Oil Well Supply Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 24, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 470 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of OIL WELL SUPPLY COMPANY and UNITED STEEL-
WORKERS OF AMERICA
Case No. R-4270.-Decided September 24, 1942
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon consent elections.
Mr. John F. LeBus, for the Board.
Mr. F. F. Murray, of Dallas,•Tex., for the Company.
Mr. Lee Pressman, of Washington, D. C., for the Union.
Mr. Seymour J. Spelman, of counsel to the Board:
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by United Steelworkers of America,, herein
called the Union, alleging that a question affecting commerce had
arisen concerning the representation of employees of Oil Well Supply
Company, Dallas, Texas, herein called the Company, engaged in the
manufacture and sale of oil, country machinery, equipment, supplies,
and war materials at plants in Oil City and Braddock, Pennsylvania;
the National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hear-
ing upon due notice. On July 16, 1942, before a hearing was.held, the
Company, the Union, and the Acting Regional Director for the Sixth
Region (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), entered into a "Stipulation for
Consent • Elections and Certification by National Labor Relations
Board."
Pursuant to the stipulation, elections by secret ballot were conducted
on June 26, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Acting
Regional Director, among all employees of the Company at the Im-
perial Works and at the Wilson-Snyder Works, excluding foremen,
'On July 6, 1942, the Union filed a motion to have the name United Steelworkers of
America substituted for its former name , Steel Workers Organizing Committee On July 16,
1942 , the Boaid issued its notice of intention to make the desired substitution , copies of
which notice were served on the parties. On July 24 , no objections to the proposed substi-
tution having been filed , the Board issued its order substituting the name Uhited Steel-
workers of America for Steel Workers Organizing Committee.
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OIL WELL SUPPLY COMPANY 471
assistant foremen,' supervisors in charge of any class of labor, watch-
men, guards, confidential clerical employees regardless of method of,
compensation' (but not excluding other clerical employees on an hourly,
wage rate basis), and salaried employees, to determine whether or-
riot they desire to be represented by the Union for the purposes of
collective bargaining. On September 3, 1942, the Acting Regional -
Diiector issued and duly served on,the parties Election Reports on,
the ballots. No objections to the conduct of , the ballot or the Election
Report of the Wilson-Snyder plant have been filed by any of the
parties. Objections to the election at the Imperial Works plant were
filed by the Pattern makers League of North America and -said objec-
tions were dismissed by the Regional Director.
As to the balloting and its results, the Acting Regional Director,
reported as follows: -
WILSON-SNYDER WORKS (BRADDOCK, PA
Total on eligibility list --------- _______________-__-________
Total ballots cast________________________________________
Total ballots challenged__________________________________
Total blank ballots ---------------------------------------
Total void ballots----------------------------------------
Total valid votes counted _______________________________-_
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of America_____________
Votes cast against United Steelworkers of America ______-___
233
211
0
0
0
211
206
5
IMPERIAL WORKS (OIn, CITY, PA.)
Total on eligibility list----------------------------------- 1,063
Total ballots cast________________________________________ 962
Total ballots challenged ___________________________________ 0
Total blank ballots --------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots_________________2
Total valid votes counted_________________________________ 960
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of America ______________ 877
Votes cast against United Steelworkers of America ---------- 83
Upon the basis of the stipulation , the Election Reports , 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 Oil Well Supply Company, Dallas, Texas,
within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7)
of the National Labor Relations Act.
2. All employees of the Company at the Wilson-Snyder Works
and at the Imperial Works, excluding foremen, assistant foremen,
supervisors in charge of any classes of labor, watchmen, guards, con-
fidential clerical employees regardless of method of compensation
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(but excluding other clerical employees on-an hourly-wage rate basis);,
and salaried employees, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes
of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section- 9 (b) of
the Act.
3. United Steelworkers of America has been designated and selected'
by a majority. of the employees in the' above unit as their repre-:
sentative 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 Steelworkers of America has
been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of Oil
Well Supply Company, Dallas, Texas, at the Imperial Works and
at the Wilson-Snyder Works, excluding foremen, assistant foremen,
supervisors in charge of any classes of labor, watchmen, guards, con-
fidential clerical employees regardless of method of compensation
(but not excluding other clerical employees on an hourly wage rate
basis), and salaried employees, as their representative for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the Act, United Steelworkers of America is an exclusive repre-
sentative of such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining
with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and, other
conditions of employment.