Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 29, 1941

31 N.L.R.B. 475 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY and
INTERNATIONAL MOLDERS & FOUNDRY WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA,
LOCAL UNION 150 1
In the Matter of KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY and
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS LODGE 1379
In the Matter of KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY and
PATTERN MAKERS LEAGUE OF NORTH AMERICA
Cases Nos. R-2363 to R-2365, inclusive
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 09, 194,1
On March 28, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the
above-entitled proceeding." Pursuant to the Direction of Elections,
elections by secret ballot were conducted on April 10, 1941, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Third
Region (Buffalo, New York). On April 11, -1941, the Regional Di-
rector, 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 an 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.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Group 1
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 307
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 287
Total valid votes cast--------------------------------------- 287
Votes cast for International Molders and Foundry Workers of
North America, Local Union 150, affiliated with the A. F.
of L--------------- ------------------------------ 223
Votes cast for Kentucky Valve Manufacturing Company Plant
No. 2 Independent Union---------------------------------- 53
Votes cast for neither------------- -----------_-----_-------- 11
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Group 2
Total on eligibility list____ __________________________________ 251
Total ballots cast__________________________________________ 241
Total ballots challenged _____________________________________ 1
Total valid votes cast _______________________________________ 240
Votes cast for International Association of Machinists, Lodge
1379, affiliated with the A. F. of L_________________________ 206
Votes cast for Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company Plant
No. 2 Independent Union________ __________________________ 16
Votes cast for neither_______________________________________ 18
Group 3
Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 11
Total ballots cast___________________________________'_______ 10
Total valid votes cast_______________________________________ 10
Votes cast for Pattern Makers League of North America,
affiliated with the A. F. of L_____________________________ 9
Votes cast for Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company Plant
No. 2 Independent Union_________________________________ 0
Votes cast for neither_______________________________________ 1
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 CERTIFIED that International Molders & Foundry
Workers of North America, Local Union 150, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by
a majority of all molder`s and foundry workers (including- core
makers) on an hourly basis in Plant 1 and Plant 2 of Kennedy-Valve
Manufacturing Company, Elmira, New York, including working as'
sistant foremen who spend a majority of their time on production,
but excluding general foremen, clerks, and assistant foremen who
are purely supervisory, as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act,
International Molders & Foundry Workers of North America, Local
Union 150, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor,,,is the
exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of
collective, bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of
employment, and other conditions of employment.
IT IS'HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Association of Machinists,
Lodge 1379, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has
been designated and selected' by a majority of all employees on an
hourly basis in the machine shop, the,yards, the shipping department,
the maintenance crew, blacksmiths, assemblers, working assistant
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foremen who spend a majority of their time on production, and tqol-
room attendants in Plants 1 and 2 of Kennedy Valve Manufacturing
Company, Elmira, New York, excluding foreman, assistant foremen
who are purely supervisory, watchmen, gatemen, engineers, and clerks,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Association
of Machinists, Lodge 1379., affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the
purposes of collective bargaining in respect to .rates of pay, wages,
hours of employment, and 'other conditions of employment.
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Pattern Makers League of North Amer-
ica, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has , been
designated and selected by a majority of all metal and wood pattern
,makers in Plant 1 and Plant 2 of Kennedy Valve Manufacturing
Company, Elmira, New York, including all apprentice metal and
wood pattern makers who have served at least one year apprentice-
ships, but excluding general foremen, as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the Act, Pattern Makers League of North America, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative
of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in
respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other
conditions of employment.