American Bridge Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 3, 1941

35 N.L.R.B. 149 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
PLANT a?ul INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL,
ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKERS, LOCAL No. 579, A. F. OF L.
Case No. R-2812
AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION
September 3, 1941
On August 23, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.'
On August 29, 1941, the Employees Bargaining Association re-
quested that its name be withdrawn from the ballot. The request is
hereby granted.
The Board hereby amends the aforesaid Direction of Election by
striking therefrom the words "whether they desire to be represented
for the purposes of collective bargaining by International Association
of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental Iron Workers, Local No. 579,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by Steel Work-
ers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, or by Employees Bargaining Association, or by none
of these organizations," and substituting therefor the words "whether
they desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining
by International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental Iron
Workers, Local No. 579, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, or by Steel Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with
the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or by neither."
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CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 27, 1941
On August 23, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled pro-
ceeding.' On September 3, 1941, the Board issued an Amendment
to the Direction of Election. Pursuant to the Direction of Election
134 N. L R B 839.
35 N. L. R. B., No. 30
149
150 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
and Amendment to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on September 9, 1941, under the supervision of
the Acting Regional Director for the Fourth Region (Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania). On September 12, 1941, the Acting Regional Direc-
tor, acting -pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued
an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties.
No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report
were filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Acting Regional
Director reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list----- ------------------------------ 542
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 469
Total valid ballots counted--------------------------------- 463
Ballots cast for International Association of Bridge , Struc-
tural, Ornamental Iron Workers, Local No. 579, affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor------------------ 277
Ballots cast for Steel Workers Organizing Committee , affili-
ated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations --------- 179
Ballots cast for neither------------------------------------ 7
Challenged ballots---------------------------------------- 3
Blank ballots--------------------------------------------- 0
Void ballots----------------------------------------------- 3
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 International Association of Bridge,
Structural, Ornamental Iron Workers, Local No. 579, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, has been selected by a majority
of the production and maintenance employees at the Trenton, New
Jersey Plant of American Bridge Company, excluding foremen, as-
sistant foremen or supervisors in charge of any class of labor, watch-
men, guards, and clerical and salaried employees, as their representa-
tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental Iron
Workers, Local No. 579, 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.
35 N. L. R. B, No. 30,1.