Na-Mac Products Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 21, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 1400 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of NA-MAC PRODUCTS CORPORATION and UNITED ELEC-
TRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 1421, C. I. O.
Case No. R-4404.-Decided October 01,194
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon consent election.
Mr. William Nassour, for the respondent.
Mr. Leo Turner, for United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of
America, Local 1421, C. I. O.
Mr. M. A. Koch, for Los Angeles Metal Trades Council, A. F. of L.
Mr. John E. Lawyer, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
Upon petition duly filed by United Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers of America, Local 1421, affiliated with the C. I. 0., herein,
called the Union, alleging that a question affecting commerce had
arisen concerning the representation of employees of Na-Mac Products
Corporation, Los Angeles, California, herein called the Company, the
National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing
upon due notice. On September 5, 1942, before a hearing was held,
the Company, the Union, and the Regional Director for the Twenty
First Region (Los Angeles, California) entered into a "STIPULA-
TION FOR CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON
CONSENT ELECTION."
Pursuant to the stipulation, an election by secret ballot was con--
ducted on September 16, 1942, under the direction ande upervision of
the Regional Director, and a run-off election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on October 7, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Acting Regional Director, among all employees in the stipulated unit,
to determine whether or not the said employees desired to be repre-
sented by the Union for the purposes of collective bargaining. On
October 8, 1942, the Acting Regional Director issued and duly served
upon the parties an Election Report.on the, ballot. No objections to,
the conduct of the election or the` Election Report have been filed by
any of the parties. I
In his Election Report the 'Acting Regional Director reported as
follows concerning the balloting and' its results :
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NA-MAC PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1401
Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 107
Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 94
Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 5
Total blank ballots__________________________________________ 0
Total void ballots___________________________________________ 3
Total valid votes counted____________________________________ 86
Votes cast for United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of
America, Local 1421, C. I. O-------------------------------- 38
Votes cast for Los Angeles Metal Trades Council, A. F. L------ 48
Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the results of
the election, we find it unnecessary to make any determination with
respect to them.
Upon the basis of the stipulation, the Election Report, and the en-
tire record in the case, the Board makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
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1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of Na-Mac Products Corporation, Los Angeles,
California, 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 Na-Mac Products
Corporation, Los Angeles, California, excluding office workers, execu
tives and foremen, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of
collective bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the, Act.
3. Los Angeles Metal Trades Council, A. F. of L., has been desig-
nated 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 ins said unit within the
meaning of Section 9 (a) of the Act. I
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 Los Angeles Metal Trades Council, A. F.
of L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all production
and maintenance employees of Na-Mac Products Corporation, Los
'Angeles, California, excluding office workers, executives and foremen,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Los Angeles Metal Trades
Council, A. F. of L., is the exclusive representative' of all such em=
ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates
of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employ-
ment.
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