Florence Pipe Foundry & Machine Co.,

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Feb 15, 1940

20 N.L.R.B. 450 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of FLORENCE PIPE FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO., anad STEEL
WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND OF
LODGE 2040, AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF IRON, STEEL AND TIN
WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA
Case No. R-1460
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 15,1940
On September 13, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled case., On November 8, 1939, the Board issued a Sup-
plemental Decision and Second Direction of Election,'- setting forth
the results of the election conducted pursuant to the previous Direc-
tion and directing a further election because of the indecisive result
of the balloting. On November 25, 1939, and January 9, 1940, the
Board amended its Second Direction of Election with respect to the
date on which the election was directed to be held.-' Pursuant to
the Second Direction of Election and amendments thereto, an. elec-
tion by secret ballot was conducted on January 23, 1940, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fourth
Region (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). On- January-26,-4940, the
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon
the parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Elec-
tion Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as
follows :
Total number eligible_______________________________________ 561
Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 485
Total number of ballots cast for Lodge 2040, Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North
America, affiliated with the Steel Workers Organizing Com-
mittee and the Congress of Industrial Organizations-------- 263
115 N. L. R. B. 250.
117 N. L. R. B. 415.
s 17 N. L. R. B. 417; 19 N. L. R. B. 248.
20 N. L. R. B., No. 42.
450
FLORENCE PIPE FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. 451
Total number of ballots cast against Lodge 2040, Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America,
affiliated with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee and
the Congress of Industrial Organizations__________________ 215
Total number of blank ballots ------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged ballots__________________________ 7
In view of the fact that the challenged ballots could have no effect
on the results of the election, they were not counted or ruled upon
by the Regional Director.
By virtue of and pursuant to.-the power vested in the National Labor
Relations Board by Section- 9 .(c) ofAhe National Labor Relations
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 Lodge 2040, Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, affiliated with the
Steel Workers Organizing Committee and the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, has been designated and selected by a majority of all
production and maintenance employees of the Florence Pipe Foundry
& Machine Co., Florence, New Jersey, excluding foremen, clerical em-
ployees, and employees whose duties are exclusively supervisory, as
their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining and
that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National
Labor Relations Act, Lodge 2040, Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers of North America, affiliated with the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee and the Congress of Industrial Or-
ganizations, is the exclusive bargaining 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.
Mn. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Certification of Representatives.