Lehigh Portland Cement Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 20, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 1385 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of LEHIGH PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY AND INLAND
PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY and METALINE FALLS CEMENT WORKERS
UNION, LOCAL 602, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MINE, MILL & SMELTER
WORKERS, C. I. O.
Case No. R-4122,
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 20, 1942
On August 31, 1942, the National Labor Relations 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 September 15 and 16, 1942, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region
(Seattle, Washington). On September 18, 1942, the Regional Direc-
tor, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and
duly served upon the parties an Election Report. 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 :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 82
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 73
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- None
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- None
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- None
Total valid votes counted--------------------------------- 73
Votes cast for United Cement, Lime & Gypsum Workers, Local
42, AFL-------------------------------------------- .---- - 23
Votes cast for Metaline Falls Cement Workers Union, Local
602, CIO----------------------------------------------- 49
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 Relations Act,
and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor'
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended.
143 N. L . R B. 842
44 N. L. It. )3, No. 260.
1385
1386 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Metaline Falls Cement Workers Union
Local 602, C. 1. 0. has been designated and selected by a majority of all
production, maintenance, and service employees of Lehigh Portland
Cement Company and Inland Portland Cement Company, Metaline
:Falls;. Washington, including quarry, power house,- and Spokane
packing employees, but excluding clerical, office, supervisory, and
technicahemployees, as their-representative for the purposes -of-collec-
tive bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the-Act, Metal-
ine Falls Cement Workers Union, Local 602, International Union of
'Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, 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.