Aluminum Ore Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 19, 1941

31 N.L.R.B. 99 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of ALUMINUM ORE COMPANY and ALUMINUM WORKERS
LOCAL #22438, AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR
Case No. R-2268
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 19, 19.1,1
On March 13, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election
in the above entitled proceedings.- Pursuant to' the Direction of
Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on March 28, 1941,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the
Fifteenth Region (New Orleans, Louisiana). On March 31, 1941, the
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na-
tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended, issued and duly served upon the parties his Election Report.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as
follows :
Total on eligible list---------------------------------------- 405
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 377
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes cast--------------------------------------- 377
Votes cast for Aluminum Workers Local #22438, affiliated with
A. F. L-------------------------------------------------- 214
Votes cast for international Union, Aluminum Workers of
America, affiliated with C. I. 0----------------------------- 161
Votes cast for No Union------------------------------------ 2
On April 1, 1941, International Union, Aluminum Workers of
America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., herein called the A. W. A., filed
with the Regional Director objections to the conduct of the ballot and
the Election Report. On April 14, 1941, the Regional Director, acting
pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
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Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served
his Report on the Objections of the A. W. A. to the conduct of the
secret ballot and the Election Report.
The Board has considered the objections of the A. W. A. and finds
that they do not raise substantial or material issues with respect to the
conduct of the ballot or the Election Report. The objections are
hereby overruled.
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 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 Aluminum Workers Local #22438,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated
and selected by a majority of the production and maintenance em-
ployees at the Mobile plant of Aluminum Ore Company , Mobile, Ala-
bama, including analysts, order clerks, and head janitor, but excluding
supervisory and office employees , watchmen , meter helper , `head oiler,
bricklayers and plumbers , and hourly paid plant administrative em-
ployees other than the analysts and order clerks, as their representa-
tive for the purposes of collective bargaining , and that, pursuant to
Section 9 ( a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Aluminum
Workers Local #22438, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, 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.