Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 10, 1941

35 N.L.R.B. 335 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. and INTERNA-
TIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION No. 3,
AFFILIATED WITH AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Case No. R-2707
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 1941
On July 17, 1941, ' the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceedings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on August 1, 1941, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the First
Region (Boston, Massachusetts). On August 4, 1941, the Regional
Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued
an Election Report, copies of which were duly served' upon the
parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote_____________________________ 345
Total number of votes cast________________________________ 319
Total number of valid votes______________________________ 306
Total number of votes cast for International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 3, affiliated with
American Federation of Labor__________________________ 160
Total number of ballots cast against International Brother-
hood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 3, affiliated with
American Federation of Labor__________________________ 146
Total number of blank ballots_____________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots______________________________ 0
Total number of challenged ballots________________________ 13
On August 9, 1941, the Company filed objections to the conduct
of the ballot and the Election Report. On August 27, 1941, the Re-
gional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na-
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tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended, issued a Report on the Objections, copies of which were
duly served upon the parties.
The Board has considered the objections of the Company and finds
that they do not raise substantial and material issues with respect
to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report. The objections
are hereby overruled.
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 Re-
lations 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 Union No. 3, affiliated with American Federation of
Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the -produc-
tion and maintenance employees of Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
llillsgrove, Rhode Island, excluding salesmen, clerical employees,
and supervisory employees of the rank of working foremen'or higher,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 3,
affiliated with American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive repre-
sentative 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.