Scully Steel Products Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 30, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 1141 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of SCULLY STEEL PRODUCTS- COMPANY and UNITED STEEL
WORKERS OF AMERICA
Case No. R-3972.-Decided July 30, 1942
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon,consent elections
Mr. E E. Aldaus, of Chicago, Ill, for the Company.
Mr `,Lee Pressman, of Wasl»ngton; D. C , for the Union.
Mr. George H Gentithes, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OT+"REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition and amended petition duly filed by Steel Workers
Organizing Committee, herein called the Union, alleging that a ques-
tion affecting commerce had arisen concerning the representation of
employees of Scully Steel Products Company, herein called the Com-
pany, engaged in steel waiehousing and paint manufacturing at Chi-
cago, Illinois, and steel warehousing at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
and St Paul, Minnesota, the National Labor Relations Board pro-
vided for an appropriate hearing upon due notice. On May 6, 1942,
before a hearing was held, the Company, the Union, and the 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 separate elections by secret ballot were
conducted on May 12, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Din ector among all employees at the following plants of the
Company.
Chicago Warehouse, Chicago, Illinois
Pittsburgh Warehouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Paul Warehouse, St. Paul, Minnesota,
except salaried or clerical employees, ' foremen, assistant foremen,
supervisors in charge of any classes of labor, or watchmen, or guards,
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to dete>_niule whether or not they desned to be represented by the
Union On May 21, 1942, the Regional Director issued and duly
served upon the _ parties , an Election Report on the ballot No ob-
jections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have-
been filed by any of the parties, , , - ,
As to the balloting and its results, the,Regional Director repotted
as follows
A CHICAGO WAIucaouSE,, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS'
Total, on eligibility ,list-------------------------------- 382
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 341
Total ballots challenged-----------------------------------
0
Total blank ballots---'---- ------------------------------- - 0-
Total %oid ballots ----------------------------------------- 0
Total valid Notes counted----------------------------------- 341
Votes cast foi` Steel Woikeis
Organizing Committee----------------------------------- 3-05
Votes cast against Steel Workers
Organizing Comittee__________________________________ 6
B PITTSaURGH' WARE HOUSE, PITTSnuaGH, PENNSYL\ANIA
Total on eligibility list----------------------------------- 72
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 68
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 0
Total blank ballots--------- ------------------------ 0
Total void ballots--------------------! ------------------- a
Total ialid votes counted--- L ------------------------------- 68
Votes cast foi Steel Workers
Oi ganizing Committee---------------------------------- 68
Votes cast against Steel Woikei s'
Organizing Committee- --- -------- ------------- -- 4
C ST PAUL WAREHOUSE, ST PAUL, MINNESOTA
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 24
Total ballots cast -------- -------- _----------------------- 24
Total-ballots cballenged----------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots --------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted------'--------------------------- 24
Votes cast for Steel Workers ,
Organizing Committee---------------------------------- 24
Votes cast against Steel Workers
Organizing. Committee---------------------------------- 0
Upon motion duly filed by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee
playing that the name "United Steelworkeis of America" be substi-
tuted for the name "Steel Workers Organizing Committee" in the
caption and relevant portions of the record in this proceeding, the"
Board on July 16, 1942, issued'and duly served upon the parties its no-
tice to show cause why said motion should not be granted No sufficient
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cause to the contrary having been shown, the Board on July 24, 1942,i
issued its order granting said motion to substitute the, name "United
Steelworkers of America" for the name "Steel Workers Organizing
Committee " - We accordingly coirect the caption and will certify the
United Steelworkers of America as exclusive bargaining representative.
. Upon the basis of the stipulation, the Election Report, and the
entire record,in the case, the Boaictmakes the following
FINDINGS OF FACT
1 A question affecting commeice has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of employees of Scully Steel Products Company, Chicago,
Illinois, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7)
of the National Labor Relations Act
2 All employees at the following plants of the Scully Steel Products
Company.
Chicago Warehouse, Chicago, Illinois
Pittsburgh Warehouse, Pittsbui gh, Pennsylvania
St Paul Warehouse, St Paul, Minnesota,
except salaried or clerical employees, foremen, assistant forennen, su-
pervisors in charge of any classes of labor, or watchmen, or guards,
constitute a unit appropriate for the proposes of collective bargaining
within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act
3 Uni ted Steelworkers of America has been designated and selected
by a majority of employees in the above unit as,their representative
for the purposes of colllective bargaining and is the exclusive repre-
sentatibe 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 the employees of the
following plants of the Scully Steel Products Company.
Chicago Wareliouse, Chicago, Illinois
Pittsburgh Warehouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St Paul Warehouse, St Paul, Minnesota,
'The parties stipulated that the Board may in its Decision and Certification determine
that those plants in which the Union receives a majority of the valid ballots cast sha11
comprise a single approptiate unit and that the Boaid may certify the Union as the ex-
elusise collectiNe baigaining representative for said single appropriate unit
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except salaried or clerical employees, foremen, assistant foremen,
supervisors in charge of any classes of labor, or watchmen, or guards,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)- of the Act, United Steelworkers of
America 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.