Vickers, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 27, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 924 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of VICKERS, INC. and INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED
AIITobiOBILE, AIRCRAFT AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF
AMERICA, C I. 0 '
Case No R-4041 -Decided July 27, 194
Practice and Procedure : petition dismissed where results of an election, held
pursuant to a stipulation for certification upon consent election, show that na
representative has been selected by a majoiity of the employees in the appro-
priate unit
Mr Frank H. Bowen and Mr Howard TV. Kleeb, for the board.
Mr Wm K Allen, of Detroit, Mich, for the Company.
Mr. Geo A. Young, of Detroit, Mich, for the Union
Mr George A Koplow, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
ORDER
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by International Union, United Auto-
mobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America,
C I. 0, herein called the Union, alleging that a question affecting
commerce has arisen concerning the representation of employees of
Vickers, Inc , herein called the Company, engaged in the manufacture
of aircraft parts at Detroit, Michigan, the National Labor Relations
Board provided for an appropriate healing upon due notice On
June 17, 1942, before a hearing was held, the Company, the Union,
and the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michi-
gan) entered into a "STIPULATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES UPON CONSENT ELECTION,"and an "AMENDMENT TO STIPULATION
FOR CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON CONSENT ELECTION."
Pursuant to the stipulation as amended, an election by secret ballot
was conducted on July 7, 1942, under the direction and supervision of
the Regional Director, among all hourly-rate production and mainte-
nance employees of the Company employed at the plants on Oakman
Boulevard, Fort Street and Convention Hall, Detroit, Michigan, ex-
cluding employees ina supervisory capacity with the right to hire
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or discharge, or to recommend hire or discharge, to determine whether
or'not said employees desired to be iepresented by the Union for the
purposes of collective bargaining On July 8, 1942, the Regional
Director issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report
on the balloting 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 : -
Total on eligibility list------- ---------------------- ------- 5, 488
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 4,609
Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------ 36
Total blank ballots-- ------------------------------------- 5
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- 53
Total valid votes counted ---------------------------------- 4,515
Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Air-
craft and Agricultural Implement Workeis of America,
C I 0------------------------------------------------- 992
Votes cast against International Union, United Automobile,
Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America,
C I 0------------------------------------------------- 3,523
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been chosen by a majority of the employees in the bar-
gaining unit herein found to be appropriate. The petition for in-
vestigation and certification of representatives of employees of
Vickers, Inc, Detroit, Michigan, will therefore be dismissed.
Upon the basis of the stipulation as amended, 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 Vickers, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, within the
meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the National
Labor Relations Act.
2 All hourly rate production and maintenance employees "of the
Company employed at the plants on Oakman Boulevard, Fort Street
and Convention Hall, Detroit, Michigan, excluding employees in a
supervisory capacity with the right to hire or discharge, or to recom-
mend hire or discharge, constitute a unit appropriate, for the purposes
of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the
National Labor' Relations Act.
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ORDER
By virtue of and pursuant to Section 9 (c) of the National Labor
Relations Act,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees of Vickers, Inc, Detroit, Michi-
gan, filed by International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft and
Agi icultural Implement Workers of America, C I 0 'be, and it hereby
is, dismissed. '
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MR GERARD D REILLY took' no part, in the consideration of the-above
Decision and Order.
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