Lukens Steel Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 12, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 1086 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of LUKENS STEEL COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES BY-
PRODUCTS STEEL CORPORATION AND LUKENWELD , INCORPORATED and.
UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA , C. I. O.
Case No. R-4367-Decided October 12, 19.¢2
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certificatioit
upon consent election.
Mr. C. H. Huston for the company.
Mr. Ka.imier Miller for the Union.
Mr. John E. Lawyer of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION, OF REPRESENTATIVES
Upon petition duly filed,by United Steelworkers of. America, affili-
ated with the-C. I. O:, herein called the Union, alleging that a ques-
tion affecting commerce had arisen concerning the representation of
employees of Lukens Steel Company and its subsidiaries, By-Products
Steel Corporation and Lukenweld, Inc., herein called the Company,
the National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate
hearing upon due notice. On September 23, 1942, before a hearing
was held, the Company, the Union, and the Regional Director for
-the Fourth Region (Philadelphia, Pa.) entered into a "Stipulation
for certification upon consent election."
Pursuant to the stipulation, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on October 1, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Acting Regional 'Director, among all employees in the stipulated unit,
to determine whether or not the said employees desired to be repre-
sented by the Union for the purposes of collective bargaining. On
October 5, 1942, the Acting Regional Director issued and duly served
upon the parties an Election Report on the ballot. No objections to
the conduct of the election or the Election Report have been filed by
any of the parties.
In his Election Report the Acting Regional Director reported as
follows concerning the balloting and its results:
Total on eligibility list____________________________________ 4, 261
Total ballots cast__________________________________________ 3,486
Total ballots challenged____________________________________ 11
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LUKENS STEEL COMPANY 1087
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 3
Total void ballots---------------------------------'--_------ 5
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 3,467
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of America, C I. 0-------- 3, 220
Votes cast against United Steelworkers of America, C I. 0__ 247
Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the results of
the election, we find it unnecessary to make any determination with
respect to them.
- Upon. the basis of the stipulation, the Election Report, and the
entire record in the case, the Board makes the following : - .
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of Lukens Steel Company and its subsidiaries,
By-Products Steel Corporation and Lukenweld, Incorporated, Coates-
ville, Pennsylvania, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section
2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act.
2. All employees of the Companies' three plants at Coatesville,
Pennsylvania, including the physical laboratory at Lukens Steel Com-
pany, but exclusive of executives, foremen, assistant 'foremen, watch-
men, police and fire guards, and employees belonging to the office
forces, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective
bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act.
3. United Steelworkers of America, affiliated with the C. 1., 0.!1 has
been designated and selected by a majority of the employees in the
above unit as their representative for the purposes of collective'bar-
gaining and is the exclusive representative of all employees in said unit
within the meaning of Section 9 (a) 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 Relations Act
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Steelworkers of America, affili-
ated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority
of all employees of the three plants of Lukens Steel Company and its
subsidiaries By-Products Steel Corporation and Lukenweld, Incor-
porated; at Coatesville, Pennsylvania, including the physical labora-
tory at Lukens Steel Company, but exclusive of executives, foremen,,
assistant foremen, watchmen, police and fire guards, and employees
belonging to the office forces, as their representative for the purposes
of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
Act, United Steelworkers of America, affiliated with the C. 1. 0., is the
exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of col-
]ectibe bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of eniploy-
ment and other conditions of employment.