Hanna Iron Ore Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 31, 1942

43 N.L.R.B. 853 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In therMatter of HANNA IRON ORE COMPANY and LOCAL UNION #2676,
UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O.
Case No. R-/.175.-Decided August 31, 1942
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Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification
upon consent election.
Mr. Alan Bruce, for the Board.
Gillette, Nye, Harris & Montague, for the Company.
Mr. Henry A. Burklaammer, for the Union.
Mr. Gilbert V. Rosenberg, of counsel to the Board.
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by Local Union #2676, United Steel-
workers of America, C. I. 0., herein called the Union, alleging that a
question affecting commerce had arisen concerning the representation
of employees of Hanna Iron Ore Company, Hibbing, Minnesota, herein
called the Company, engaged at the Warren Mine near Hibbing, Minne-
sota, in the mining and production of iron ore, the National Labor
Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing upon due notice.
On July 31, 1942, before a hearing was held, the Company, the Union,
and a Field Examiner for the National Labor Relations Board entered
into a "STIPULATION FOR CERTIFICATION UPON CON-
SENT ELECTION."
Pursuant to the stipulation, an election by secret ballot was conducted
on August 10, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional
Director for the Eighteenth Region (Minneapolis, Minnesota), among
all employees of the Company at its Warren Mine, near Hibbing, Min-
nesota, excluding foremen, assistant foremen, supervisors in charge of
any class of labor, policemen; and salaried and clerical employees, to
determine whether or not they desired -to be represented-by the Union
for the purposes of collective bargaining. On August 11, 1942, the
Regional Director issued and duly served upon the parties an Election
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Report on the ballot. 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 on eligibility list---------------------------------------- 71
Total ballots cast-------------------------------------------- 60
Total ballots challenged ------------------- -------------------- 0
Total blank ballots------------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots--------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted -------------------------------------- 60
Votes cast for Local Union #2676, United Steelworkers of
America, C. I. 0------------------------------------------ 46
Votes cast against Local Union #2676, United Steelworkers of
America, C. I. 0------------------------------------------- 14
Upon the basis of the stipulation, the Election Report, and the entire
record in the case, the Board makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the -repre-
sentation of employees 'at the Warren Mine of Hanna Iron Ore Com-
pany, Hibbing, Minnesota, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and
Section 2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act.
2. All employees of the Company at its Warren Mine, near Hibbing,
Minnesota, excluding foremen, assistant foremen, supervisors in
charge of any class of labor, policemen', and clerical and salaried em-
ployees, constitute a unit appropriate' for the purposes of collective
bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act.
3. Local Union #2676, United Steelworkers of America, affiliated
with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated
and selected by a majority of the employees in the above unit as their
representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and is the ex-
elusive representative of all employees in said unit, within the meaning
of Section 9 (a) 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 Act,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local Union #2676, United Steelworkers
of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
has been designated and selected by"a majority of all employees at the
Warren Mine of Hanna 'Iron Ore Company, Hibbing, Minnesota,
excluding,foremen, assistant foremen, supervisors in' charge of any
class of labor, policemen, and clerical and salaried employees, as their
representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pur-
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suant to Section 9 (a) of the Act , Local Union #2676 , United Steel-,
workers of America, affilia tedwitlT the Congress of Industrial Organi-
zations, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the
purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages,
hours of employment , and other conditions of employment.
CHAIRMAN MILLIS took no part in the consideration of the above
Decision and Certification of Representatives. -