Moore Drop Forging Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 10, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 1064 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of MOORE DROP FORGING COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF BLACKSMITHS, DROP FORGERS AND HELPERS (A. F.
OF L.)
Case 'No. R-4070
CERTIFICATION OF' REPRESENTATIVES
October 10, 194
On August 26, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election,' and on September 15, 1942, an
Amendment to Decision and Direction of Election, in. the above-
entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to-the Decision and Direction of
Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on
September 24, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Re-
gional Director for the First Region (Boston, Massachusetts). On
September 26, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article
III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of
Which were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the con-
duct of the ballot or 'to the Election Report have been filed by, any
of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the `Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total number eligible--------------------------------------- 423
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 373
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 5
Total blank ballots ----------------------------------------- 1
Total void-ballots------------------------------------------- 2
Total valid votes cast---------------------------------------
Total cast for International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop
365
Forgers and Helpers, (A. F. of L) ------------------------ 304
Total cast against International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths,
Drop Forgers and Helpers (A. F. of L.) -------------------- 61
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,
49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National
Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended,
1 43 N. L. R B 673.
2 43 N L R B. 677.,
44 N. L R. B, No 203.
1064
MOORE DROP FORGING COMPANY 1065
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Black-
smiths; Drop Forgers and Helpers (A: F. of L.) has been designated
and selected by a majority of all production employees in the Chicopee
and Brightwood forging departments of the Company, including the
forgers, second forgers, forge helpers, upsetter operators, set-up men,
inspectors, roll operators, blacksmiths, furnace operators, furnace
operators' helpers, heat treaters, steel hands, forge truckers, welders,
shearmen, picklers, sand blasters, and forge masons of the Moore Drop
Forging Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, but excluding execu-
tives, foremen, and other supervisory and clerical employees, as their
representative for the-purposes of collective bargaining, and that
pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor
Relations Act, International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop
Forgers and Helpers (A. F. of L.) is the exclusive representative of
all such employees for the purpose of collective bargaining with
respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other
conditions of employment.