Kinney Iron Works

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 28, 1942

43 N.L.R.B. 788 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of KINNEY IRON WORDS and KINNEY IRON WORKS DIvI-
SION, LOCAL 2018, UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA
Case No. R-4013
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
August R8,1942
On July 23, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a, Deci-
sion and Direction of Elections in the above -entitled proceeding.1
In its Decision and Direction , of Elections , the Board provided
that elections by secret ballot be conducted as early as possible, but
not later than thirty '(30) days from the date of the Direction, under
the supervision and direction of the Regional Director for the Twenty-
first Region among those employees of Kinney Iron Works, Vernon,
California , who fall within the groups described below :
(a) All pattern makers and apprentices of the Company , to deter-
mine whether they desired to be represented by Pattern Maker 's Asso-
ciation of Los Angeles , affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, or by Kinney Iron Works Division , Local 2018 , United Steel-
workers of America , affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organi-
zations, for the purposes of collective bargaining , or by neither; and
(b) All production and maintenance employees of the Company,
excluding watchmen, truck . drivers, metallurgists , shipping clerks,
office and clerical employees ,• supervisor- s having authority to hire and
discharge , working foremen , and -pattern makers and apprentices, to
determine whether or not they desired to be represented by Kinney
Iron Works Division , Local 2018 , United Steelworkers of America,
affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations , for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections , elections by secret ballot
were conducted on August 12, 1942, under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region (Los
Angeles, California ). On August 13, 1942, the Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations
1 42 N. L R B. 838
43 N. L. It. B., No 128.
788
KINNEY `IRON WORKS 789
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 ballot 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 :
Pattern Makers and Apprentices .
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 6
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 6
Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------ 0
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 6
Votes cast for Kinney Iron Works Division, Local 2018, United
Steelworkers of America, C. I. 0--------------------------- 0
Votes cast for Pattern Makers Association of Los Angeles,
A. F. L--------------------------------------------------- 5
Votes cast for neither-------------------------------------- 1
Production and Maintenance
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 199
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 149
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 2
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 1
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 146
Votes cast for Kinney Iion Works Division, Local 2018, United
Steelworkers of America, CIO----------------------------- 137
Votes cast against Kinney Iron Works Division, Local 2018,
United Steelworkers ^of America, CIO---------------------- 9
Upon the basis of the entire record, the Board makes the following :
SUPPLEDIENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT
THE APPROPRIATE UNITS
In its Decision, the Board made no • fintcl determination as to the
appropriate unit or units, pending the election to be held among the
pattern makers and apprentices. The Board stated that if they chose
the same representatives as the employees in the industrial unit, they
would together constitute an appropriate unit. If they chose differ-
tnt representatives, they would then constitute separate appropriate
units. .
We find that all pattern makers and apprentices of the Company
constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act.
We further find that all production and maintenance employees
of the Company, excluding watchmen, truck drivers, metallurgists,
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shipping clerks, office and clerical employees , supervisors having the
authority to hire and discharge , working foremen , and pattern makers
and apprentices , constitute, a unit , appropriate 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 Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Pattern Makers Association of Los
Angeles , affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been
designated and selected by a majority of all ' pattern makers and ap-
prentices of Kinney Iron Works, Vernon, California , as their rep-
resentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pur-
suant to Section 9 (a) of the Act , Pattern Makers Association of
Los Angeles , affiliated with the American Federation of, Labor, is
the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of
collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages , hours of em
ployment , and other conditions of employment.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Kinney Iron Works Division, Local
2018, United Steelworkers of America , affiliated with the Congress
of Industrial Organizations , has been designated and selected by a
majority of all production and maintenance employees of Kinney
Iron Works , Vernon, California , excluding watchmen , truck drivers,
metallurgists , shipping clerks, office and clerical employees , super-
visors having the authority to hire and discharge, working foremen,
and pattern makers and apprentices , as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining , and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the Act , Kinney Iron Works Division , Local 2018 , United Steel-
workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organi-
zations, is the exclusive 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.