Centre Brass Works, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Feb 15, 1940

20 N.L.R.B. 452 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter Of CENTRE BRASS WORKS, INC. AND ENTERPRISE NOVELTY
Co. and METAL POLISHERS, PLATERS, BUFFERS AND HELPERS INTER-
NATIONAL UNION, LOCAL No. 8
Cases Nos. C-567 and R-693
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
February 15,19.E
On January 9, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision, Order, and Direction of Election,
in the above-entitled proceedings.' On January 24, 1939, the Board
issued an Amendment to Direction of Election and Order Dismissing
Petition.2 On December 7, 1939, the Board issued a Supplement and
Second Amendment to Direction of Election.' On January .13, 1940,
the Board issued a Third Amendment to Direction of Election.4 The
Direction. of Election, as amended, provided that an election by secret
ballot be conducted as early as possible but not later than sixty (60)
days from the date of the Supplement and Second Amendment to
Direction of Election, among all production employees of Centre Brass
Works, Inc., whose names appeared on the pay roll last preceding the
date of the Supplement and Second Amendment to Direction of Elec-
tion, including employees who did not work during such pay-roll
period because they were ill or on vacation, and employees who were
then or had since been temporarily laid off, but excluding office work-
ers, foremen, and supervisory employees, and excluding also employees
who had quit or had been discharged for cause between the date of
the pay roll above specified and the date of the election, to determine
whether or not they desired to be represented by Metal Polishers,
Buffers, Platers, and Helpers International Union, Local No. 8, for
the purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction, as amended, an election by secret ballot
was conducted on January 19, 1940, under the direction and super-
1 10 N. L. R. B. 1060.
1 10 N. L. R. B. 1077, This order dismissed the petition as against Enterprise Novelty
Co.
3 18 N. L. R. B. 146.
419 N. L. R. B. 420.
20 N. L. R. B., No. 43.
452
CENTRE BRASS WORKS, INC. 453
vision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York
City). On January 22, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant
to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules
and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served upon the parties
her Election Report. No objection to the conduct of the ballot or
the Election Report has been filed by any of the parties:
As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total Number Eligible to Vote -------------------------------- 34
Total Number of Ballots Cast________________________________ 34
Total Number of Valid Ballots_______________________________ 34
Total Number of Votes in favor of Metal Polishers, Platers,
Buffers and Helpers International Union, Local No. 8________ 16
Total Number of Votes against aforementioned union---------- 18
Total Number of Blank Votes_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Votes___________________________ 0
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The peti-
tion for investigation and certification of representatives of employees
of Centre Brass Works, Inc., filed by Metal Polishers, Platers, Buffers,
and Helpers International Union, Local No. 8, will therefore be
dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act,
and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, it is
hereby
ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certification of
representatives of employees of Centre Brass Works, Inc., filed by
Metal Polishers, Platers, Buffers and Helpers International Union,
Local' NQ._ 8, be, and it hereby is, dismissed.
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