Griffin Manufacturing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 16, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 56 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

` In the Mattel of GRIFFIN MANUFACTURING' Co. cmd UNITED
STEELWORKERS Oil ADIERICA
Case No. R-4196.-Decided September 16, 1942
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon consent election
Mr. J. F. LeBus for the Board.
Mr. Paul Nunes of Erie, Pa., for the Union.
Mr. J. Benson Saps, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF 'REPRESENTATIVES,
STATEMENT OF TIIE CASE
On July 11, 1942, United Steelworkers of America, affiliated with
the Congress of Industrial Organizations. herein called the Union,
filed with the Regional Director for the Sixth Region (Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania) a petition alleging that a question affecting- commerce
had arisen concerning the representation of employees of Griffin
Manufacturing Co., herein called the Company, engaged in the manu-
facture of builders' hardware and cold "strip at Erie, Pennsylvania,
and requesting an investigation, and certification of representatives
pursuant to Section,9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat.
449, herein called the Act. On August 12, 1942, the Company, the
Union, and the Regional Director entered into a "STIPULATION
FOR CERTIFICATION UPON CONSENT ELECTION." On
August 14,,1942-, the National Labor Relations Board, hlerein called
the Board, acting pursuant to Section 9 (c) of the Act and Article
III, Section 3, of National Libor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 2, as amended, ordered an investigation and authorized
the Regional Director to conduct it and to provide for appropriate
Iiearing upon due notice.
Pursuant to the stipulation, an election by secret ballot was1 con-
ducted on August 19, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director, among all production and maintenance employees
at the Erie, Pennsylvania, plant who were employed by the Company
during the pay-roll period ending August 1, 1942, including employees
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who did not work during such pay-roll period because they were ill
or on vacation or in the active military service or training,of the United
States, of temporarily laid off; but excluding foremen, assistant fore-
men, supervisors' in charge of any class of labor, watchmen, clerical,
office, and salaried employees, and employees who have since quit or
been discharged for cause since August 1, 1942, to determine whether
or not they desired to be represented by the Union. On August 20;
1942, the Regional Director issued and duly served upon the parties
his Election Report on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the
ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
In his Election Report the Regional Director reported as follows
concerning the balloting and its results: -
dotal oo eligibility list----- ------------------------------- 166
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 141
Total ballots challenged------------ ----------------------- 0
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots-__ ----------------------------- 1
Total valid votes counted----------- ---------- ------------ 140
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of America-------------- 129
Votes cast against United Steelwoikers of America---------- 11
Upon the basis of the stipulation, the Election Report, and the entire
record in the case, the Board makes the following :
FINDINGS of FACT
1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of Griffin Manufacturing Co. at its Erie, Penn-
sylvania, plant, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6)
and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act.
2. All production and maintenance employees at the Erie, Penn-
sylvania, plant of the Company except foremen, assistant foremen,
supervisors in charge of any class of labor, watchmen, clerical, office,
and salaried employees, constitute a unit 'appropriate for the pur-
poses of-collective bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b)
of the National Labor Relations Act.
3. United Steelworkers of America, affiliated with the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and selected by a
majority of the employees in the above unit as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and is the exclusive repre-
sentative of all employees in said unit, within the meaning of Section
9 (a) 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,
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IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Steelworkers of America, af-
filiated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been desig-
nated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance
employees at the Erie, Pennsylvania, plant of the Griffin Manufactur-
ing Co., excluding foremen, assistant foremen, supervisors in charge
.'Of any class of labor, watchmen, clerical, office, and • salaried em-
ployees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing, and that, pursuant to Section 9 •(a) of the Act, United Steelworkers
of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the,purposes of
collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of em-
ployment, and other conditions of employment.