The Federal Bearings Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 8, 1942

40 N.L.R.B. 1230 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE FEDERAL BEARINGS CO., INC., AND THE SCHATZ
MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED
AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS Or
AMERICA, C. I. O.
Case No. R-3761.-Decided May 8, 1942
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
on consent election.
Mr. George R. Bennett, Jr., for the Companies.
Mr. Harold I. Canvmer, of New York City, for the Union.
Mr. George H. Gentithes, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by the International Union, United Auto-
mobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America,
C. I. 0., herein called the C. I. 0., alleging that a question affecting
commerce had arisen concerning the representation of employees of
The Federal Bearings Co., Inc., and The Schatz Manufacturing Com-
pany, herein called the Companies, engaged at Poughkeepsie, New
York, in the manufacture of ball bearings and bearings parts, the
National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing
upon due notice. On April 7, 1942, before a hearing was held, the
Companies, the C. I. 0., and the Regional Director for the Second
Region (New York City) entered into a "STIPULATION FOR CERTIFI-
CATION ON CONSENT ELECTION."
Pursuant to the Stipulation, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on April 14, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director, among all production and maintenance employees
of the Companies, excluding set-up men and other supervisory em-
ployees, office, sales, and engineering employees, watchmen, guards,
firemen , and timekeepers, to determine whether or not they desired
to be represented by the C. I. O. On April 17, 1942, the Regional
Director issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report
40 N. L. R. B., No. 218.
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THE ' FEDERAL BEARINGS C'O., INC. " ' ' 1231
on the ballot. No olij ections 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 follows : -
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 988
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 915
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 3
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 4
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- none
Total valid votes counted---------------------------------- 908
Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Air-
craft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America,
C I. 0-------------- ----------------------------- 649
Votes cast against International Union, United Automobile,
Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America,
C. 1. 0-------------------------------------------------- 259
Upon the basis of the Stipulation, the Election Report, and the
entire record in the case, the Board makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of The Federal Bearings Co., Inc., and The
Schatz Manufacturing Company, both of Poughkeepsie, New York,
within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of
the National Labor Relations Act:
2. All production and maintenance employees of The Federal
Bearings Co., Inc., and The Schatz Manufacturing Company, of
Poughkeepsie, New York, excluding set-up men and other supervisory
employees, office, sales, and engineering employees, watchmen, guards,
firemen, and timekeepers, constitute a unit appropriate for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b)
of the National Labor Relations Act.
3. International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricul-
tural Implement Workers of America, C. I. 0., has been designated
and selected by a majority of the employees in the above unit as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and
is the ekclusive representative of all employees in said unit within
the meaning of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
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,
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• IT IS HEREBY 'GEEtzIFIED•that the,-International Union, United Auto-,
mobile, Aircraft &+ ,Agricultural, sImplement Workers of America,'
C: •I. 0., has been designated and .selected by a majority of all pro-
duction and maintenance employees of The Federal Bearings Co„
Inc., and The Schatz Manufacturing Company, of Poughkeepsie,
New York, excluding set-up men and other supervisory employees,
office, sales, and engineering employees, watchmen, guards, firemen,
and tirimekeepers, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, the Inter-
national Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural, Imple-
ment Workers of America, C. I. 0., 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.