Aluminum Co. of America

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 3, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 130 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA and INTERNATIONAL
UNION , UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORHERs OF AMERICA , ALCOA UNIT No.
808, C. I. O.
Case. No. R4443.
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
July 3, 1941
On April 19, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the
above-entitled proceedings,' and on April 28, 1941, an Amendment to
Direction of Elections.2 In the Decision and Direction of Elections,
the Board stated : -
There will be no final determination of the appropriate unit or
units pending the results of the elections. Such of. the groups as
do not choose the U. ,A. W. will constitute separate and distinct
appropriate units and such as do choose the U. A. W. will consti-
tute, a single appropriate unit.
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, as amended, elections by
secret ballot were% conducted on April 30, 1941, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region
(Los Angeles, .California). On May 1, 1941, the Regional Director
prepared and duly served on the parties an Election Report showing,
inter alia, that neither International Union, United Automobile Work-
ers of America, Alcoa Unit No. 808, C. I. 0., herein called the U. A. W.,
nor International Association of Machinists; Lodge No. 311, herein
called the I. A. M., had received a majority of the votes cast among
the maintenance mechanics and machinists. On May 31,1941,,pursuant
to a request by the U. A. W. and the I. A. M., the Board issued
a Supplemental Decision and Second Direction of Election,' directing
a run-off election among the maintenance mechanics and machinists.
On June 17, 1941, the Board issued a Second Supplemental Decision
and Certification of Representatives.4 The Board stated therein :
We believe that certifications of the bargaining representatives
chosen by the employees in these elections should not await a
131 N. L. R. B. 90.
2 31 N. L.. R. B. 98.
2 32 N. L . R. B. 235.
4 32 N. L. R. B. 237.
33 N. L. R. B., No. 28.
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ALUMINUM' COMPANY OF AMERICA,' 131:
determination of the question raised by the maintenance mechan-
ics and machinists. We shall therefore now enter certifications
applicable to employees other than the Company' s maintenance
mechanics and machinists. The certification of the U. A. W.: will.
not, of course, preclude the possibility that the U. A. W. may be
certified as the bargaining agent for a larger unit following our
determination regarding_ the maintenance mechanics and ma
chinists.^
On June Ill 1941, pursuant to the Supplemental Decision and Second
Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted among
the maintenance mechanics and machinists. On June 12, 1941! the
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III; Section 9, . of Na-
tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended, prepared and duly served on the parties his Election Report,.
setting forth the following results of the aforesaid election :
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 81
Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 71
Total ballots challenged ----------------- ------------------- ..
Total blank ballots__ ________________________________________ 0
Total void ballots_------------------------------------------- 41
Total ballots not counted ----- ---- .------------------------- 41
Total ballots counted________________________________________ 30
Total votes for International Association of Machinists, Lodge
No. 311--------------------------------------------------- 15
Total votes for International Union, United Automobile Workers
of America , Alcoa Unit No. 808, C. I. O --------------------- 15
No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report
have been filed by any of the parties. Since the results of the, foregoing
election show that no collective bargaining representative has been
selected by a majority of the maintenance mechanics and machinists,
we shall not certify any bargaining representative for such employees..
MR. EDWIN S. SMITH, dissenting :
Since the I. A. M. was not chosen by a majority of the maintenance
mechanics and machinists, for the reasons stated in Matter o f The
Cudahy Packing Cornpany,' I would certify the U. A. W. as the.
collective bargaining representative of ouch employees.
6Matter of The Cudahy Packing Company and Local 55, United Packinghouse , Workers
of America, of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Convmittee , C. I. -O., 32 N. L. R. B. 72.
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