Henry L. Crowley & Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 10, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 299 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

III the Mattel Of HENRY L CROWLEY & CO, INC an d , UNITED ELEC-
TRICAL, RADIO_ & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH
THE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
In the Matter of H L CROWLEY & COiIPANY , INC and INTER-
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS , LODGE 340
In the Matter of HENRY L CROWIEY & Co-. INC and LOCAL 407,
UNITED ELECTRICAL , RADIO AND MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA,
C I 0 , AND INDEPENDENT ROTARY UNION
Cases Nos R-3835, R-9836, and RE-40, respectively
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
Jule 10, 1942
On June 2, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above=entitled proceeding 1
Pursuant to the'Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot
were conducted on June 23, 1942, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City).
On June 24, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article
III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regu-
lations-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
Toolrooni employees
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 14
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 13
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots___________________________________________ 0
Total valid votes counted------------------------------------ 13
Votes cast foi International Association of Machinists, Lodge
340------------------------------------------------------ 12
Votes cast for Independent Rotary Union-------------------- 0
Votes cast for neither union--------------------------------- 1
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Remaining production and maintenance employees
Total on eligibility list -------------------------------------- 214
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 1,56
Total ballots challenged---------'-------------------------- 7
Total blank ballots ----------------------------------------- 0
Total cold ballots- ----------------------------------------- 0
Total valid Notes counted ----------------------------------- 156
Votes cast foi United ' Electiical , Radio & Maclaine Woikeis of
America, CIO-------------------------------------- L ------ 139
Votes cast for Independent Rotary Union-- ------------------- 13
Votes east for neither union----- ---- ,----------------------- 4
In the Decision and Direction of Elections pieviously referred to,
the Board made no final determination as to the appropiiate unit or
units but found that the toolroom employees "could pioperly con-
stitute a sepaiate unit or be included with production and mainte-
nance employees as part of a larger unit," depending upon the iesults
of the elections directed by the Board
Upon the entire record in the case, the Boaid makes the following
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that all tool and die makers, mechanical maintenance men,
and apprentices employed in the Company's toolroom, excluding the
foreman, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective
bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act
We also find that all -production and maintenance employees of
.the Company, excluding foremen, executives, supervisory and office
employees, and tool and die makers, mechanical maintenance men,
and, apprentices employed in the toolroom, constitute a unit appro-
priate 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 in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, 49 Stat 449, and pursuant to AI title III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Association of Machinists,
Lodge 340, has been designated and selected by a majoiity of all
tool and die makers, mechanical maintenance men, and apprentices
employed in the took oom of Henry L Crowley & Co, Inc, West
Orange, New Jersey, excluding the foreman, as their iepiesentatives
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Sec-
tion 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, International- Asso-
ciation of Machinists, Lodge 340, is the exclusive representative of
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all such employee-, for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect
to rates of pay, wages, hoots of employment, and other conditions
of employment
IT IS FURTHER CERTIFIED that United Electrical, Radio & Machine
Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Or-
ganizations, has been designated and selected by ti majority of all
production and maintenance employees of Henry L Crowley & Co,
Inc, West Orange, New Jersey, excluding foietnen, executives, super-
visory and office employees, and tool and die makers, mechanical
maintenance men, and apprentices employed 'in the toolroom, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, puisuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, affiliated
with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive rep-
sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and
other conditions of employment.