Porter-Cable Machine Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 12, 1941

36 N.L.R.B. 849 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of PORTER-CABLE MACHINE Co. and THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
Case No. R-2953
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 12, 1941
On September 27, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on October 16, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Third Region (Buffalo,
New York). On October 20, 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. No
objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report were
filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total on eligibility list____________________________________ 224
Total ballots cast_________________________________________ 208
Total ballots challenged___________________________________ 2
Total blank ballots________________________________________ None
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- None
Total valid votes cast_____________________________________ 206
Votes cast for International Association of Machinists, affili-
ated with the A. F. of L_________________________________ 47
Votes cast for The Power Tool Employees Independent
Union-------------------------------------------------- 147
Votes cast for Neither_____________________________________ 12
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,
135 N. L. R. B., No. 187.
30 N. L. R. B., No. 176.
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42,3118-42-vol. 36-55
850 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that The Power Tool Employees Inde-
pendent Union has been designated and selected by a majority of all
production and maintenance employees of Porter-Cable Machine Co.,
Syracuse, New York, including hourly rate department clerks, but
excluding supervisory and office employees, the time clerk in the
machining department, and the personnel advisor in the toolroom
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to the provision of Section 9 (a) of the National
Labor Relations Act, The Power Tool Employees Independent Union
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.