The Solvay Process Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 8, 1942

40 N.L.R.B. 293 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE SOLVAY PROCESS COMPANY ' and CHEMICAL
WORKERS' UNION, LOCAL 22609 , AFFILIATED WITIt THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF LABOR _
In the Matter of THE SOLVAY PROCESS COMPANY and UNrrED MINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA , DISTRICT 50, C. I. O.
Cases Nos. R-352 and R-3523, respectively
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8,194?
On March 7, 1942,'the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings.,-
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was
conducted on March 26, 1942, under the direction and supervision,of
the Regional Director' for the Fifteenth Region (New Orleans,
Louisiana). On March 30, 1942, 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 an 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 follows :
Total on eligibility list ------------------------------------- 310
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 295
Total ballots challenged-------------------------------------- 1
,Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- o
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 294
Votes cast for United Mine Workers of America, affiliated
with C. I. 0. (District 50) -------------------------------- 177
Votes cast for Chemical Workers' Union, Local 22609, affiliated
with A. F. of L.------------------------------------------ 113
Votes cast for no union------------------------------------- 4
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
139 N. L. R. B. 572
40 N. L. R. B., No. 49.
293
294 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
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 United Mine Workers of America,
District 50, affiliated with the,Congress•of Industrial. Organizations,
has-been designated and-selected by a _ maj ority - of all hourly paid
production and maintenance employees at the Baton. Rouge plant of
The Solvay Process Company, including laboratory employees, brine-
well employees, operators in the chlorine department, Morris, Bridge-
man, 21 named construction employees,2 mill-water and wharfman,
Wade Artigue, Wolsefer, and Edwin Roy, but excluding plant admin-
istration men, head operators in lime kiln, watchmen and gatemen
on the hourly pay roll, special construction employees temporarily
employed on large-scale new construction, 7 named hourly paid
supervisors,3 head operators in caustic-soda department, Molaison,
William Sims, and Edward Daigle, as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9
(a) of the Act, United Mine Workers of America, District 50,
affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclu-
sive 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.
3 George M. Allen, John W. Byrd , Joe V. Citrano , George F. Brown , Vernon Kirby, Alvin
M. Ott, Augustus A. Gianfala, Rupert R. Toler, Sr., Neomah W. Witty, William Woolever.
`James A. Williams , Frederick R. Landry, Charles A. E. Stevens , Odiss L. Holden, Francis
M. Davidson , John F. Mannerns , Voywn H. Parker , George A. Reine, Joe Accardo , Layton
L. Bankston, and William Cole. I
3 Thomas McGrew , Robert L. Morgan, Melvin H . Stevens, ` Sherwood C. Edwards, Floyd
Landry, Elvin Hodge, and Fred E Raiford.
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