Union Electric Co. of Missouri

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsAug 27, 1941

35 N.L.R.B. 19 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY OF MISSOURI AND UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY OF ILLINOIS and INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION No. 148 In the Matter Of UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY OF MISSOURI and TRI- STATE UTILITY WORKERS UNION In the Matter of THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY GAS COMPANY and INTER- NATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION No. 148 Cases Nos. R-2543 to R-2545 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 1941 On June 27, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the 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 24 and 25, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fourteenth Region (St. Louis, Missouri). On August 2, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na- tional 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 : Production and Maintenance Employees at Osage Plant (Number of names on eligibility list-35) Total Number of ballots cast______________________________ 34 Number of ballots challenged ------------------------------- None Number of blank ballots ------------------------------------- None Number of void ballots ------------------------------------ None 133 N. L.R.B 1. 35 N. L. R. B., No. 6. 19 451270-42-vol. 35-3 20 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Total number of ballots counted__________________________ 34 Number of ballots voted for International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor________ 34 Number of ballots voted for Tri-State Utility Workers Union__ None Number of ballots voted for neither ------------------------- None Production and Maintenance Employees at Caholcia Plant (Number of names on eligibility list-360) Total number of ballots cast______________________________ 334 Number of ballots challenged______________________________ 24 Number of blank ballots ___________________y--------------- None Number of void ballots____________________________________ 1 Total number of ballots counted____________________________ 309 Number of ballots voted for International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affili- ated with the American Federation of Labor_______________ 210 Number of ballots voted for Tri-State Utility Workers Union__ 98 Number of ballots voted for neither________________________ 1 'Production and Maintenance Employees at Venice Plant (Number of names on eligibility list-92) Total number of ballots cast_______________________________ 84 Number of ballots challenged ------------------------------ 6 Number of blank ballots___________________________________ None Number of void ballots ------------------------------------- None Total number of ballots counted____________________________ 78 Number of ballots voted for International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affili- ated with the American Federation of Labor_______________ -63 Number of ballots voted for Tri-State Utility Workers Union_ 15 Number of ballots voted for neither_________________________ None Production and Maintenance Employees at Ashley St. Plant (Number of names on eligibility list-169) Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 156 Number of ballots challenged_______________________________ 13 Number of blank ballots___________________________________ None Number of void ballots____________________________________ None Total number of ballots counted____________________________ 143 Number of ballots voted for International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affili- ated with the American Federation of Labor____________ 14 Number of ballots voted for Tri-State Utility Workers Union__ 128 Number of ballots voted for neither_________________________ 1 UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY OF MISSOURI 21 Plant and Distribution Employees at The St. Louis County Gas Company (Number of names on eligibility list-201) Total number of ballots cast_______________________________ 196 Number of ballots challenged ______________________________ 3 Number of blank ballots __________________________________ None Number of void ballots ___________________________________ None Total number of ballots counted __________________________ 193 Number of ballots voted for International Union of Oper- ating Engineers , Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor _____ 101 Number of ballots voted for Tri-State Utility Workers Union_ 92 Number of ballots voted for neither _______________________ None Office, Clerical, and Sales Employees (Number of names on eligibility list-1383) Total number of ballots cast _____________________________ 1065 Number of ballots challenged _____________________________ 14 Number of blank ballots__________________________________ 1 Number of void ballots___________________________________ 2 Total number of ballots counted ___________________________ 1048 Number of ballots voted "Yes," that is , designating Tri-State Utility Workers Union as representative for the purposes of collective bargaining _________________________________ 991 Number of ballots voted "No"______________________________ 57 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, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union- No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees at the Osage Hydroelectric Generating plant of Union Electric Com- pany of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, excluding the superintendent, assistant superintendent, all foremen, assistant foremen, all other employees occupying supervisory positions, engineers, clerks, and office employees, as their representative' for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Inter- national Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, 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. 22 DECISIONS OY NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union of Operating Engi- neers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees at the Ca- hokia Steam Electric Generating plant of Union Electric Company of Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, excluding superintendents, assistant su- perintendents, foremen, assistant foremen, boiler-room operators, tur- bine-room operators, other employees occupying supervisory positions, engineers, assistant engineers, technical engineers, assistant technical engineers, laboratory and testing engineers, inspectors, sanitary and safety inspectors, chemists, statistical stenographers, and all clerks, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive rep- resentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain- ing in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union of Operating Engi- neers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees at the Venice Steam Electric Generating plant of Union Electric Company of Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, excluding the superintendent, turbine- house-watch engineers, foremen and assistant foremen, other em- ployees occupying supervisory positions, engineers, assistant engi- neers, technical engineers, assistant technical engineers, laboratory and testing engineers, inspectors, sanitary and safety inspectors, chemists, statistical stenographers, stores clerks, and clerks, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Union of Operat- ing Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representa- tive of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other condi- tions of employment. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Tri-State Utility Workers Union has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees at the Ashley Street Steam Electric Generat- ing plant of Union Electric Company of Missouri , -St. Louis, Missouri, excluding the superintendent, turbine-house-watch engineers, fore- men and assistant foremen, other employees occupying supervisory positions, engineers, assistant engineers, technical engineers, assistant technical engineers, laboratory and testing engineers , chemists, and UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY OF MISSOURI 23 all clerks, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Tri-State Utility Workers Union, is the exclusive representative of all such em- ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employ- ment. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union of Operating Engi- neers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees at the water-gas manufacturing plant and gas-distribution department of the St. Louis County Gas Com- pany, St. Louis, Missouri, excluding supervisory employees, engi- neers, clerks, estimators, meter readers, 'dispatchers, and office em- ployees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain- ing, and that, pursuant to Section" 9 (a) of the Act, International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 148, 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. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Tri-State Utility Workers Union has been designated and selected by a majority of all office, clerical, and sales employees of Union Electric Company of Missouri, Mississippi River Power Company, Iowa Union Electric Company, Union Elec- tric Company of Illinois, and The St. Louis County Gas Company, all of St. Louis, Missouri, excluding supervisory employees, as their rep- resentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursu- ant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Tri-State Utility Workers Union is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of em- ployment, and other conditions of employment.