The Ohio Match Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 5, 1941

37 N.L.R.B. 319 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In''the Matter of THE OHIO MATCH COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL
WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 119, ' AFFILIATED WITH THE
C. I. O:
Case No. R-3309.-,Decided December 5, 1941
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon consent election.
Mr. Thomas P. Graham, Jr, for the Board.
Mr.,A. P. Bailey, of East Spokane, Wash.,' for the Company.
Mr. Fred Siefken, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for the Union.
Mr. George A. Koplow, of counsel to the Board.
-DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
• - - STATEMENT tOF THE CASE,
On October 15, 1941, International Woodworkers of America, Local
119, affiliated with the C. I. 0., herein called the Union, filed with
the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region (Seattle, Wash-
ington)r'a".pe'titionl alleging that a question:- affecting commerce had
arisen" concerning the representation-of employees; of The Ohio Match,
Company; herein' called the Company, which +is- engaged in -logging
operations in the Coeur d'Alene National Foiest in northern Idaho;
and' in sawing timber there; cut into lumber. at its plant at Iluetter,
Idaho; arid'requesting an investigation ,and certification of represent-
atives, pursuantitto 'Section, 9 (c) 'of--the National'Labor Relations
Act; 49 , Stat. - 4'49,f herein called the, Act. • On October. '25,.1941, the
National` Labor' Relations- Board,' herein-called, the, Board;, acting
pursuant to Section 9 (c) of the Act, and Article' III, Section 3, , of
National' Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations=Series 2, as
anietided, ' ordered an investigation and. authorized the Regional'
Director, to' conduct it' and to provide' for-an appropriate hearing,
upon due notice. On October 23,.19417, the Company, the Union,,
and the'' Regional' Director for the Board -entered into a "STIPULA-
TION FOR CERTIFICATION UPON CONSENT ELECTION."_
37 N. L. R. B., No 51.
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320 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Pursuant to the stipulation an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on October 30, 1941, under the direction and supervision of
the Regional Director, among all production and maintenance em-
ployees of the Company employed in and about its plant at Huetter,
Idaho, excluding supervisory, clerical, temporary construction, and
temporary maintenance employees, to determine whether or not said
employees desired to be represented by.the Union for the purposes of
collective bargaining. On October 31, 1941,- the Regional Director
issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the
ballot . No objections to the conduct of the election or to the Election
Report have been filed by any of the parties.
In his Election Report the Regional Director reported as follows,
concerning the balloting and-its results :
Total on eligibility, list ------------------------------------- 186
Votes cast for International Woodworkers of America, Local
No. 119, O. I. ------------------------------------------- 113
Votes cast against International Woodworkers of America,
Local No. 119, 0. I. 0------------------------------------- 63
Total ballots challenged ----------------------s--------------- 4
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 1
Total'valid votes,cast-------------------------------------- 176
Total on eligibility list not voting ------------- ------------ 5
Upon the basis of the Stipulation, the Election- Report, and the
,,entire record in the case, the Board makes the following :
FINDINGS OF FACT .
1. A question, affecting commerce has arisen concerning, the rep-
resentation, of employees of The Ohio Match Company, Huetter,
Idaho,-within the.meaning of.Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and
(7) of the National Labor Relations Act.
2. All production and maintenance employees' of the Company
employed in and about its plant at Huetter, Idaho, excluding super-
visory, clerical, temporary construction,-and temporary, maintenance
employees, constitute, a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective
' bargaining -within the-me aning.;ofr -Section .9 (b) of,the National
Labor- Relations Act. ' .
. 3. - International Woodworkers-of America, Local 119, affiliated with
the. C.. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the
employees in the above unit as their representative for the purposes
of collective bargaining and is the exclusive representative of, all
employees in said unit, within the meaning of Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations. Act.
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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 re I ESYo zrFiEn that International Woodworker of America,
'Focal 119, affiliated with the C: I. O.; has been designated and
selected by a`majority of all production and maintenance employees
of The Ohio Match Company,'einployed in and 'about its plant at
Huetter, Idaho, excluding supervisory, clerical, temporary construe-
tion, and temporary maintenance employees, as ' their representative
for, the ..purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant, to
Section 9, (a) of the Act, International Woodworkers of, America,
Local 119, affiliated with the C. I. O., is the exclusive representative
of all such employees for the purposes'of collective ' bargaining' with
respect to rates ' o'4
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"pay'; 'wages, hours of ''empl'oyment, 'and 'other
conditions of • employment. _