Kingston Products Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 6, 1940

27 N.L.R.B. 91 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of KINGSTON PRODUCTS CORPORATION and THE METAL
POLISHERS , BUFFERS, PLATERS & HELPERS INT'L UNION, LOCAL No.
24, AFFILIATED WITH THE A . F. OF L.
Case No. R-1913
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 6, 1940
On July 31, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in
this proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election
by secret ballot was conducted on August 20, 1940, under the direc-
tion and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh
Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). On August 22, 1940, 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 an Election'Report. No objec-
tions to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been
filed by either of the parties.
As to the,balloting.and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number of employees alleged eligible to vote------------- 9
Total number voted----------------------------------------- 8
Total number of valid ballots cast--------------------------- 8
Total number of votes for The Metal Polishers, Puffers, Platers
& Helpers Int'l Union, Local No. 24, affiliated with the
A. F. L-------------------------------------------------- 8
Total number of votes against The Metal Polishers, Buffers,
Platers & Helpers Int'l Union, Local No. 24, affiliated with
the A. F. L----------------------------------------------- 0
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------ 0
Total number of void ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of challenged ballots------------------------- 0
In its Decision and Direction of Election referred to above, the
Board stated that upon the result of the election would depend the
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appropriate unit : "We shall, therefore, direct an election among the
polishers, platers, and helpers in the polishing and plating depart-
ment, excluding foremen, to determine whether or not they desire to
be represented by the Metal Polishers. If those employees choose
the Metal Polishers, they will be designated as an appropriate unit."
Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following:
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that the polishers, platers, and helpers in the polishing
and plating department of Kingston Products Corporation, Kokomo,
Indiana, excluding foremen, constitute a unit appropriate for the
purposes of collective bargaining and that said unit will insure to
the employees of the Company the full benefit of their Tight to self-
organization and to collective bargaining and otherwise effectuate
the policies of the Act.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The polishers, platers, and helpers in the polishing and plating
department of Kingston Products Corporation, Kokomo, Indiana,
excluding foremen, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of
collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the
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 Rela-
tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Se ctions 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that The Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers
& Helpers Int'l Union, Local No. 24, has been designated and selected
by a majority of the polishers, platers, and helpers in the polishing
and plating department of Kingston Products Corporation, Kokomo,
Indiana, excluding foremen, as their representative for the purposes
of collective bargaining and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
Act, The Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers & Helpers Int'l Union,
Local No. 24, 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.