Salt River Valley Water Users Assn.

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsAug 9, 1941

34 N.L.R.B. 123 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of SALT RIvER VALLEY WATER UsERs AssN. and INTER NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL B-266, A. F. L. Case No. R-2439 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 9, 1941 On June 10, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board,. herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' On July 7, 1941, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Election.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on July 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region (Los Angeles, California). On July 21, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pur- suant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties 'on Election Report on the ballot. 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 its results, the Regional Director reported as follow;: Total on eligibility list------------------------------------------------- 569 Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------------------- 20 Total blank ballots --------- -------------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------------------ 1 Total ballots not counted ------------------------------------------------ 21 Total ballots counted--------------------------------------------------- Total votes for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 524 B-266, A. F. L------------------------------------------------------- 473 Total votes against International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local B-266 , A. F. L------------------------------------------------------- 51 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. - 1 32 N. L. R. B 460. 2 33 N L. R B 172 34 N L R B, No. 19 123 124 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local B-266, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all produc- tion, distribution, and maintenance employees listed in Appendix A of Salt River Valley Water Users Association, Phoenix, Arizona, including foremen, pump foreman, chief operators, assistant chief operator (at Roosevelt), power-canal foreman, electrician supervisor, warehouseman (at Cross Cut), zanjeros, hydrographers, gauge reader, chemist (field tester), but excluding the employees listed in Ap- pendix B, pipe-plant foreman, shop foreman (Cross Cut machine shop), clerks (general office-16th Street branch, Cross Cut branch, and Roosevelt branch), chief hydrographer, and janitor (Mesa branch), as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local B-266, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative 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. APPENDIX . A Irrigation division Gate tenders Carpenters (carpenter work-irrigation structures) Carpenter helpers Tool grinders Laborers Pump operators Pump station operator Assistant pump station operator Mechanics (pump repair) Mechanics' helpers (pump repair) Power division Operators (hydro-electric plants) Forebay operator Machine tenders and oilers Road maintenance Laborer (semi-skilled, Roosevelt power plant) Diesel operators Diesel oilers Operators-substation and switching station Patrolman (power canal) SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS ASSN. 125 Gatemen (power canal) Linemen (line repair and construction) Patrolmen Patrolmen helpers Groundmen Tree trimmers Truck drivers (in connection with line crews and tree trimmers) Electricians Electrician helpers Service man (repairs domestic equipment) Clerk (stock clerk electric shop) Metermen Electrician (meter shop) Meterman helper Clerk (stock clerk and other records at meter shop) General Project Mechanics (general repair work garage) Truck drivers (general hauling on all work) Porters (service cars and tire repairs) Clerks (warehouses) Watchmen (16th Street yard) Truck driver (utility delivery man for warehouses) Laborers (semi-skilled in yard) Laborers (semi-skilled concrete pipe) Machinists Machinists'- helpers Welders Blacksmiths Truck drivers (machine shop utility) Operators (bulldozer, drag line, tractor and similar equipment) Watchmen (machine shop yard) Operator-substation and pumping plant (joint power and irriga- tion duty) Carpenters (general carpenter work under utility foreman) Truck driver (utility crew) Mechanics' helpers (general work with utility crew) Laborers (semi-skilled-utility crew) APPENDIX B Irrigation division Chief clerks (general office departments) Clerks (general office) 126 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS 'BOARD Superintendent of irrigation Assistant superintendent of irrigation Chief water master Water masters Superintendent of townsite deliveries Assistant superintendent of maintenance Camp foremen General pump foreman Power division Engineer (supervision of all power department engineers and drafts- men) Draftsmen (power department) Clerks and stenographers (general office) Collector (general office) Chief clerk (general office department) Salesmen (promote sales of equipment to domestic consumers) Superintendent of power Superintendent of power plants Superintendents (Roosevelt and Horse Mesa Dams) Superintendent (Diesel and steam plants) Assistant engineer (in charge Diesel and steam plant maintenance and operation) Superintendent of power maintenance General superintendent of line maintenance Shop foreman (in charge electric repair shop for equipment other than meters) General meter foreman General Project Paymaster Purchasing agent (general office) Claim agent (general office) Right-of-way agent (general office) Assistant right-of-way agent (general office) Engineers (civil-field and office) Draftsmen (office) Rodmen Assistant surveyman Chief accountant Chief timekeeper Chief clerk (general office department) Mail carrier 0 SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS ASSN. 127 Janitors (general office) Watchman (general office) Telephone operator (general office) Chemists (soil and water analysis) Clerks and stenographers (general office) Clerks (general office-Mesa branch) Clerk (garage records) Superintendent of transportation Superintendent of warehouses Master mechanic (supervises Cross Cut machine shop and all heavy machine repairs throughout project) Utility foreman (supervision of miscellaneous maintenance and construction)