Strong, Hewat & Co, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 31, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 1201 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

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In the Matter of STRONG, HEWAT & Co , INC. and STRONG, HEWAT
IND. WOOLEN WORKERS UNION, , ,
Case No. R-3820
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 1942
On' June 20, 1942, the National Labor Relation's Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot
were conducted, on July 10,'1942, under the=direction' and supervision
of the Regional Director for the First Region (Boston, Massachu-
setts). On July 11, 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 to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results the'Regional Director reported
as follows : -
'(Group 1) Weavers and , Weave-Room Employees
Total number on eligibility list__________________ ____________ 110
Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 112
Total number of valid votes___________________--------------------------------- 106
Total number of ballots marked foi Biiggsville Weavers Club__ 100
Total number of ballots marked fo; Strong, Hewat Ind
"' Woolen'Workels Union____-__-___`________________________ 5
Total number of ballots marked for neither__________________ 1
Total number of blank ballots________________________ ______ 0
Total number of void ballots ________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged ballots__________________________ 6
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Total number of ballots cast for Stiong, Hewat Ind
Woolen Workers Union -------- ------- '2 ------------------ 233
Total number of ballots cast against Stiong, Hewat Ind
Woolen Workers Union --------------------- _-_ ---------- 12
Total number of blank ballots______________________________ 0
Total number of,void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged ballots_________________________ 0
(Group 2 ) Production Employees ( exclusive of Weavers and
Weave-Room Employees)
Total nurnbei on eligibility list______________________________ 340
Total number of ballots cast__ _____________________________ 245
Total number of valid votes - ----------------------- _------- 1,45
Since the challenged ballots cannot affect the result of the election
in Group 1, we deem it unnecessary to pass on the challenges.
In our Decision and' Direction of Elections, we stated that :
If a majority of the weavers and' weave-room employees and a
majority of the remaining pioduction''employees choose'the'same
bargaining agent, then the two gioups of employees,will td'ether
constitute a single unit, otherwise they, will not.
Upon the basis of the entire record, the Boaid makes the following:
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDING OF FACT
We-find that the Company's weavers and weave=room' employees,
excluding supervisory employees, and that the Company's remaining
production employees, excluding supervisory employees, truck drivers,
watchmen, gatemen, and the machine-shop ciew, constitute separate
units appropriate for the puiposes of collective bargaining, within
the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the National,Labor Relations Act.
CERTIFICATION- OF REPRESENTATIVES
By virtue of and pursuant to the powei 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-Se^ies 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED tha£_ Biiggsville Weavers Club has been
designated and selected by a majority of the weavers and weave-room
employees, excluding supervisory employees, employed by Strong,
Hewat & Co, Inc , Noith Adams, Massachusetts, as their representa-
tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to
the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Biiggsville Weavers Club
is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes
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of collective bargaining in iespect to rates of pay, wages , hours of
employment , and other conditions of employment; and
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIED that Strong, Hewat Ind Woolen
Workers Union bas been designated and selected by a majority of the
production employees, excluding weavers, weave -room employees,
supervisory , employees , ti uck drivers , watchmen , gatemen, and the
machmeshop crew, employed by Strong , Hewat & Co, Inc, North
Adams, Massachusetts , as their representative for-the purposes of col-
lective bargaining , and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9
(a) of the Act , Strong, Hewat Ind. Woolen Workers Union is the
exclusive representative of all such -employees for the purposes of col-
lective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages , hours of employ-
ment, and other conditions `of employment. ' `