Armstrong Bros. Tool Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 14, 1942

38 N.L.R.B. 232 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of ARMSTRONG BROS. TOOL Co. and LOCAL 732, INTER-
NATIONAL UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA,
AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. OF L. -
Case No. R-3288
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 1942
On November 29, 1941, 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 December 19, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region
(Chicago, Illinois), (1) among employees in the Die Room, and (2)
among production, maintenance, and other employees of the Com-
pany. On December 23, 1941, 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 his Election Report. No objections to the conduct
of the ballots 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:
1. Die-Room employees
Total on eligibility list ----------------------------------- 11
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 10
Total ballots challenged ---------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots-------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes cast------------------------------------ 10
Votes cast for Chicago Die Sinkers Local No. 100 of the Inter-
national Die Sinkers Conference------------------------- 10
Votes cast against Chicago Die Sinkers Local No. 100 of the
International Die Sinkers Conference ---------- ------ ---- 0
2. Production, maintenance, and other employees
Total on elibigility list----------------------------------- 450
Total ballots cast ------------------ =-------------------- 404
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 0
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Total blank ballots____________------------ ------ -------------------- 1
Total void ballots_______________________________ -- 0
Total valid votes cast____________________________________ 403
Votes cast for Local 732, International Union United Auto-
mobile Workers of America, A. F. L --------------------- 215
Votes cast ' against Local 732, International Union United
Automobile Workers of America, A. F. L----------------- 188
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,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Chicago Die Sinkers Local No; 100
of the International Die Sinkers Conference has been designated
and selected by a majority of all employees in the Die Room of
Armstrong Bros. Tool Co., Chicago, 'Illinois, including die sinkers
and their apprentices engaged in making forge dies and trimming
dies for the drop-forge department, excluding working foremen and
higher supervisory employees, office and clerical employees, and
time-study men, as their representative for the purposes of collective
-bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National
Labor Relations Act, Chicago Die Sinkers Local No. 100 of the
International Die Sinkers Conference 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 con-
ditions of employment; and
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local 732, International Union
United Automobile Workers of America, affiliated with the A. F. of
L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all production,
maintenance, and other employees of Armstrong Bros. Tool Co.,
Chicago, Illinois, excluding working foremen and higher supervisory
employees, office and clerical employees, and time-study men, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
Local 732, International Union United Automobile Workers of
America, affiliated with the A. F. of L., 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 con-
ditions of employment.