Scovill Manufacturing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 9, 1942

43 N.L.R.B. 1190 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTER-
NATIONAL UNION OF MINE, MILL AND SMELTER WORKERS, C. I. O.
In the Matter of SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY and METAL
POLISHERS, BUFFERS, PLATERS & , HELPERS INTERNATIONAL UNION,
LOCAL #35, A. F. OF L.
In the Matter of ScoviLL MFo. Co. (WATERVILLE Div.) and INTER-
NATIONAL ASSN OF MACHINISTS LODGE 1335
Cases Nos. R-4021, R-fO22, and R-4023, respectively
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9,1942
On July 25, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a.
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceedings.'
Pursuant to the Direction' of -Elections elections by secret ballot were
conducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director'
for the Second Region (New York City). On August 21, 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 on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or
the Election Report were filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows: '
1. Waterbury Plant
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 7040
Total ' ballots cast----------------------------------------- 6382
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 86
Total blank ballots --------------------------------------- 33
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 46
Total valid votes counted ---------------------------------- 6217
Votes cast for International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organi-
zations ------------------------------------------------- 4892
Votes cast against International Union of ' Mine, Mill and
i Smelter Workers, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations------------------------------------------- 1325
1 42 N. L. R. B., 892.
43 N. L . R. B., No. 190.
1190
SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
2. Waterville Plant
1191
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 421
Total ballots cast ------------------------------------------ 399
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 1211-
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 4
Total valid votes counted-------------------- ------------- 3S3
Votes cast for International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers, affilidted' with the Congress of Industrial Organi
zations -------------------------------------------------- 253
Votes cast for International Union of Machinists, Lodge 1335,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor----------- 119
Votes cast for Neither------------------------------------- 11
In the Decision and Direction of Elections' previously referred to
the Board made no final determination as to the appropriate unit,
stating that if a majority of the employees in each plant chose the
Smelter Workers as their bargaining representative the employees of
both plants would constitute one appropriate unit, but that if they
chose, different representatives the employees of each plant would
constitute separate appropriate units.
Upon the entire record in the case, the Board now makes the
following :
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that all hourly paid and piece-work production and main-
tenance employees at, the Waterbury and Waterville, Connecticut,
plants of Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury, Connecticut,
including supervisory*instructors, truck drivers and truck mechanics,
laboratory assistants in the development, finishing, plating, and lac-
quer departments, but excluding office and clerical employees, Charles
Campi, a clerical employee, timekeepers, watchmen, executives, fore-
men, assistant foremen, foreladies, and all others in supervisory
capacities, all employees in the advanced training course, general
training course,,+hospital, administrative research, chemists and test
department, checkers and clerks in the traffic office department, work-
ing supervisors, draftsmen and tracers, constitute a unit appropriate
for the purposes of collective bargaining, within the meaning of
Section 9 (b) of the National Labor Relations 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, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended,
1192 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL' LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED'that International Union of Mine,,Mill and
Smelter Workers, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions, has been designated and selected by a majority of all hourly
paid : and piece-work production and maintenance employees at the
Waterbury and Waterville, Connecticut, plants of Scovill Manu-
facturing Company, Waterbury,' Connecticut, including supervisory
instructors, truck drivers and truck mechanics, laboratory assistants
in the development, finishing, plating, and lacquer, departments, but
excluding office and clerical employees,' Charles Campi, a clerical
employee, timekeepers, watchmen, executives, foremen, assistant fore
men,_ foreladies, and all others in supervisory capacities, all employees
in the advanced training course, general training course, hospital,
administrative research, chemists and test department, checkers and
clerks in the traffic office department, working supervisors, draftsmen
'and tracers, as their respresentative for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining, and that, pursuant to Secti'on'9 (a) of the Act, International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, affiliated with the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, 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.