Lansdowne Steel and Iron Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsAug 14, 1942

43 N.L.R.B. 216 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of LANSDOWNE STEEL AND IRON COMPANY, GADSDEN, ALA. and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL # 136 In the Matter of LANSDOWNE STEEL AND IRON COMPANY and INTER- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, LODGE #1301 In the Matter of LANSDOWNE STEEL AND IRON COMPANY ' and INTER- NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BLACKSMITHS, DROP FORGERS AND HELP- ERS, LOCAL # 633 Cases Nos. R-3950, R-3951, and R-5952, respectively CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 14, 194 On July '9, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board- issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceed- ing.' Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot were conducted on July 30, 1942, under the direction, and supervision of the Acting Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Georgia). On August 1, 1942, the Acting Regional Direc- tor, acting 'pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, is- sued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report- on the ballot. 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 Acting Regional Director reported as follows : CASE No. R-3950 Approximate number of eligible voters---------------------- 49 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 42 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 42 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Electrical Work- ers, Local #136----------------- ----------------- 42 1 42 N L R B 243. 43 N. L. R B., No. 26. 216 LANSDOWNE STEEL AND IRON COMPANY 217 CASE No. R-3951 Approximate number of eligible voters---------------------- 651 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 406 Total ballots challenged____________________________________ 0 Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 2 Total valid votes counted ---------------------------------- 404 Votes cast for International Association of Machinists, Lodge #1301--------------------------------------------------- 368 Votes cast against above Union----------------------------- 36 CASE No. ,R-3952 Approximate number of eligible voters______________________ 461 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 279 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 1 Total valid votes counted___________________________________ 278 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers, Local #633_____________________ 243 Votes cast against above Union----------------------------- 35 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 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local #136, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the follow- ing employees of Lansdowne Steel and Iron Company, Gadsden, Alabama, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining : All electrical workers engaged in. construction, maintenance, and operation of- electrical equipment and apparatus, electric over- head crane operators, electric tractor operators, including working foremen, but excluding office and clerical employees, executives, gen- eral superintendent, shop superintendent, laborers, guards, watchmen, supervisory employees having authority to hire or discharge or authority to remove employees from service, and employees not specifically included; and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local #136, affili- ated 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. IT IS FURTHER CERTIFIED that International Association of 'Machin- ists, Lodge #1301, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 218 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD has been designated and selected by a majority of the following employees of Lansdowne Steel and Iron Company, Gadsden, Ala- bama, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain- ing : All machinists, machinists' helpers, machinists' apprentices, machine operators, better known as production workers, machine and maintenance employees and helpers, millwrights and helpers, tool and die makers, machine tool grinders, welders and burners, working foremen, lead men, and gas powered tractor operators, excluding office and clerical employees; executives, general superintendent, shop superintendent, laborers, guards, watchmen, supervisory employees with authority to hire or discharge or authority to remove employees from service, and employees not specifically included; and that, pur- suant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Association of Ma- chinists, Lodge #1301, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. IT IS FURTHER CERTIFIED that `International Brotherhood' of Black- smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers, Local #633, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the following employees of, Lansdowne-Steel and Iron Company, Gadsden,, Alabama, as their representative for the pur- poses of collective bargaining : All heat treating department em- ployees and helpers, forge shop employees, including heaters, press operators and helpers, shell inspectors in the forge and heat treating department, furnace lead men, breakers and helpers, excluding office and clerical employees, executives, general superintendent, shop su- perintendent, laborers, guards, watchmen, supervisory employees hav- ing authority to hire or discharge or authority to remove employees from- service, and employees not specifically included; and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers, Local #633, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the -purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other condi- tions of employment.