The Timken Roller Bearing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 31, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 1190 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of TILE TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING COMPANY and UNITED
'STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA (C I O) and INDEPENDENT BEARING
WORKERS ASSOCIATION, UNAFFILIATED and BEARING WORKERS ORGAN-
IZING COMMITTEE, UNAFTILIATLD
Case No R-4066 -Decided July 31,19 412
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon consent election
Mr Hugh E Sperry, for the Board
Mr Willians E Umstattd, of Canton, Ohio, for the Company
Mr Philip Curran, of Pittsburgh, Pa, fox the United
Mr. J L McAdams, of Westerville, Ohio, for the Independent
Mr Harley C Hampton, for the Committee.
Mr Louis Cokvn, of counsel to the Board
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by United Steelworkers of America, (CIO),
herein called the United, alleging that a question affecting commerce
had arisen concerning the representation of employees of The Timken
Roller Bearing Company, herein called the Company, engaged in
Canton, Ohio, in the production of bear sings, steel, tubing, and rock
bits, the National Labor Relations-Board provided for an appropriate
hearing upon due notice On July 1, 1942, before a hearing was held,
the Company, the United, Independent Bearing Woi ken s Association,
herein called the Independent, Bearing Workers Organizing-Com-
mittee, herein called the Committee, and the Regional Director for the
Eighth Region (Cleveland, Ohio), entered into a "Stipulation for
Cei tification Upon Consent Election "
Pursuant to the stipulation, elections by secret ballot were con-
ducted on July 14, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Duectoi, among (1) all production and mautenance work-
ers in the bearing steel and tube plants of the Company at Cantoril,
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Ohio, the steel and tube plant at Gambrinus, Ohio, and the plants at
Wooster and Mt Vernon, Ohio; excluding foreman, assistant foremen
or supervisors in charge of any class of labor, bricklayers, watch-
men, guards, factory clerks of other clerical workers, and salaried
employees, to determine whether or not they desired to be represented -
by the United for the purposes of collective bargaining, (2) all
production and maintenance workers at the Columbus, Ohio, plant of
the Company, excluding foremen, assistant foremen or superx isors in
charge of any class of labor, bricklayers, watchmen, guards, factory
clerks or other clerical workers, and salaried employees, to determine
whether they desired to be represented by the United, or by the
Independent, for the pun poses of collective bar gaining, or by neither;
and (3) all production and maintenance workers at the Gambrmus,
(Oro, bean mg plant of the Company, excluding foremen, assistant
foremen or supervisors in charge of any class of labor, bricklayers,
watc,hnren, guards, factoi.y clerks or other clerical workers, and sal-
aried employees, to determine whether they desired to be represented
by the United, or by the Committee, for the purposes of collective
bargaining, or by neither On July 17, 1942, the Regional Director
issued and duly served upon the parties a Report on Elections. No
objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Report on Elections have
been filed by any of the parties
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows
GROUP 1
Total on eligibility list ------------------------------------- 9, 716
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 7,483
Total ballots challenged_________________________________ 43
Total blank ballots-------------------------------------- 12
Total void ballots--------------------------------------- 15
Total valid votes counted_________________________________ 7,413
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of America (CIO)__L__ 7,090
Votes cast against United Steelworkers of Ameuca (CIO) 323
GROUP 2
Total on eligibility list___________________________________ 2,933
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------, 2,050
Total ballots challenged__________________________________ 2
Total blank ballots -------------------------------------- 3
Total void ballots - -------------------------------- 3
Total valid cotes counted________________________________ 2,642
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of Aineiica (CIO) ----- 2,050
Votes cast fox Independent Bearing workers Association
(Unafhlhated) ---------------------------------------- 372
Votes cast for neither of the organizations----------- --- 220
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Gaour 3
Total on eligibility list---------------------------------- 1,264
Total ballots cast--------------------------------------- 1,107
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 1
Total blank ballots-------------------------------------- 3
Total void ballots--------------------------------------- 5
Total valid votes counted------------------ -------- 1,098
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of America (CIO) ----- 762
Votes cast for Bearing Workers Organizing Committee (-Un-
affiliated) ---------------------------------------------- 308
Votes cast for neither of the organizations--------------- 28
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The parties stipulated that in the event United Steelworkers of
America received a majority of the votes cast in two or mole of
the elections, it was their desire -to have the employees in such units
combined for collective bargaining purposes We shall follow the
desires of the parties
Upon the basis of the stipulation, the Report on Elections, and the
entire record in the case, the Board makes the following
FINDINGS OF FACT
r 1. A question affecting commerce has arisen conceining the rep-
resentation of employees of The Timken Roller Bearing Company,
Canton , Ohio, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2
(6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act.
2 All production and maintenance workeis at the beating , steel,
and tube plants at Canton, Ohio, the steel and tube plant and bear-
ing plant at Gambrinus, Ohio, and thb plants at Wooster , Mt. Ver-
non, and Columbus, Ohio, of the Company, excluding foremen , assist-
ant foremen ' or supervisors in charge of any class of labor, brick-
layers, watchmen , guards, factory clerks or other clerical workers,
and salaried employees , constitute a unit appropriate for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining , within the meaning of Section 9 (b)
of the Act.
3 United Steelworkers of America , affiliated with the Congress of
Industrial Organizations , has been designated and selected by a
majority of the employees in the unit set forth in paragraph 2 above
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 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 Rela-
tions Act,
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THE TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING COMPANY 1193
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Steelworkers of America, affil-
iated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been desig-
nated and selected by a majoiity of all production and maintenance
workers in the bearing, steel, and tube plants at Canton, Ohio, the
steel and' tube plant and bearing plant at Gambrinus, Ohio, and' the
plants at Wooster, Mt. Vernon, and Columbus, Ohio, of The Timken
Roller Bearing Company, excluding foremen, assistant foremen or
supervisors in charge-of any class of labor, bricklayers, watchmen,
guards, factory clerks or other clerical workers, and salaried em-
ployees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United
Steelworkers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, 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.
MR GERARD D. REILLY took no part in the above Decision and Cer-
tification of Representatives. I
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