Davenport-Besler-Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 4, 1942

40 N.L.R.B. 1171 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Ma'ttel' of DAVENPORT BESLI:R-CORPOR.1T1o '(C'Ind INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF BLACKSMITHS, DROP FORGERS AND HELPERS, LOCAL
No. 629, A. F. OF L.
In the Mattel' of D.^VENI'oRT BESLER CORPORATION and INEERNA'FloNAL
MOLDERS AND ForxDRi `Vonicrus UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL
UNION No. 230, A. F. OF L.
Casey iVo.,. le-3J99 and R-3600, ^esf^eetvL'c7y
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
lllayry 4, 19112
On March 26, 19'12, the National Labor Relations Board issued a De-
cision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot were
conducted on April 16, 1942, under the direction and supervision of
the Regional Director for the Eighteenth Region (Minneapolis, Min-
nesota). On April 20, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant
to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules
and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon
the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the
ballots or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting aiul its results, the Regional Director reported as
follows:
Yhnplollces 1)1 the hlacLsnnth aioh trnd the horlei shop
Total eligible to vote-------------------------------------- Sr
Total ballots cast------------- --------- 68
Total'h;lllots'clialleiiged_____------_
Total blank ballots 0
Total void ballots 0
Total valid votes coanted ------------------------------------ 68
Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop
Forgers and Helpers, Local No 6211, A. F. of I --------------- 52
Votes cast, against international Motherhood of Blacksmiths,
Drop Forgers and Helpers, Local No (129,-A F of L-------- 16
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Employees in, the foandip
Total eligible to vote--------------------------------------- 84
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 59
Total ballots challenged-_ ------------ 0
Total blank ballots ----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 1
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 58
Votes cast for International Molders and Foundry Workers
Union of North America, Local Union No 230, A F of L---- 51
-Votes cast against International Molders and Foundry Workers
Union of North America, Local Union No 230, A F of 7
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, 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- Brotherhood of Black-
smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers, Local No. 629, A. F. of L., has
been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of the
Company employed in the blacksmith shop (or forge shop), and the
boiler shop, including heat treaters employed in the machine shop, but
excluding die sinkers in the blacksmith shop, if any, all clerical and
supervisory employees, janitors, and watclmien, as their representative
for the purposes of, collective bargaining, and that,, pursuant to
Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, International
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers, Local No.
629, A. F. of L., is the exclusive representative of all such employees
for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect'to rates of pay,
wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.
IT Is FURTHER CER11FIED that International Molders and Foundry
Workers Union of North America, L- ccal Union No:-230, A. F. of L.,
-has been designated and selected by a majority of all foundry workers
employed by the Company, including molders, coremakers, foundry
labor, shake-out and mill-room employees, and pattern clerks, but
excluding the foreman, other supervisory employees, clerical workers,
pattern makers, janitors, and watchmen, as their representative for
the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section
9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, International Molders and
Foundry Workers Union of North America, Local Union No. 230,
A. F. of L., is the exclusive representative of all such employees for
the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages,
.hours,of employment, and other conditions of employment.