Northrop Aircraft, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 10, 1942

43 N.L.R.B. 1246 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of NORTHROP AIRCRAFT, INC. and NATIONAL UNION,
UNITED AIRCRAFT WELDERS OF AMERICA, UNAFFILIATED
Case No. R-3980 -
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 1942
On July 30, 1942, the National Labor Relations' Board issued its
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.'.
Pursuant to the Direction of Election an election by secret ballot was
conducted on August 14, 1942, under the direction and supervision
of the Acting Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region (Los
Angeles, California). On August 15, 1942, - the Regional Director.
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations
Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly
served upon the parties his 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 the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 63
'Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 53
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots------------------------------------- --- 0
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 1
Total valid votes counted---------------------------------- 52
Votes cast for National Union, United Aircraft Welders of
America, Unaffiliated ------------------------------------ 37
Voted cast against National Union, United Aircraft Welders
of America, Unaffiliated--------------------------------- 15
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,
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 National Union, United Aircraft Weld-
ers of America, Unaffiliated, has been designated and selected by a
majority of all employees of Northrop Aircraft, Inc:; who are engaged
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during more than 50 percent of their working time as oxy-acetylene,
oxy-hydrogen, and electric are welders employed to do fusion welding
as gas torch cutters, as welders' helpers and apprentices, and as tack
welders, excluding operators of mechanical spot welding machines,
and all foremen and supervisors, as their iepresentative for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of
the National Labor Relations Act, National Union, United Aircraft
Welders of America, Unaffiliated, 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.