Walsh Refractories Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 15, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 1218 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of WALSH REFRACTORIES CORPORATION a,?a UNITED BRICK
AND CLAY WORKERS OF AMERICA , LOCAL No. 806. AFFILIATED WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Case No. R-4115
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
October 15, 194.
On August 31, 1942;'National Labor Relations Board issued a De-
cision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.,
Pursuant to the Direction of.Election, an election by secret ballot was,
conducted on September 22, 1942, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Fourteenth Region (St. Louis, Mis-
souri). On September 23, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pur-
suant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
Rules and-Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served
upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of
the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any _ of the
parties.
As to the balloting and its -results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Number of names on' eligibility, list__________________________ 199
Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 176
Number of ballots challenged________________________________ 3
Number of blank ballots____________________________________ 0
Number of void ballots_____________________________________ 2
Total number of valid votes counted_________________________ 171
Number of ballots voted for United Brick and Clay Workers of
America, Local No. 806, AFL______________________________ 76
Number of ballots voted against United Brick and Clay Work-
ers of America, Local No. 806, AFL________________________ 95
Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the results of
the election, we find it unnecessary to make any determination with
respect to them.
The results of the election show that no -collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees of. the Com-
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pany heretofore found to be appropriate for collective bargaining.
We shall therefore dismiss the petition for investigation and certifica-
tion of representatives of employees of the Company.
ORDER
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
and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees of Walsh Refractories Corpora-
tion, Vandalia, Missouri , filed by United Brick and.Clay Workers of
America, Local No. 806, affiliated with the American Federation, of
Labor, be, and it hereby is, dismissed.