J.C. Sanders Cotton Mill Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 26, 1941

32 N.L.R.B. 1287 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of J. C. SANDERS COTTON MILL COMPANY, INC. and
TEXTILE WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH C. I. O.
Case No. R4412
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 1941
On April 24, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on May 3, 1941, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fif-
teenth Region (New Orleans, Louisiana). On May 5, 1941, the
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties his Election
Report.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional . Director reported
as follows :
Total on eligibility list--------------------------------------- 330
Total ballots cast -- ---------------------------------------- 295
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 8
Total blank ballots - ---------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots- ------------------------------------------ 1
Total valid votes cast---------------------------------------
Votes cast for the Textile Workers Union of America,
286
Affiliated with C. I. 0------------------------------------- 149
Votes cast for United Textile Workers of America, Affiliated
with A. F. of L------------------------------------------- 132
Votes cast for NO UNION----------------------------------- 5
On May 12, 1941, United Textile Workers of America, Local 2595,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, herein called the
A. F. of L., filed Objections to the conduct of the election, accom-
panied by signed statements in support of such Objections. On
131 N. L. R. B. 298.
32 N. L. H. B., No. 186.
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1288 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
May 13, 1941, the Regional Director issued and duly served upon the
parties his Report on Objections to Election. On May 27, 1941, the
A. F. of L. filed Exceptions to Report on Objections to Election, and
on June 9, 1941, pursuant to leave granted, it submitted affidavits in
support of its Objections. On June 16, 1941, the Regional Director
issued a Supplemental Report on Objections to Election, stating that,
with one exception the affidavits were identical with the signed state-
ments previously filed by the A. F. of L. in support of its Objections.
The Board has considered the Objections, the statements submitted
in support thereof, the Report on Objections, the Exceptions to the
Report on Objections, and the Supplemental Report 'on Objections.
We find that the Objections raise no substantial or material issues
with respect to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report.
The Objections are hereby overruled.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions 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 OERTI$IED that Textile Workers Union of America,
Local 386, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and
selected by a majority of all hourly paid maintenance and produc-
tion employees," and piece workers, of J. C. Sanders Cotton Mill
,Company, Inc., Prichard, Alabama, including second hands and
yard boys, but excluding office and clerical help and overseers, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
Textile Workers Union of America, Local 386, affiliated with the
C. I. 0., 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.