American Propeller Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 9, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 1004 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of AMERICAN PROPELLER CORPORATION , TOLEDO, OHIO,
and INTERNATIONAL UNION,' UNITED AUTOMOBia , AIRCRAFT AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (C. I. 0.)
TOLEDO, OHIO
In the Matter of AMERICAN PROPELLER CORP . and MECHANICS EDUCA-
TIONAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA , LOCAL # 4 (UNAFFILIATED)
Cases Nos. R-429 and R-430, respectively
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 9, 19492
• On August 21,'1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot were
conducted on September 15, 1942, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Eighth Region (Cleveland, Ohio).
On September' 18, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to
Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and
Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the
parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the
ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the' Regional Director reported
as follows :
Toolroorn Employees
Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 144
Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 126
Total ballots challenged_________________________ . 2
Total blank ballots ------------------------------------ ------ 0
Total void ballots___________________________________________ 0
Total valid votes counted____________________________________ 124
Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft •
and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (C. I. 0.) __ • 67
Votes cast for Mechanics Educational Society of America, Local •
No. 4 (Unaffiliated) --------------------------------------- 57
"Votes cast for neither of the labor organizations-------------- 0
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44 N L. R. B, No. 193
1004.
AMERICAN PROPELLER CORPORATION 1005
Rematining production and maintenance employees
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 1,146
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 893
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- • 19
Total blank ballots________________________________________ 1
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 2
Total valid votes counted----------------- ---------------- 871
'Votes cast' for International Union, United Automobile, Air-
craft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
(C I: O)----------------------------------------------- 858
Votes cast against International Union, United Automobile,
Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
(C.,I. O.)---------------------------------------------- 13
In the Decision and Direction of Elections previously referred to,
the Board made no final determination as to the appropriate unit
or units. The Board there stated:
If a majority of the toolroom employees, select the M. E. ,S. A.
as their representative, they will constitute a separate unit; if a
majority of both voting groups choose the U. A. W., the groups
will together constitute a single unit.
Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following :
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDING OF FACT
We find that all production and maintenance employees of 'the
Company, including maintenance mechanics, maintenance machinists,
tool and die makers, tool grinders, and tool inspectors employed in
Department 9, but excluding office employees, timekeepers, counters
and checkers, watchmen, time-study employees, tool , design em-
ployees, employees of the engineering and drafting department and
the engineering and experimental department, plant engineers, em-
ployees of the medical department,,the production follow-up staff,
and the planning staff, foremen, assistant foremen, and other super-
visory employees, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of
collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested iii 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 Union, United Automo-
bile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
(C. I. 0.), has been, designated and selected by a majority of all pro-
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duction and maintenance employees of American Propeller Corpora-
tion, Toledo; Ohio, including maintenance mechanic,,, maintenance.
machinists, 'tool and, die makers,. tool grinders,' and tool inspectors
employed in Department 9, but excluding office employees, timekeepers,
counters and checkers, watchmen, time-study employees, tool design
employees, employees of the engineering and drafting department
and the engineering-and experimental- department, plant engineers,
employees of the medical department, the production follow-up staff,
and the planning, staff, foremen, assitant foremen, and other super-
visory employees, as their representative,for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that, pursuant to 'Section 9 (a) of the National
Labor Relations Act, International Union, United Automobile, Air-
craft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (C. I. 0.),
is the-exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes
of collective bargaining in respect to,rates of pay, wages, hours of
,employment, and other conditions of employment.' ,