The Peters Stamping Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 11, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 1409 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE PFTERS STAMPING COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL
UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL IMPLE-
MENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 12 (CIO)
Case No R-4107 -Decided August 11, 194
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation foi ceitification
upon consent election
Mr u' L Peters, of Perrysburg, Ohio, for the Company.
Mr Howard Seren, of Toledo, Ohio, for the C I 0
Mr E J kelley, of Toledo, Ohio, for the A F L
Mary M Persinger, of counsel to the Board
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by International Union, United Auto-
mobile, Aircraft & ,Agricultural Implement `Yorkers of America,
Local 12, affiliated with the C I 0, herein called the C I 0, alleg-
ing that a question affecting commerce had arisen concerning the rep-
i esentation of employees of The Peters Stamping Company, Perrys-
burg, Ohio, herein called the Company, engaged at its plant in
Perrysburg, Ohio, in the manufacture of sheet-metal stamps, the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing
upon due notice On July 10, 1942, before a hearing was held, the
Company, the C I 0, International Association of Machinists, Dis-
ti ict 57, affiliated with the A F of L., herein called the A F of L ,
and the Regional Directoi. for the Eighth Region (Cleveland, Ohio)
entered into a "stipulation for consent election and certification by the
National Labor Relations Board "
Pursuant to the stipulation, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on July 23, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director, among all employees of the Company at its
Perrysburg, Ohio, plant, excluding office employees, those having the
iight to hue and discharge, tool and die makers, and Anna Kay and
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Ruth Reid, to determine whether they desired to be represented by
the C I O , by the A F L , or by neither On July 27, 1942, the
Regional Director issued and duly seived upon the parties an Elec-
tion Report on the ballot No objections to the conduct of the ballot
or to the Election Repoit have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director repoi ted
as follows
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 79
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 74
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 74
Votes cast for Inteinational Association of Machinists, District
57, (A F L )-------------------------------------------- 16
Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft
& Agricultuial Implement Workeis of America, Local 12,
(C I 0 )------------------------------------------------ 57
Votes cast for neither-------------------------------------- 1
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 repre-
sentation of employees of The Peteis Stamping Company, Peirysburg,
Ohio, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7)
of the National Labor Relations Act
2 All employees of the Company at its Perrysburg, Ohio, plant,
excluding office employees, those having the 11 ght to hire and discharge,
tool and die makers, and Anna Kay and Ruth Reid, constitute a unit
i,ppropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the mean-
ing of Section 9 (b) of the Act
3 International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricul=
tural Implement Workers of America, Local 12, affiliated with the
Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and
selected by a majority of employees in the above unit as their repre-
sentative 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 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 Intel national Union, United Automobile,
Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 12,
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affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations , has been
designated and selected by a maj oiity of all employees of the Company
at its Perrysburg , Ohio, plant , excluding office employees, those having
the right to line and discharge , tool and die makers, and Anna Kay
and Ruth Reid, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining , and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act , Interna-
tional Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement'
Workers of America, Local 12, affiliated with the Congress of Indus-
trial Organizations , is the exclusive representative of all such em-
ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates
of pay, wages , hours of employment , and other conditions of
employment