Standard Box Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Feb 9, 1948

76 N.L.R.B. 45 (N.L.R.B. 1948)

In the Matter Of STANDARD Box Co., EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS, A. F.
OF L., PETITIONER
Case No. 1-R-3888.Decided February 9, 1948
Mr. Samuel T. Lakson, of Boston, Mass., for the Employer.
Mr. David R. Grogan, of Boston, Mass., for the Petitioner.
DECISION
AND
DIRECTION OF ELECTION
Upon a petition duly filed, hearing in this case was held at Boston,
Massachusetts, on November 3, 1947, before Leo J. Halloran, hearing
officer.' The hearing officer's rulings made at the hearing are free from
prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed.
Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following :
FINDINGS OF FACT
I. THE BUSINESS OF THE EMPLOYER
Standard Box Co. is a Massachusetts corporation engaged in the
manufacture of folding paper boxes at its plant in Chelsea, Massa-
chusetts. During the 6-month period ending July 1947, the Employer
manufactured finished products valued in excess of $100,000, approxi-
mately 50 percent of which was shipped to points outside the state.
The Employer admits and we find that it is engaged in commerce
within the meaning of the Act.
IT. THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED
The Petitioner is a labor organization affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, claiming to represent employees of the Employer.
I Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act, the
National Labor Relations Board has delegated its powers in connection with this case to a
three -man panel consisting of the undersigned Board Members [ Houston, Reynolds, and
Gray].
76 N. L . R. B., No. 7.
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46 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
111. THE QUESTION CONCERNING REPRESENTATION
The Employer refuses to recognize the Petitioner as the exclusive
bargaining representative of employees of the Employer until the
Petitioner has been certified by the Board in an appropriate unit.
We find that a question affecting commerce exists concerning the
representation of employees of the Employer, within the meaning of
Section 9 (c) (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act.
IF. THE APPROPRIATE UNIT
We find, in substantial agreement with the parties, that all produc-
tion and maintenance employees at the Employer's Chelsea plant,
excluding office and clerical employees and all supervisors, constitute
a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the
meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act.
DIRECTION OF ELECTION
As part of the investigation to ascertain, representatives for the
purposes of collective bargaining with Standard Box Co., Chelsea,
Massachusetts, an election by secret ballot shall be conducted as early
as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of this
Direction, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Direc-
tor for the First Region, and subject to Section 203.61 and 203.62, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 5,
among the employees in the unit found appropriate in Section IV,
above, who were employed during the pay-roll period immediately pre-
ceding the date of this Direction, including employees who did not
work during said pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation
or temporarily laid off, but excluding those employees who have since
quit or been discharged for cause and have not been rehired or rein-
stated prior to the date of the election, and also excluding employees
on strike who are not entitled to reinstatement, to determine whether
or not they desire to be represented by International Brotherhood of
Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, AFL, for the purposes of
collective bargaining.