General Electric Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 12, 1942

43 N.L.R.B. 66 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY and, INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD'.OF FIREMEN' & OILERS (A. F.'L.) ' AND INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS ' (A. F. L. )
Case No. R-3992
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
AMENDMENT TO, DIRECTION OF • ELECTION-
August 12, 19412
On July 17 , 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above -entitled proceedings?
In the election directed therein; the Board placed upon the ballot the
names of International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers and Inter-
national Union of Operating Engineers, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, and United Electrical , Radio & Machine Work-
ers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions, , herein called the United . On August 4, 1942, the United filed
a motion in the alternative , requesting either that the Board reopen
the hearing , or remove the name of the United from the ballot. The
motion to reopen the hearing is hereby denied, and the motion to
remove the name of the United from the ballot is hereby granted.
The Board accordingly . hereby amends the aforesaid Direction. of
Election by striking therefrom the words "whether they desire to be
represented by International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers and
International Union of Operating Engineers , affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, or by United Electrical , Radio &
Machine Workers of America, affiliated with the , Congress of Indus-
trial Organizations , for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by
neither"" and substituting therefor the words "whether or not they
desire. to be represented ' by International - Brotherhood of Firemen
& Oilers and International Union of Operating Engineers , affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor, for the purposes of collective
bargaining." ,
1 42 N. L. R. B. 569.
42 N. L. R. B., No. 4.
66
In the Matter of GENERAL ELEOTRIc COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF FIREMEN & OILERS (A. F. L.) AND INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (A. F. L.)
Case No. R-399.
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 26, 194.
On July 17, 1942, the National Labor • Relations -Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election 1 and on August 12, 1942, a Supple-
mental Decision and' Amendment to. Direction of Election 2 in the
above-entitled proceedings. Pursuant. to the Direction of Election
and Supplemental Decision and Amendment to Direction of Election.
an election by secret ballot was. conducted on August 12, 1942, under.
the direction and supervision of, the Regional Director for the Eighth,
Region. (Cleveland, Ohio).. On August 13,1942, the Regional Direc-
tor, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as. amended, issued and
cli,ily served upon: the parties an Election Report on the ballot. No.
objections to the conduct of. the.ballot or the Election Report were`
filed by any of the parties.
. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as
follows:
Total on eligibility list_________________
Total ballots cast--'------------- -- ------------- '13
Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 0
Total blank ballots________________________________________ 0
Total void ballots ---------- 7-7 - -
Total valid votes. counted _______________________________ 13
Votes cast for:.International;:Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers'
(A. F. L.) and International Union of Operating Engineers
(A. F. L_)--------------------------------------------------- 11
Votes cast against International Brotherhood of Firemen &
Oilers -(A. F. L.) and International Union of Operating Engi-
neers (A. F. L.)-=---------------------------------------- 2:
1 42 N. L. R. B. ' 569.
2 43 N. L. R." B. 66.
43 N. L. R. B., No. 4a.
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68 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
In the Decision and Direction of Election previously referred to, the
Board made no final determination as to the' appropriate unit, stating
that,if a majority of the employees in the voting group selected the
Firemen and Engineers as their collective bargaining representative,
the group would constitute an appropriate unit.
Upon, the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following :
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that the engineers, firemen, oilers, apprentices,' grid helpers,
employed in the engine room and boiler room of General Electric
Company,' Cleveland Wire Works plant, Euclid, Ohio, excluding
supervisory employees, the chief engineer, and foremen in the boiler.
room, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the National,Labor
Relations Act.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor
Relations Board' by 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 2, as
amended, ,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Firemen
& Oilers and International Union of Operating Engineers, affiliated
with ' the American Federation of Labor, have been designated and
selected by a majority of the engineers, firemen, oilers, apprentices,
and helpers, employed in the'engine room and boiler room of General,
Electric Company, Cleveland Wire Works plant, Euclid, Ohio, exclud-
ing supervisory employees, the chief engineer, and foremen in. the
boiler room, as their representatives for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Firemen,& Oilers and International Union of
Operating Engineers, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, are the exclusive representatives 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.