United Aircraft Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 3, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 134 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of UNITED AnlcRAFT ' CORPORATION and INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, LODGE 743, AFFILIATED WITII THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Case No. R-2489
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 3, 1941
On May 26, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued a De-
cision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was
conducted on June 13, 1941, under the- direction and supervision of
the Regional Director for the First Region (Boston, Massachusetts).
On June 17, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to' Article
III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Reg lla.-
tions-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties
an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the
Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as
follows :
Total number eligible to vote, -------------------------------- 3197
Total number of votes cast--- -__<___________________ 2941
Total number of valid votes cast____________________________ 2916
Total number of ballots marked "Yes"_______________________ 2046
Total number of ballots marked "No"_______________________ 870
Total number of-blank ballots______________________________ 6
Total number of void ballots --------------------------------- 8
Total number of challenged ballots_________________________ 11
Since the 11 challenged ballots cannot affect the results of the elec-
tion, we. find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenges.
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, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8. and.9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules' and Regulations-Series 2.
as amended,
1 32 N. L. R. B. 79.
33 N. L. R. B., No. 30.
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UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 135
IT IS HERRRY CERTIFIED that International Association of Machinists,
Lodge 743, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been
designated and selected by a majority of the production and mainte-
nancen employees of. United Aircraft Corporation at its Hamilton
Standard . Propellers Division at East Hartford, Connecticut, includ-
ing group leaders and minor supervisory employees devoting a major.
part of their time to-actual' production, but excluding executives,
engineers, technicians in the experimental department, guards, salaried
employees, main office clerical help, foremen, assistant foremen, and all
other supervisory employees devoting a major part of their time to
supervising as distinguished from actual production, as their repre-
sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant
to Section - 9 (a) of the National. Labor Relations Act, International
Association of Machinists, , Lodge 743, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such em-
ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates
of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment.