Robbins & Myers, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsSep 12, 1938

8 N.L.R.B. 1071 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter Of ROBBINS & MYERS, INCORPORATED and JOINT AMERI- CAN FEDERATION COMMITTEE FOR THE ROBBINS & MYERS CO. PLANT Case No. R-739 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 1938 On June 23, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.,, The Direction of Election provided that an election by secret ballot be conducted within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Direction among the production and maintenance workers at the Springfield plant of Robbins & Myers, Incorporated, Springfield, Ohio, herein called the Company, who were employed by the Company during the pay-roll period ending February 25, 1938, excluding pattern makers, pattern makers apprentices, firemen, foremen, assistant fore- men, supervisors in charge of any class of labor, the chief time- keeper, and employees on the office pay roll and also excluding those who had since quit or been discharged for cause, but including those who had since been laid off only temporarily, to determine whether they desired to be represented by Joint American Federation Com- mittee for the Robbins & Myers Co. Plant or by Robbins & Myers Employees' Association, for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither. Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was con- ducted on July 8, 1938, at Springfield, Ohio, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Ninth Region (Cin- cinnati, Ohio). Full opportunity was accorded all parties to this investigation to participate in the conduct of the secret ballot and to make challenges. On July 11, 1938, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties his Intermediate Report on the secret ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report have been filed by any of the parties. 17 N. L. R B. 1119. 8 N. L. It. B., No. 133. 1071 1072 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD As to the balloting and its results , the Regional Director reported as follows : Total eligible voters---------------------------------------- 826 Total votes cast-------------------------------------------- Total unchallenged votes for Joint American Federation Com- 630 mittee for the Robbins & Myers Plant (A. F. of L.) -------- 232 Total unchallenged votes for Robbins & Myers Employees' As- sociation ( Ind.) ------------------------------------------ 360 Total unchallenged votes for neither------------------------- 22 Total challenged ballots------- ------------------------------ 13 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 2 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 1 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 1, as amended, IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Robbins & Myers Employees' Asso- ciation has been selected by a majority of the production and main- tenance workers at the Springfield plant of Robbins & Myers, In- corporated, Springfield, Ohio, excluding pattern makers, pattern makers apprentices, firemen, foremen, assistant foremen, supervisors in charge of any class of labor, the chief timekeeper, and employees on the office pay roll, as their representative for the purposes of col- lective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Robbins & Myers Employees' Association is the exclusive represen- tative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. MR. EDWIN S. SMITH took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.