Williams Coal Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 18, 1940

19 N.L.R.B. 621 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of WILLIAMS COAL COMPANY and UNITED MINE WORK-
ERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT #23, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. and
PROGRESSIVE MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT #5, AFFILIATED
WITH THE A. F. OF L., PARTY TO THE CONTRACT
In the Matter Of WILLIAMS COAL COMPANY and UNITED MINE WORK-
ERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT #23, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O.
Cases Nos. C-1411 and R-1608, respectively
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 18,1940
On November 13, 1939 , the National Labor Relations Board , herein
called the Board , issued its Decision , Order, and Direction of Elec-
tion in the above -entitled case. ' Pursuant to the Direction of Elec-
tion, an election by secret ballot was conducted on December 12, 1939,
at Mannington , Kentucky , under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director for the Eleventh Region (Indianapolis , Indiana).
On December 15, 1939, the Regional Director , acting pursuant to
Article III, Section 9,' of National Labor Relations Board Rules
and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served upon the parties
an Election Report containing a tally of the ballots , and his findings
and recommendations . No objections to the conduct of the ballot or
the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the ballot-
ing:
Total number of eligible voters_____________________________ 20&
Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 197
Total number of ballots counted_____________________________ 195
Total number of ballots cast for United Mine Workers of Amer-
ica, District #23, affiliated with the C. I. O________________ 107
Total number of ballots cast for Progressive Mine Workers of
America, District #5, affiliated with the A. F. of L---------- 72
Total number of ballots cast for neither organization---------- 16
Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots_______________________________ 1
Total number of challenged ballots___________________________ 1
117 N. L. R. B. 629.
19 N. L. R. B., No. 65.
621
622 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
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, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Mine Workers of America, Dis-
trict #23, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected
by a majority of the persons employed in the mining operations of the
Williams Coal Company, Crofton,. Hopkins County, Kentucky, as
production employees, excluding superintendents, mine foremen, sec-
tion foremen, room bosses, face bosses, top bosses, entry bosses, elec-
tricians in a supervisory capacity, all other supervisory employees,
and "guards" or "watchmen," as their representative for the purposes
of collective bargaining and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, United Mine Workers of America, Dis-
trict #23, affiliated with the C. I. 0., 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 condi-
tions of employment.