Inman Mills

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 6, 1938

9 N.L.R.B. 58 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter Of INMAN MILLS and TEXTILE WORKERS ORGANIZING
COMMITTED
Case No. R-97.
AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION
October 6, 1938
On September 22, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 in
the above-entitled proceeding, the election to be held within fifteen
(15) days from the date of the Direction, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Tenth Region. The
Board, at the request of the Regional Director, hereby amends the
Direction of Election issued on September 22, 1938, by striking there-
from the words, "within fifteen (15) days from the date of this
Direction," and substituting therefor the words, "within twenty-five
(25) days from the date of this Direction."
MR. DONALD WAKEFIELD SMITH took no part in the consideration
of the above Amendment to Direction of Election.
9 N. L. R. B., No. 14.
[SAME TITLE]
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 3, 1938
On September 22, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board,
herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election
in the above-entitled proceeding. The Direction of Election directed
that an election by secret ballot be conducted within fifteen (15)
days from the date of the Direction among all the production and
maintenance employees of Inman Mills, Inman, South Carolina,
whose names appeared on the company's pay roll for the pay-roll
period including the date April 25, 1938, excluding clerical and
supervisory employees and excluding employees who have since quit
or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not they de-
sired to be represented by Textile Workers Organizing Committee,
affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organization, for the
purposes of collective bargaining. On October 6, 1938, at the request
1 8 N. L. R. B. 1224.
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of the Regional Director, the Board issued its Amendment to Direc-
tion of Election, by striking therefrom the words "within fifteen
(15) days from the date of this Direction," and substituting therefor
the words "within twenty-five (25) days from the date of this Direc-
tion." Pursuant to the Direction of Election and the Amendment
to Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted
oil, October 12, 1938, under the direction and supervision of Charles
N. Feidelson, the Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta,
Georgia). Full opportunity was accorded to all parties- to partici-
pate in the conduct of the secret ballot and to make challenges., On
October 18, 1938, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article
III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules. and Regu-
lations-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served upon, the par-
ties to the proceeding his Intermediate Report upon the secret ballot.
No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate 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 to vote------------, ----------------- 519
Total number of ballots cast------------------------------ 492
Total number of ballots cast for Textile Workers Organizing
Committee , affiliated with the Committee for Industrial
Organization-------------------------------------------- 295
Total number of ballots cast against Textile Workers Organ-
izing Committee , affiliated with the Committee for Indus-
trial Organization--------------------------------------- 194
Total number of challenged ballots--------------- ---------- 3
Total number of void ballots------------------------------ 0
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------ 0
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 Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and' Regulations-Series 1,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Textile Workers Organizing Committee,
affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organization, has been
designated and selected by a majority of all production and mainte-
nance employees of Inman Mills, Inman, South Carolina, excluding
clerical and supervisory employees, as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the National Labor Relations Act, Textile Workers Organizing
Committee, affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organization,
is the exclusive representative of such employees for the purposes of
collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of em-
ployment, and other conditions of employment.
9 N L. R B., No 14a.