World Steel Products Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 27, 1940

28 N.L.R.B. 158 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of WORLD STEEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION and ARcm-
TECTURAL & ENGINEERING GUILD, LOCAL 66, IFTEA & DU, A. F.
OF L.
Case No. R-2027
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 27, 1940
On October 8, 1940, the' National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in
the above-entitled proceedings." By letter dated October 10, 1940,
Architectural & Engineering Guild, Local 66, International Federa-
tion of Technical Engineers', Architects' & Draftsmen's Unions of
the American Federation of Labor, filed, in substance, a motion to
amend the Direction of Election with respect to the date of eligibil-
ity to vote in the election. On October 18, 1940, the Board issued
its order denying this motion. By letter dated October 18, 1940,
World Steel Products Corporation, New York City, filed, in sub-
stance, a motion to reconsider the Direction of Election with respect
to the exclusion of specified categories of employees from the appro-
priate bargaining unit. On October 23, 1940, the Board issued its
order denying this motion.
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot
was conducted on November 6, 1940, under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York
City). On November 8, 1940, 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 to the proceedings her Election Report. No objec-
tions to the conduct of the ballot or Election Report have been filed
by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director
`reported as follows :
Total Number Eligible to Vote_______________________________ 6
Total - Number of Ballots Cast_____________________________ 6
Total Number of Valid Ballots _______________________________ 5
Total Number of Votes in favor of Architectural & Engineering
Guild, Local 66, International Federation of Technical En-
gineers', Architects' & Draftsmen 's Unions, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor ----------------------- ---- 4
'27 N. L. R. B. 701.
28 N. L. R. B., No. 28.
158
WORLD STEEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION 159
Total Number of Votes against afore-mentioned union -------- 1
Total Number of Blank Votes_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Votes__________________________ 1
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 Architectural & Engineering Guild,
Local 66, Internationl Federation of Technical Engineers', Archi-
tects' & Draftsmen's Unions of the American Federation of Labor,
has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees in
the technical or engineering department of World Steel Products
Corporation, New York City, including draftsmen, the supervisory
draftsman, the lister or scheduler, if any, the production engineer,
and the -assistant • to the production engineer, but excluding esti-
mators, assistant superintendents of construction, and the shop fore-
man and his assistant, as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section
9 (a)• of the National Labor Relations Act, Architectural & En-
gineering Guild, Local 66, International Federation of Technical
Engineers', Architects' & Draftsmen's Unions of the American Fed-
eration 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.
CHAIRMAN HARRY A. MILLIs. took no- part in the consideration of
the above Certification of Representatives.
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