERICAN HIDE & LEATHER COMPANY and - INTER-
NATIONAL F nt &`LEATHER WORIiERS UNION OF THE UNITED STATES
AND CANADA, LEATHER WORKERS DivisioN (C. 1. 0.)
Case No. R-4280.-Decided September 18, 1942
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon consent .cornparisou of records
Mr. A. Howard Myers and Mr. Samiuel 0. Zack, for the.Board.
'Mr. Frank J.'King, of Boston, Mass., for the Cdlnpany.
Mr. Isador Piclbnan, of Boston, Mass., for the Union.
Mr: William C. Baisinger, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition and amended petition duly filed by International
Fur & Leather Workers Union of the United States and Canada,
Leather Workers Division ( C. I. O.), herein called the Union , alleg-
ing that a, question affecting commerce had arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of American Hide & Leather Company , herein
called the Company, engaged at Lowell, Massachusetts , in the business
of tanning skins and manufacturing leather, the National Labor Rela-
tions Board provided for an appropriate hearing upon clue notice.
On August 14, 1942 , before a hearing was held, the Company, the
Union, and the Regional Director for the First Region ( Boston,
Massachusetts ), entered into a, "STIPULATION FOR THE CER-
TIFICATION ON CONSENT - COMPARISON OF RECORDS."
Pursuant to the stipulation ; a comparison of appropriate records
was made on August 26 , 1942 , under the direction and supervision of
the Regional Director , to determine whether or not a majority of the
production employees of the Company at its Lowell plant , excluding
executives , foremen , assistant foremen , laboratory employees, main
office employees , employee in charge of perpetual inventory , store-
keeper, firemen , engineers , carpenters , painters , pipe fitters , electri-
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trans, blacksmiths, and machinists, had designated the Union to, repre-
sent them for the purposes of collective bargaining. On August 31,
1942, the Acting Regional Director issued and duly served on the
parties a report on the results of comparison by inspection of recoi;ds.
No objections to the conduct of the comparison by inspection, of records,
,or the report thereon have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the results of said comparison by ntspection of records,' the
Acting Regional, Directot reported as follows:
Number of employees in unit------ ------- -------- -- ------ , 520
Number of employees designating International Fur & Leather
Workers Union of the United States and Canada. Leather
Workers Division (C I 0 ) --------------- -- ---------------- 406
Upon the basis of the stipulation, the consent comparison,of records
report, and the entire record ina the case, the, Board makes the
following :
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of American 1-lide & Leather Company, Lowell,
Massachusetts, AN tthun the mean ntg of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6)
and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act.
2. Al] production employees of the Company at its Lowell plant,
excluding eaecutii es, foremen, assistant foremen, laboratory eni-
ployees,,mani office employees, employee in charge of perpetual in-
ventory, storekeeper, firemen, engineers, carpenters, painters, pipe fit-
ters, electricians , blacksmiths , and machinists,-constitute a unit appro-
priate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of
Section 9 (b) of,the Act.
3. International Fur & Leather Workers Union of the United States
and Canada, Leather Workers Division (C. I. 0.), has been designated
and selected by a majority of the employees in the above unit as their
represent ativ-e for the purposes of collective bargaining and is the
exclusive representative of all employees in said unit within the mean-
ing of Section 9 (a) of the Act.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act , 49 Stat. 449 , and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Fur c'' Leather Workers
Union of the United States and Canada, Leather Workers Division
(C. I.•0.), has been designated and selected by a majority of all pro-
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duction employees of American Hide & Leather Company, Lowell,,
Massachusetts; excluding' executives, foremen, assistant foremen, lab-
oratory employees, main office employees, employee-in charge of per-
petual inventory, storekeeper, firemen, engineers, carpenters, painters,
pipe fitters, electricians, blacksmiths, and machinists, as their repre-
sentative for the purposes of,collective bargaining, and that, pursuant,
to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Fur & Leather Workers
Union of the United States and Canada, Leather Workers Division-
(C. I. 0.), is the exclusive representative of all such employees for
the purposes of collective bargainnmg with respect to rates of pay,
wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.
MR. WM. M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above
Decision and Certification of Representatmves.
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