General Electric Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 23, 1940

21 N.L.R.B. 960 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY and LoDGE No. 70,
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
In the Matter of GENERAL ELECTRIC CODIPANY and UNITED ELEC-
TRICAL, RADIO AND MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 901
In the Matter of GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY and PATTERN MAKERS
LEAGUE OF NORTH AMERICA, PATTERN MAKERS ASSOCIATION OF
FORT WAYNE
Cases Nos. R-285, R-286, and R-1464, respectively
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS
March 03, 19./0
On February 29, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Elections in
the above-entitled proceeding.' The Direction of -Elections directed
that elections by secret ballot be conducted as early as possible but
not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the Direction among
the employees within the groups described below who were employed
by the Company at its Fort Wayne plant during the pay-roll period
immediately preceding the date of the Direction, including employees
who did not work during such pay-roll period because they were
ill or on vacation, and employees who were then or have since been
temporarily laid off, but excluding supervisory and office employees
not engaged in production and such employees who have since quit
or been discharged for cause :
(a) The maintenance machinists, experimental men, tool makers,
tool repairmen, die makers, die repairmen, mold makers, mold re-
pairmen, and machinists' apprentices who are engaged in the produc-
tion or repair of machinery or mechanical devices for use in the
Company's manufacturing process at its Fort Wayne plant to de-
termine whether they desire to be represented by Lodge No. 70,
International Association of Machinists, or by United Electrical,
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 961
Radio and Machine Workers of America, Local No. 901 , for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining , or by neither ;
(b) The hourly rate employees , other than those mentioned in
paragraph ( a) above, to determine whether or not they desire to
be represented for purposes of collective bargaining by United
Electrical , Radio and Machine Workers of America, Local No. 901.
On March 15, 1940, the United Electrical , Radio and Machine
Workers of America, Local No. 901, herein called the United, filed
with the Board a motion requesting that its name be removed from
the ballot in the election among the employees described in group (a)
above and requesting that the Board find that the employees described
in group ( a) above and the employees described in group (b) above,
together , shall constitute the appropriate unit for the purposes of
collective bargaining at the Company 's Fort Wayne plant in the
event that the elections show that the employees described in group
(a) above do not desire to be represented by Lodge No. 70, Inter-
national Association of Machinists and the employees described in
group ( b) above desire to be represented by United Electrical, Radio
and Machine Workers of America, Local No. 901 . On March 20,
1940, the International Association of Machinists filed with the
Board objections to the motion presented by the United and requested
that it be denied in all particulars.
The Board has considered the motion and objections and hereby
grants the United's request to withdraw its name from the ballot
in the election to be held among the employees described in group
(a) and denies its motion , in so far as it requests a determination
of the appropriate unit as set forth above , on the ground that it
is prematurely made at this time.
The Board hereby amends the Direction of Elections by striking
therefrom the words "to determine whether they desire to be repre-
sented by Lodge No. 70, International Association of Machinists, or
by United Electrical , Radio and Machine Workers of America, Local
No. 901 , for the purposes of collective bargaining , or by neither" ;
and substituting therefor the words "to determine whether or not
they desire to be represented by Lodge No. 70 , International Asso-
ciation of Machinists , for the purposes of collective bargaining."
MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of
the above Supplemental Decision and Amendment to Direction of
Elections.