Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 29, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 1046 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of MINNE APOLIS -HONEYWELL REGULATOR COMPANY and
UNITED ELECTRICAL , RADIO AND MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA,
LOCAL 1145, (CIO)
Case No R-4053 -Decided July 29, 1942
Investigation , and Certification of Representatives - stipulation for ceitification
upon consent election
Mr. Guy Farmer, for the Board
Mr. Robert Baron, of Minneapolis, Minn, for the Company
lllr Ernest DeMaao, of Minneapolis, Minn, for the United.
Mr William F Wright, of Minneapolis, Minn, for Local 22849.
Mm Louis Colcan, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by United Electrical, Radio and Machine
`Yorkers of Ameiica, Local 1145, (CIO), herein called the United,
alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen concerning
the representation of employees of Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator
Company, herein called the Company, engaged at Minneapolis,
Minnesota, in the manufacture of various products used in the de-
fense program, the National Labor Relations Board provided for an
appropriate hearing upon due notice On June 11, 1942, before a hear-
ing was held, the Company, the United, Honeywell Employees' Fed-
eral Local No 22849, affiliated with the A F of L , herein called
Local 22849, and the Regional Attorney for the Eighteenth Region
(Minneapolis, Minnesota), entered into a "STIPULATION FOR CERTIFI-
CATION UPON CONSENT ELECTION."
Pursuant to the stipulation, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on June 30, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director, among all production and maintenance employees
of the Company, including among others, warehouse, stores, shipping,
receiving and packing departments, cost department counters and
weighers, inspectors other than supervisory inspectors, planning crib
employees other than supervisory, employees in the model shop of the
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engineering department, but excluding all foremen, assistant foremen,
other supervisory employees, guards, employees whose duties place
them in a confidential relationship to the management, employees of
the engineering department except as specified above, all employees in
the production office, and desk girls, to determine whether they desired
to be represented by the United, or by Local 22849, for the purposes
of collective bargaining, or by neither. On July 1, 1942, the Regional
Directoi issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report
on the ballot
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Diiector reported as
follows
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 2, 210
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 1,852
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 26'
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots_________________________________________ 3
Total valid Notes cast-------------------------------------- 1,823
Votes cast foi Local 22849, A F of L----------------------- 802
Votes cast for United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
of America, Local 1145, CIO----------------------------- 987
Votes cast for neither oiganization------------------------- 34
On July 7, 1942, Local 22849 filed Objections and Protests to the
Election On July 14, 1942, Local 22849 withdrew its objections and
protests
Upon the basis'of the stipulation, the Election Repoit, and the entire
record in the case, the Board makes the following
FINDINGS OF FACT
1 A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Com-
pany, Minneapolis, Minnesota, within the meaning of Section 9 (c)
and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act
2 All production and maintenance employees of the Company, in-
cluding among others, warehouse, stoi es, shipping, receiving and pack-
ing departmgnts, cost department counters and weighers, inspectors
other than supervisory inspectois, planning crib employees other than
supervisory, employees in the model shop of the engineering depart-
ment, but excluding all foremen, assistant foremen, other supervisory
employees, guards, employees whose duties place them in a confiden-
tial relationship to the management, employees of the engineering de-
partment except as specified above, all employees in the production
office, and desk girls, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of
collective bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act
3. United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, Local
1145, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been
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designated and selected by a majority of the employees in the above'
unit as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining
and is the exclusive representative of all employees in said unit, within
the meaning of, Section 9 (a) 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 Relations Act,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers of America, Local 1145, affiliated with the Congress of In-
dustrial Organizations, has been designated and selected by a majority
of all production and maintenance workers of Minneapolis-Honeywell
Regulator Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, including among others,
warehouse, stores, shipping, receiving and packing departments, cost
department counters and weighers, inspectors other than supervisory.
inspectors, planning crib employees other than supervisory, employees
id the model shop of the engineering department, but excluding all
foremen, assistant foremen, other supervisory employees, guards, em-
ployees whose duties place them in a confidential relationship to the
management, employees of the engineering department except as speci-
fied above, all employees in the production office, and desk girls, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bar gaining, and that,
pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United 'Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers of America, Local 1145, affiliated with the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, 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 employ-
ment