The Diamond Alkali Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 3, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 138 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of THE DIAMOND ALKALI COMPANY, THE. STANDARD
PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY, AND THE BUCKEYE SODA COMPANY
and CHEMICAL WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR. UNION, LOCAL 22162,
,A.F.L:
Case No. R-2546
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 3, 1941
On May 29, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings 1
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot
was conducted on June 12, 1941, under . the direction and supervision
,of the Regional Director for the Eighth Region (Cleveland, Ohio).
-On-,June 18, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article
III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regu-
lations-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----------------------------------- 1,721
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 1,611
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 27
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots--------------------------------------- 1.
Total valid votes cast ------------------- ------------- ---- 1,583
Votes cast for Federal Labor Union, Local 22162, A. F. L.___
Votes cast for Local 12231, District No. 50, United Mine
411
Workers of America (C. I. 0.) ------------------------- 1,063
Votes cast for neither------------------------------------ 109
By virtue of and pursuant to Section 9 (c) of the National
Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sec-
tions 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 2, as amended,
IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local 12231, District No. 50, United
Mine Workers of America (C.. I. 0.), has been designated and
33 N. L. R. B., No. 32.
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THE DIAMOND ALKALI COMPANY 139
selected by a majority of the hourly rated and piece work employees
of The Diamond Alkali Company, The Standard Portland Cement
Company, and The Buckeye Soda Company, Fairport, Ohio, en-
gaged in production'and maintenance, including timekeepers, plant
laboratory employees, and salaried plant laboratory employees who
are making less than $125 per month as of May 12, 1941, but exclud-
ing watchmen, all main office clerical employees, timekeepers in clock
houses, research laboratory and main office laboratory employees,
assistant-shift foremen,-and all supervisors rated -above- assistant
shift foremen, as their representative. for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National
Labor Relations Act, Local 12231, District No. 50, United Mine
Workers of America (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.