Virginia Bridge Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 30, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 1138 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of VIRGINIA BRIDGE COMPANY and UNITED STEEL-
WORKERS OF AMERICA
Case No R-3970 -Decided July 30,191f,1?
Investigation and Certification of Representatives * stipulation for certification
upon consent elections
Mr L. A Paddock, of Roanoke, Va , for the Company
Mr Lee Pressman, of Washington, D C, for the Union
Cllr George H Gentitlaes, of counsel to the Board
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by Steel Workers Organizing Committee,
herein called the Union, alleging that a question affecting commerce
had arisen concerning the representation of employees of Virginia
Bridge Company, herein called the Company, engaged in the fabrica-
tion of steel products at plants located in Virginia, Tennessee, and
Alabama, the National Labor Relations Board provided for an ap-
propriate hearing upon due notice -On May 7, 1942, before a hearing
was held, the Company, the Union, and the' Regional Director for the
Sixth Region (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) enteied into a "Stipula-
tion for Consent Elections and Ceitification by National Labor Rela-
tions Board "
Pursuant to the stipulation an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on May 12, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director among all employees of the Company's Birming-
ham plant, Birmingham, Alabama, except salaried or clerical em-
ployees, draftsmen, drafting engineers and designers, foiemen, as-
sistant foremen, or supervisors in charge of any classes of labor, or
watchmen, or guai ds, to determine whether or not they desu ed to
be represented by the Union On May 21, 1942, the Regional Direc-
tor 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.
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' As to The balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
ns follows
Total on eligibility, list______ _______________________________ 374
Total ballots cast__________________________________________ 362
Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 0
Total blank ballots-------------- ------------------------- 0
Total void ballots-------------------------------=---------- 0
Total valid votes counted ---------------------------------- 362
• Votes cast for Steel Woikeis Oiganizing Committee__________ 357
,Votes cast against Steel Woikeis Organizing Committee_______ 5
Upon motion duly filed by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee
praying that the name "United Steelworkers of America" be substi-
tuted for the name "Steel Workers Organizing Committee'.' in the
caption and relevant portions of the.recoid in this proceeding, the
,board on July 16, 1942, issued and duly-served upon the parties its
notice to show cause why said motion should not be granted No
sufficient cause to the contrary having been shown, the. Board on
July 24; 1942, issued its older granting said motion to substitute the
name "United Steelworkers of )Amer ica'7 for the name,"Steel Woi hers
Organizing Committee" We accordingly coil ect the caption and
will certify the United Steelworkers - of America as exclusive
bargaining representative ,
Upon the basis of the stipulation, the Election Report, and the
entire record in this case, the Board makes the following :
FINDINGS OF FACT
1 A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of Virginia Bridge Company, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6)
and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act
2 All employees at the Birmingham plant of Virginia Bridge
Company, Birmingham, Alabama, except salaried or clerical em-
ployees, draftsmen, drafting engineers and.designers, foremen, assist-
ant foremen, or supervisors in charge df`any=classes of labor, or watch-
men, or guards, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of
collective baiganmg within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the
Act l
3 United Steelworkers of America has been designated and select-
ed by a majority of employees in the above unit as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining and is the exclusive repre-
The parties stipulated that should the Union file a petition within six months of the
date of the stipulation, to be designated exclusive bargaining' representative for the em-
ployees of the Company's Roanoke plant, and should it receive a majority vote by the same
classifications of eiirployees as herein described; the two-.plants shall constitute a single
appropriate unit
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sentative of all employees in said unit within the meaning of Section
9 (a) of the 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
Relations Act,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Steelworkers of America hag
been designated and selected by a majority of all the employees at
the Birmingham plant of Virginia Bridge Company, Birmingham,
Alabama, except salaried or clerical employees, draftsmen, drafting
engineers and designers, foremen, assistant foremen, or supervisors
in charge of any classes of labor, or watchmen, or guards, as their
representative for the purposes of collective baigaining and that,
pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Steelworkers of America
is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes
of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of
employment, and other conditions of employment