Ralston Purina Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsJul 8, 1940

25 N.L.R.B. 234 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of RALSTON PURINA COMPANY and FLOUR, FEED AND CEREAL WORIKERS' FEDERAL UNION No. 19184 Cases Nos. C--1457 and R-1553 SUPPLEMENTAL DIRECTION OF ELECTION July 8, 1940 On June 12, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision, Order, and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings 1 ordering that the respondent cease and desist from certain unfair labor practices and take certain affirmative action found necessary to effectuate the policies of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and directing that an election by secret ballot be conducted under the direction and supervision of the Re- gional Director for the Third Region at such time as the Board should thereafter direct to determine whether the employees in the unit found by the Board to be appropriate desire to be represented for the pur- poses of collective bargaining by Flour, Feed and Cereal Workers' Federal Union No. 19184, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by Purina Labor Organization, or by neither. The Board has since been advised by the Regional Director that an election may appropriately be held at this time. 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,-Section 8, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, it is hereby DIRECTED that, as part of the investigation authorized by the Board to ascertain representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining with Ralston Purina Company, Buffalo, New York, an election by secret ballot shall be conducted as early as possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Supplemental Direction of Elec- tion, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Third Region, acting in this matter as agent for the National Labor Relations Board, and subject to Article III, Section 9, of said Rules and Regulations, among all hourly paid mill employees including 1 24NLRB625 25 N. L. R B, No. 25 234 RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 235, millwrights and maintenance employees of the respondent at its Buf- falo, New York, plant employed during the pay-roll period next pre- ceding the date of this Supplemental Direction of Election, including employees who did not work during such pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation and employees who were then or have since been laid off, but excluding supervisory employees, watchmen, chem- ists, laboratory workers, the office force, and also excluding those em- ployees who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether they desire to be represented for purposes of collective bar- gaining by Flour, Feed and Cereal Workers' Federal Union No. 19184, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by Purina Labor Organization, or by neither. MR. WILLIAM M. LFISERSON took no part in the consideration of tbe above Supplemental Direction of Election.