Phelps Dodge Refining Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 16, 1942

41 N.L.R.B. 1038 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of PHELPS DODGE REFINING CORPORATION and INTERNA-
TIONAL UNION OF MINE, MILL AND SMELTER WORKERS, C. I. O.
Case No. B-3721
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 16,191
On May 4, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Deci-
sion and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' Pur-
suant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was
conducted on May 27, 1942, under the direction and supervision of
the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City). On
May 29, 1942, the Regional Director, 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. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the
Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 942
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 851
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 7
Total blank ballots ----------------------------------------- 2
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 9
Total valid votes counted-----------------------------------
Votes cast for Copper Workers Federal Union No. 21096, A. F.
833
of L----------------------------------------------------- 219
Votes cast for International Union of Mine,.Mill and Smelter
Workers, C. I. 0----------------------------------------- 601
Votes cast for neither-------------------------------------- 13
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by-Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Relations Board Rules and ' Regulations-Series 2, as
amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a
1 40 N. L . R. B. 1159.
41 N. L. R. B., No. 191.
1038
PHELPS DODGE REFINING CORPORATION 1039
majority of all hourly paid production and maintenance employees of
Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation, New York City, at its Laurel
Hill, Long Island, New York, plant, including factory clerical em-
ployees and watchmen, but excluding executives, foremen, other per-
sons having the right to hire and discharge, and office clerical em-
ployees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor
Relations Act, International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Work-
ers, C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative of all such employees
for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay,
wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.
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