69 N.L.R.B. 1152 (N.L.R.B. 1946)

Inland Steel Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsAug 2, 1946

69 N.L.R.B. 1152 (N.L.R.B. 1946)

In the Matter Of INLAND STEEL COMPANY, EMPLOYER , and NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OF AMERICA, C. I. 0., PETITIONER Case No. 13-R-3619.-Decided August 2,1946 Messrs. Pope do Ballard, by Mr. Thomas C. Strachnan, of Chicago, Ill., for the Employer. Mr. L. J. Pidrman, of Chicago, Ill., for the Petitioner. Mr. Warren H. Leland, of counsel to the Board. DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES STATEMENT OF THE CASE Upon a petition duly filed, the National Labor Relations Board, on May 25, 1946, conducted a prehearing election among employees of the Employer in the alleged appropriate unit, to determine whether or not they desired to be represented by the Petitioner for the purposes of collective bargaining. At the close of the election a Tally of Ballots was furnished the parties. The Tally shows that there were approximately 18 eligible voters, of whom 11 voted for the Petitioner and 7 against. Thereafter, hearing in the case was held at Chicago, Illinois, before Benjamin Salvaty, Jr., Trial Examiner. The Trial Examiner's rul- ings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed. Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following : FINDINGS OF FACT 1. THE BUSINESS OF THE EMPLOYER Inland Steel Company, a Delaware corporation maintaining its principal place of business in Chicago, Illinois, is engaged in the manu- facture, sale, and distribution of semi-finished and finished steel prod- ucts, pig iron, and coke. We are concerned in this proceeding only with the Employer's vessel M. V. The Inland. 69 N. L. R. B., No. 140. 1152 INLAND STEEL COMPANY 1153 The Employer admits, and we find, that it is engaged in commerce within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act II. THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED The Petitioner is a labor organization affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, claiming to represent employees of the Employer. III. THE QUESTION CONCERNING REPRESENTATION The Employer refuses to recognize the Petitioner as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees of the Employer until the Petitioner has been certified by the Board in an appropriate unit. We find that a question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the representation of employees of the Employer, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act. IV. THE APPROPRIATE UNIT In accordance with the agreement of the parties, we find that all unlicensed personnel employed by the Employer on its vessel M. V. The Inland, excluding all supervisory employees with authority to hire, promote, discharge, discipline, or otherwise effect changes in the status of employees, or effectively recommend such action, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the mean- ing of Section 9 (b) of the Act. V. THE DETERMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVES The results of the election held prior to the hearing show that the Petitioner received a majority of the valid votes cast. We shall, there- fore, certify the Petitioner as the collective bargaining representative of the employees in the appropriate unit. CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that National Maritime Union of America, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all un- licensed personnel employed by Inland Steel Company, Chicago, Illi- nois, on its vessel M. V. The Inland, excluding all supervisory em- ployees with authority to hire, promote, discharge, discipline, or other- wise effect changes in the status of employees, or effectively recommend such action, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- 'See. Matter of Inland Steel Company , 67 N. L. R. B. 1063 ; and Matter of Inland Steel Company, 34 N. L. R. B. 1294. 701592-47-vol. 69--74 1154 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD gaining, and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, the said organi- zation is the exclusive representative 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. MR. JOAN M. HOUSTON took no part in the consideration of the above Decision and Certification of Representatives.