North American Aviation, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 14, 1941

30 N.L.R.B. 1196 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC. and INTERNATIONAL
UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 683,
C. I. O.
Case No. R-2240
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 14, 1941
On January 23, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election'in the
above-entitled proceedings? On February 28, 1941, pursuant to a
stipulation by the parties, the Board issued a Supplemental Decision
and Second Direction of Election.2 Pursuant to the Supplemental
Decision and Second Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on March 13, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region
(Los Angeles, California). On March 14, 1941, the Regional Di-
rector, 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.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total on Eligibility List---------------------------------- 7,661
Total Ballots Cast--------------------------------------- 6,095
Total Ballots Challenged ---------------------- ----------- 24
Total Blank Ballots-------------------------------------- - 37
Total Void Ballots--------------------------------------- 18
Total Ballots not Counted -------------------------------- 79
Total Ballots Counted------------------------------------
Total Votes for United Automobile Workers of America,
6,016
Local 683, C. I. 0., Aircraft Division--------------------- 3, 043
Total Votes for International Association of Machinists,
Local No. 720, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor--------------------------------------------------- 2,973
1 29 N. L. R. B. 148.
229 N. L. R. B. 154.
30 N. L. R. B., No. 169.
1196
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC. ` 1197
On March 20, 1941, the I. A. M. filed Objections and on"April 3,
1941, supplemental affidavits and objections, to the conduct of the
ballot and to the Election Report, and requested a' hearing thereon.
On March 24, 1941, the Regional Director issued his Report on Ob-
jections, and on April 8, 1941, his Supplemental Report on Objec-
tions, wherein he found that the objections raised no substantial or
material issues with respect to the conduct of the ballot. On April
9,1941, the U. A. W. filed with the Board affidavits in opposition and
in answer to the objections filed by the'I. A. M.
The Board has fully considered the Election Report, the Objec-
tions and supplemental objections and affidavits, the Supplemental
Report on Objections, and the affidavits filed by the U. A. W. in
opposition and in answer to the objections of the I. A. M., and finds
that the Objections raise no substantial and material issues with
respect to the conduct of the election or the Election Report. The
objections are hereby overruled and the request for a hearing thereon
is hereby denied. Since the counting of the challenged ballots would
not affect the results of the election, it is unnecessary to make any
determination with respect thereto.
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 Re-
lations 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, '
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that,, International Union, United Automo-
bile Workers of America, Local 683, C. I. 0., Aircraft Division, has
been designated and selected by a majority of the production, inspec-
tion, timekeeping, production control, store keeping, and mainte-
nance employees of North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood,
California, including group and working leadmen, and excluding
office workers, employees of the engineering department, welders,
plant police, supervisors, officials who have the right to hire and
discharge, and all other supervisory employees including and above
the rank of assistant foremen, as their representative for the purposes
of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to the provisions of Sec-
tion 9 (a) of,the National Labor Relations Act, International Union,
United Automobile Workers of America, Local 683, C. I. O. 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.