General Electric Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 8, 1958

119 N.L.R.B. 1262 (N.L.R.B. 1958)

1262 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
All production and maintenance -.employees, excluding office clerical,
employees, draftsmen, engineering employees.; guards, watchmen, and
supervisors as defined in the Act;
[The Board dismissed the petition tiled in Case No. 7-RC- 3650.I
[Text of Direction of Election omitted from publication.]
General Electric Company and International Association of
Machinists, AFL-CIO, Petitioner. Case No. 14-RC-3234. Jan-
uary 8,1958
DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS
OF ELECTION
Pursuant toe a stipulation for certification upon consent election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on August 23, 1957, -under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Four-
teenth Region, among the, employees -in- the unit described in the
stipulation. At the conclusion of the election, the parties were fur-
nished a tally of ballots, -which showed, that of approximately 511
eligible voters, 467 cast ballots, of which 101 were,for, and 365 against,
the Petitioner, 1 was challenged, and 1 was void.
Thereafter, the Petitioner filed timely objections to conduct affect-
ing the results of the election. By letter dated September 10, 1957,
the Regional Office requested each party to submit its position with
respect to the objections, together with all the evidence which it de-
sired to have considered in support of such position. Both parties
availed themselves of this opportunity afforded by the Regional Office.
On October 23, 1957, following his investigation, the Regional Di-
rector issued his report on objections, in which he found no merit in
Petitioner's objections and recommended that they be overruled. The
Petitioner filed timely exceptions to this report.
Upon the basis of the entire record in this, case, the Board 1 makes
the following finding of fact :
1. The Employer is engaged in commerce within the meaning of
the Act.
2. The Petitioner claims to represent employees of the Employer.
3. A question affecting commerce exists concerning the representa-
tion of employees of the Employer within the meaning of Section
9 (c) (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act.
' Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the Act, the Board has delegated its
powers in connection with this case to a three-member panel [ Members Rodgers, Bean,
and Jenkins].
119 NLRB No. 142.
CHILLICOTHE PAPER CO. 1263
4. The following employees of the Employer constitute a unit ap-
propriate for purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning
of Section 9 (b) of the Act:
All production and maintenance employees at the Employer's
Matoon, Illinois, lamp plant, including cafeteria employees , but ex-
cluding office clerical employees , guards, watchmen , professional 'em-
ployees , and supervisors as defined in the Act.
5. Apart from a request therein for a hearing on the objections, the
Petitioner 's exceptions are limited to the Regional Director's failure
to find merit in the objections which allege in effect that the Employer
was guilty of conduct which caused employees to fear that they would
suffer economic reprisals if they voted for the Petitioner . In its ex-
ceptions , the Petitioner does not submit additional evidence to support
its position , nor does it contravene any of the factual findings of the
Regional Director . It contends that the evidence in the record is
adequate to support the objections alleging coercive conduct.
Upon consideration of the Regional Director 's report, the Peti-
tioner's exceptions thereto, and the entire record, we find, in accord
with the Regional Director , that the investigation herein failed to
produce evidence of the coercive conduct attributed to the Employer
by the Petitioner . And since , as indicated above, the Petitioner has
raised no issue as to the factual findings made by the Regional Di-
rector in connection with any of the objections , we find ,further that
a hearing in this case would serve no useful purpose, and hereby deny
the Petitioner 's request therefor .' In the circumstances , we shall
adopt the recommendations of the Regional Director and overrule
the objections in their entirety . Accordingly , as the Petitioner has
failed to secure a majority of the valid ballots cast, we shall certify
the results of the election.
[The Board certified that a majority of the valid ballots was not
cast for International Association of Machinists , AFL-CIO, and that
said organization is not the exclusive representative of the employees
in the appropriate unit at the Employer 's Matoon, Illinois, plant.]
2 Benton's Cloak & Suit Company, 97 NLRB 1327; C. C. Anderson Stores Company,
104 NLRB 218.
Chillicothe Paper Co. and United Papermakers and Paperwork-
ers, AFL-CIO, Petitioner. Case No. 9-RC-3011. January 9,
1958
DECISION, ORDER, AND DIRECTION OF
SECOND ELECTION
On March 21, 1957, pursuant to a stipulation for certification upon
consent election, an election by secret ballot was conducted under the
119 NLRB No. 151.