Interstate Granite Corporation

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 14, 1939

12 N.L.R.B. 257 (N.L.R.B. 1939)

In the Matter Of INTERSTATE GRANITE CORPORATION and GRANITE CUT-
TERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, CHARLOTTE BRANCH
Cases Nos. C-445 and R-589
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
April 14, 1939
On March 9, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called
the Board, issued a Decision, Order, and Direction of Election in
the above-entitled proceeding. The Direction of Election provided
that an election by secret ballot be conducted within fifteen (15)
days from the date of the Direction among all the granite cutters,
carvers, surface-machine operators, carbo sawyers, lathe operators,
sandblast operators, tool sharpeners, polishers, rotary and gang saw-
yers, setters, dressers, letterers, and individuals who prepare and place
necessary composition, employed by Interstate Granite Corporation,
Charlotte, North Carolina, during the pay-roll period immediately
preceding the date of the issuance of the Direction, including fore-
men who fall in the above categories, and including the granite cut-
ters, carvers, surface-machine operators, and tool sharpeners who
work in the cutting and finishing department, to determine whether
or not they desired to be represented by Granite Cutters' International
Association of America, Charlotte Branch, for the purposes of col-
lective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction an election by secret ballot was conducted
on March 22, 1939, at Charlotte, North Carolina, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifth Region (Balti-
more, Maryland). On March 23, 1939, the Regional Director, acting
pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served
upon the parties to the proceeding his Intermediate Report upon the
secret ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report
have been filed by any of the parties.
111 N L. R. B. 1046.
12 N. L. R. B., No. 37.
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258 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible________________________________________ 18
Total ballots cast____________________________________________ 17
Total number of ballots cast for Granite Cutters' International
Association of America, Charlotte Branch------------------ 2
Total number of ballots against Granite Cutters' International
Association of America, Charlotte Branch------------------ 15
Total number of blank ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged votes____________________________ 0
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The
petition for investigation and certification of representatives of em-
ployees of Interstate Granite Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina,
will therefore be dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of 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 1, as amended,
IT is HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees of Interstate Granite Corpo-
ration, Charlotte, North Carolina, filed by Granite Cutters' Interna-
tional Association of America, Charlotte Branch, be, and it hereby is,
dismissed.