The Mathieson Alkali Works

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 20, 1942

39 N.L.R.B. 964 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS and DISTRICT 50,
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA
Case No. R-3374'
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 20, 191
On February 11, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing.) Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on March 5, 1942, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifth Region (Balti-
more, Maryland). On March 6, 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 were filed by any of
the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the regional Director
reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------•768
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 746
Total ballots challenged-------------------------- ------------- 6
Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots____ _________------------- ------------------------------ 2
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 738
Votes cast for Saltville -Mathieson Employees ' Association_-__ 561
Votes cast for District 50, United Mine Workers of America,
CIO------------------------------------------------------ 169
Votes cast for neither ------------- --------------------------- 8
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the Nationa]
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, -
IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Saltville-Mathieson Employees' Asso-
ciation has been designated and selected by a majority of all pro-
138 N. L. R B 1084.
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duction employees and employees engaged in the maintenance of pro-
duction properties and equipment of The Mathieson Alkali Works,
Saltville , Virginia, including laboratory test employees, water tend-
ers, and caustic finishers , but excluding supervisory and community
service employees , watchmen , guards, office employees, and all other
laboratory employees , as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that pursuant to the provisions of Section
9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Saltville -Mathieson Em-
ployees' Association is the exclusive representative of all such em-
ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to -
,rates of pay , wages, hours of employment , and other conditions of
employment.