H. L. Judd Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 6, 1942

39 N.L.R.B. 558 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of H. L. JUDD COMPANY, INC. and INTERNATIONAL
JEWELRY WORKERS, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. OF L.
Case No. R-3367
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 1942
On January 29, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election I in the above-entitled proceed-
ing. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on February 20, 1942, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New
York City). On February 21, 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 election'or the Election Report have been filed by any of the
parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows:
Total on eligibility list--------------------------------- 533
Total ballots cast____________________________ 505
Total ballots challenged________________________ 1
Total blank ballots------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots _______________________________________ 2
Total valid votes counted_________________________________ 502
Votes cast for International Jewelry workers, affiliated with
the A. F. of L_________________----------------------------- 385
Votes cast against aforementioned union----------- -------- 117
Since the counting of the challenged ballot could not influence the
result of the election,'we find it unnecessary to make any determination
in respect thereto.
By virtue"of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor
Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the 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 International Jewelry Workers, affil-
iated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated
138 N. L . R. B. 676
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H. L. JUDD COMPANY, INC. 559
and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance em-
ployees of the H. L. Judd Company, Inc., employed at Wallingford,
Connecticut, including shipping and receiving employees, but ex-
cluding executives and supervisors, foremen, working foremen who
have power to hire or discharge or.to recommend hire or discharge,
draftsmen, machine-designing engineers, inventors, lay-out engineers,
watchmen, nurses, factory clerks who do no production work, and
office employees as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, International Jewelry Workers,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive rep-
resentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining with"respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and
other conditions of employment.
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