Beloit Iron Works

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 20, 1939

12 N.L.R.B. 1137 (N.L.R.B. 1939)

In the Matter of BELOIT IRON WORKS and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF MACHINISTS , LOCAL No. 1197
Case No. R-928
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
May 20,1939
On September 2, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled case.' On September 14, 1938, the Board issued an
Amendment to Direction of Election 2 The Direction of Election, as
amended, directed that an election by secret ballot be conducted within
fifteen (15) days from October 1, 1938, among the employees of the
Beloit Iron Works employed in the north and south machine shops;
erecting floor, tool room, subassembly, blacksmith shop, welding and
crane-operating departments, boiler and engine rooms , shipping and
receiving, and maintenance departments, who were employed on March
25, 1938, with the addition of J. Krietzer and D. Phelps, who were
laid off on that day, excluding supervisory employees, and those
employees who have since quit or have been discharged for cause, to
determine ^vhether or not they desired to be represented by the Inter-
national Association of Machinists, Local 1197, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, for the purpose of collective
bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction, as amended, an election by secret bal-
lot was conducted on October 8, 1938, at Beloit, Wisconsin, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twelfth
Region (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). On October 10, 1938, the Regional
Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued
and duly served upon the parties an Intermediate Report on the bal-
lot. On October 12, 1938, the International Association of Machin-
ists, Local 1197, filed its objections to the ballot and to said Interme-
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diate Report. On November 3, 1938, the Board ordered the reopening
of the record for further evidence on objections to the ballot and
authorized the Regional Director to issue notice of hearing. Subse-
quently, the International Association of Machinists withdrew its
objections and requested the dismissal of their petition in the case.
The Board thereafter revoked its order for the reopening of the record.
As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number of ballots counted____ _______________________ 245
Total number of votes for International Association of Ma-
chinists , Local 1197______________________________________ 65
Total number of votes against International , Association of
Machinists , Local 1197__________________________________ 180
Total number of blank ballots______________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots_______________________________ 0
Total number of challenged votes___________________________ 0
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The peti-
tion for investigation and certification of representatives of employees
of the Beloit Iron Works, filed by the International Association of
Machinists, Local 1197, will therefore be dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act,
49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National
Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees of Beloit Iron Works filed by
International Association of Machinists, Local 1197, be, and it hereby
is, dismissed.