Beaver Mills-Lois Mill

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 20, 1939

16 N.L.R.B. 207 (N.L.R.B. 1939)

In the Matter of BEAVER MILLS-LOIS MILL and LOCAL No. 1871,
UNITED TEXTILE WORKERS OF AMERICA
Case No. B-12
ORDER
October 20, 1939
On October 21, 1935, Local No. 1871, United Textile Workers of
America, herein called Local No. 1871, filed with the Regional Director
for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Georgia) a petition alleging that a
question affecting commerce had arisen concerning the representation
of employees of Beaver Mills, Douglasville, Georgia, and requesting
an investigation and certification of representatives pursuant to
Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449.
On November 12, 1935, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, ordered an investigation and authorized the Regional
Director to conduct it and to provide for an appropriate hearing on
due notice. Pursuant to notice duly served, a hearing was held on
December 3 and 4, 1935, before a Trial Examiner duly designated
by the Board. On January 14, 1936, the Board issued a Direction
of Election 1 directing that an election by secret ballot be held within
one week from the date thereof among certain employees of Beaver
Mills to determine whether or not they desired to be represented by
Local No. 1871, and on February 8, 1936, the Board issued a Decision 1
making findings of fact and conclusions of law. On April 26, 1937,
after the termination of certain litigation concerning this proceed-
ing, pending which no action had been taken pursuant to the Direction
of Election, Textile Workers' Organizing Comriittee, on behalf of
Local No. 1871, requested the Board to defer action in the case
indefinitely. On September 22, 1939, Textile Workers Union of
America, which claims to be the successor of the international union
with which Local No. 1871 was affiliated, filed with the Regional
Director a request for the withdrawal of the said petition without
prejudice. No other organization has asked the Board to continue
its investigation of representatives. Under the circumstances, and
1 J N. L. R. B. 147.
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in view of the time which has elapsed since the issuance of the Direc-
tion of Election, the Board sees no reason why the request of Textile
Workers Union of America should not be granted.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
lations Act, and pursuant to Article III, Section 8, of National
Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
IT Is HEREBY ORDERED that leave be, and hereby is, granted for the
withdrawal of the petition for investigation and certification of rep-
resentatives of employees of Beaver Mills, Douglasville, Georgia,
filed by Local No. 1871, United Textile Workers of America, on
October 21, 1935, and the said petition is hereby deemed to have been
withdrawn, without prejudice;
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the said order of November 12,
1935, the hearing held -on December 3 and 4, 1935, the Direction of
Election issued on January 14, 1936, the Decision issued on February
8, 1936, and all other proceedings before the Board taken pursuant
to the said petition, be, and they"hereby are, vacated and set aside,
and that this case be, and it hereby is, closed.
MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of
the above Order.