The Edward Valve & Manufacturing Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 2, 1942

41 N.L.R.B. 622 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE EDWARD VALVE & MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
INC. and LOCAL UNION No. 2498, STEEL WORKERS ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE, C. I. O.
Case No. R-3268
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
-ORDER
June 2, 1942
On January 20, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in.the
above-entitled. proceeding.' On February 25, 1942, the Board issued
a Supplemental Decision and Second Direction of Election; 2 on
March 9, 1942, a Second Supplemental Decision -and Amendment to
Second Direction of Election; 3 and on-May 12, 1942, a Third,Supple-
mental Decision and Direction 4 On May 16, 1942, pursuant to the
Third Supplemental Decision and Direction, the ballots of Roland
-Clarke, James Alexander, Herman Jackson, and Ernest Jantzen were
opened and counted under the direction and supervision of the Re-
gional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On
May. 18, 1942, the Regional Director issued'and duly served upon the
parties his Supplemental Report on Run-Off Election. No objections
to the Supplemental Report on Run-Off Election have been filed by
any of the parties.
As to the final results of the balloting, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list------------I --------------------------- 184
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 184
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 1
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0
'Total -valid,votes ------------------------------------------- 183
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 182
Votes cast for Local Union No. 2498, Steel Workers Organizing
Committee, C. I. 0--------------------------------------- 91
Votes cast against Local Union No. 2498, Steel Workers Organiz-
ing Committee, C. I. 0------------------------------------ 91
1 38 N. L. R. B. 428.
3 39 N . L. R. B. 216.
• 39 N. L. R. B. 218.
' 40 N. L. R. B. 1327.
41 N. L. R. B., No. 122.
622
THE EDWARD VALVE & MANUFACTURING COMPANY 623
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining rep-
resentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The
petition for investigation and certification of representatives of em-
ployees of The Edward Valve & Manufacturing Company, Inc., East
Chicago, Indiana, will therefore be dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of 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,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees of The Edward Valve & Manu-
facturing Company, Inc., East Chicago, Indiana, filed by Local Union
No. 2498, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, C. I. 0., be, and it
hereby is, dismissed.