Ozark refining & Casting

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 31, 1979

240 N.L.R.B. 475 (N.L.R.B. 1979)

OZARK RFINING & (AS ING 475
Ozark Refining & (asting, Inc. and Inliernational
Molder% & Allied 'Workers l'nion, AFl-'Cl()-('I('
Petitioner. (ase 17 R(' 8529 240 NI.RB No. 67
Ia nlar\ 31. 1979
D)KF'ISION ANI) (FR l'FIF('A'IlION ()OF:
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Pursuant to authority granted it bh the National
Labor Relations Board under Section 3(b) of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act, as amended. a three-
member panel has considered tile Employer's objec-
tions to an election held on July 14. 1978.' and the
Hearing Officer's Report on Objections recoin-
mending disposition of same. The Board has re-
viewed the record in light of the exceptions and brief
and hereby adopts the Hlearing Officer's findings
and conclusions'
('FR' I'I('A I'ION O1 REIPRESEN IA I I:
It is hereby certified that a majority of the valid
ballots have been cast for Internaltional Nolders &
Ilhe tIctl ,lln ui lnldicu'id p rll [tit l I Plr 1.1p k lll'll l l ( CI c [lIl.lll l
I p n ('ioncni t lcti n t he l ,s 21 fr iId 4 dI.ItIsi Ilc 'ctilt'lllct
Ih cre cre ti,, chldlengcd hi l nut iiiilfltltIlil llilt'ihcr lh Iffcl thic
I hc [:nplocr conltends thlt the Ilc rili ()tfficrr', nllcrprcl.lntiil l ilc
;ilenic and his credlbiili Indiing 'hu I hiln , aid I prcl l. K .Igi ll rI I 111i
suppori of hi cnteninll. the lipIoer inl pr t, illie, th t "tlec IcAIrIt
officer ('llr ,\ ('r ll] , i lt' hi'o C NI RH nient ho hd cLbeen A l led
1o Irielile t til t oh clle ion i l nd in iitsi c a.tte iiol l, ilticr, otllide tlhc
hearilne if thce l e llon"n' r.,uli li II lltc " cinc daliner 1 .il he u;ls Ill
and could not hrc been .ornipls lc I ni ,ptiml i 1lc [Ils il]nli.ql .ii 1cis
unclear hclhcr Ic;lrlne ()lftcer ',kills I [r I Il\scc l'iled the o lerclions,
240) NI.RB No. o
A\llied Workes ini , AI:, (' I() ( I(' and t hatI,
pulrsuIltlll to Scction ')(a) of tlhe .ct. tile foreoiilt,
labor oani/ation Is t he exlsi representative
all the ecmtplolccs ll iln tc follo ll' l, approprilate unlit
or i1he purpose of collccti e Iarain;inin htith respect
to rates of [pa';1., wa,.s, Ihotl.s f elllplo mlletIl alnd
other terms and conditions of ellplo, nllenl:
I\]l produtltioll alld allln.tenallnce ellipllo\cc 1Iland
working foremen emplo:,ed at tile lllplxoe!r''
f;acilit att ('ratlle ('reek Road. ('r;l raneC issoutri
hut excludincl office clerical emplo\cses, prof)cs-
sional emIplo'Ces. stper'isors. patilern makers.,
\atlliin. ad utards ias definedll i tle Act.
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