Wisconsin Steel Works

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 16, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 65 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of WISCONSIN STEEL WORKS, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
COMPANY and BRICKLAYERS, MASONS & PLASTERERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 21 OF ILLINOIS
In the Matter Of WISCONSIN STEEL WORKS, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
COMPANY and LOCAL UNION No. 1178, UNITED STEELWORKERS OF
AMERICA, C. I. O.
Cases Nos. R-1.035 and R-4036, respectively
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16,, 1942
On August 6, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding.
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot were
conducted on August 25 and 27, 1942, under the direction and supervi-
sion of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago,
Illinois). On August 28, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant
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
ballots 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 :
Bricklayers, bricklayer apprentices, and working bricklayer foremen
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 41
Total ballots cast ----------------------------------------- 38
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots ------------------------------------------ 0
Total valid votes counted---------------------------------- 38
Votes cast for Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International
Union of America, Local 21 of Illinois, A *F. of L------- ---- 25
Votes cast for Progressive Steel Workers Union, unaffiliated- 13
Votes cast for neither------------------------------------- 0
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Remaining production and maintenance employees
Total on eligibility list---------------- --- ---------- ----------- 3, 790'
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 3,240
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 78
Total void. ballots ------------------------------- ---------- 19'
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 1
Total valid votes counted--------------------------------- 3,148
Votes cast for Local Union No 1178, United Steelworkers of
America, affiliated with the C I 0----------------------- 1,086
Votes cast for Progressive Steel Workers Union, unaffiliated-_ 2, 020
Votes cast for neither------------------------------------- 42
In the Decision and Direction of Elections previously referred to,.
the Board made no final determination as to the appropriate unit or
units, but found that the bricklayers, bricklayer apprentices, and
working bricklayer foremen could properly constitute a separate unit
or be included with production and maintenance employees as part:
of a larger unit, depending upon the results of the elections directed by
the Board. Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the,
following
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that all bricklayers, bricklayer apprentices, and -Ni,orking
bricklayer foremen employed by the Company at its Wisconsin Steel
Works, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes-of collective
bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act.
We also find that all production and maintenance employees 'em-
ployed by the Company at its,Wisconsin Steel Works including brick-
layer helpers but excluding supervisory and managerial employees,,
confidenthil employees, plant) protection employees, plant 'clerical
employees, office clerical employees, bricklayers, bricklayer apprentices,.
and working bricklayer foremen, constitute a unit appropriate for the
-purposes of collective bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b)
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
At, 49-'Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9; of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended,
IT IS HLREI3Y CERTIFIED that Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers Inter-
national Union of America, Local 21 of Illinois, affiliated"" with- the-
An7erican Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a
majority of all bricklayers, bricklayer apprentices, and working brick-
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layer foremen, employed by Wisconsin Steel Works, International
Harvester Company, Chicago, Illinois, as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining and that pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the National Labor Relations Act, Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers
International Union of America, Local 21 of Illinois, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of
all such employees for the purposes. of collective bargaining with
respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other condi-
tions of_ employment.
IT IS FURTHER CERTIFIED that Progressive Steel Workers Union,
unaffiliated, has been designated and selected by a 'majority of all
production and maintenance employees employed by Wisconsin Steel
Works, International Harvester Company, Chicago, Illinois, including
bricklayer helpers but excluding supervisory and managerial em-
ployees, confidential employees, plant protection employees, plant
clerical -employees, office clerical employees, bricklayers,, bricklayer
apprentices, and working 'brickayer foremen, as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section
9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Progressive Steel Workers
Union, unaffiliated, is the exclusive representative of all such employees
for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates, of pay,
wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.'
MR. WM. M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above
Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representatives.