Union Lumber Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 2, 1938

8 N.L.R.B. 773 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of UNION LUMBER COMPANY and LuirBER & SAwt'ArTI J,
WORKERS UNION LOCAL 2826
Case No. R-659
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
August 2, 1,938
On June 23, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled case., The Direction of Election directed that an
election by secret ballot be conducted within twenty (20) days from
the date of the Direction among the production employees of Union
Lumber Company, working in the woods or in the mills at its Fort
Bragg plant, who were employed by the Company during the pay-
roll period next preceding March 21, 1938, including cooks and
waiters; but excluding executives, clerical workers, foremen, straw-
bosses, timekeepers, hook tenders, watchmen, and those, who have
since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not
such employees desired to be represented by Lumber & Sawmill
Workers Union, Local 2826, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on July 13, 1938, at Fort Bragg, California, under the direc-
tion and supervision of the Regional Director of the Twentieth
Region (San Francisco, California). On July 16, 1938, the said
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as
amended, issued and served upon the parties an Intermediate Re-
port on the ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate
Report have been filed by any of the parties.
17 N. L. R. B 1094.
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As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote-------------------------------- 967
Total number of ballots cast-------------------------------- 8S9
Total number of ballots cast for Lumber and Sawmill `workers
Union, Local 2826, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor ------------------------------------------------- 290
Total number of votes cast against Lumber and Sawmill
Workers Union, Local 2826, United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor-------------------------------------- 99
Total number of challenged ballots cast---------------------- 22
Total number of void ballots cast---------------------------- 10
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
employees of Union Lumber Company, Fort Bragg, California, 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 1, as
amended,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees of Union Lumber Company,
Fort Bragg, California, filed by Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union,
Local 2826, be, and it hereby is, dismissed. ,