The Toldeo Steel Tube Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 25, 1939

16 N.L.R.B. 411 (N.L.R.B. 1939)

In the Matter of THE TOLEDO STEEL TUBE COMPANY and INTERNA-
.TIONAL ,UNION,, UNITED . AUTOMOBILE WORKERS,. OF.' AMERICA, ,#12
Case No. R-628
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 25, 1939
On October 3, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election' in
the abiove-entitled proceeding. On October 11, 1930, the Board
issued an Amendment to Direction of Election.2
The Direction of Election, as amended, provided that an election
by secret ballot be conducted within twenty-five (25) days from
the date of the Direction among the employees of The Toledo Steel
Tube Company, Toledo, Ohio, herein called the Company, within
the groups described below who were employed by the Company
during the pay-roll period next preceding this Direction of Election,
including employees who did not work during such pay-roll period
because they were ill or on vacation, and employees who were then
or have since been temporarily laid off, but excluding those who
have since quit or been discharged for cause:
1. The tool and die makers, to determine whether they desired
to be'represented by the -Mechanics-Educational- Society • of America,
Local No. 4, by 'International Union, United Automobile Workers
of America., affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither;
2. All the remaining employees of the Company, excluding clerical
and supervisory employees, to determine whether or not they desired
to be represented by International Union, United Automobile
Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by
secret ballot was conducted on October 12, 1939, at Toledo, Ohio,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the
Eighth Region (Cleveland, Ohio). On October 13, 1939, the Re-
gional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na-
115 N. L. R. B. 837.
215 N. L. R. B. 845.
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tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
issued and duly served upon the parties his Election Report. No
objections or exceptions 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 :
1. TOOL AND DIE MAKERS
Total number of employees eligible-------------------------- 10
Total-number of ballots cast-------------------------------- 10
Total number of votes for Mechanics Educational Society of
America, Local #4---------------------------------------- 10
Total number of votes for United Automobile Workers of
America, Local No. 12 (C. I. 0.)--------------------------- 0
Total number of votes for neither--------------------------- 0
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 0
Total number of challenged votes---------------------------- 0
2. REMAINING EMPLOYEES
Total number of employees eligible--------------------------- 180
Total number of ballots cast--------------------------------- 132
Total number of votes for United Automobile Workers of
America, Local No. 12 (C. I. 0.) -------------------------- 105
Total number of votes against United Automobile Workers of
America, Local No. 12 (C. I. 0.) -------------------------- 25
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------ 0
Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 0
Total number of challenged votes---------------------------- 2
Since the counting of the two challenged votes would not affect
the results of the election among the remaining employees, it is
unnecessary to make any determination with respect thereto.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor.Re-
lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and
9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-
Series 2,
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Mechanics Educational Society. of
America, Local No. 4, has been designated and selected by a ma-
jority of the tool and die makers employed by The Toledo Steel
Tube Company as their representative for the purposes of collective
.bargaining, and that, pursuant to. Section 9 (a) of the National Labor
Relations Act, Mechanics Educational Society of America, Local No.
4, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages; hours
of employment, and other conditions of employment; and
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IT Is HLREEY FURTHER CERTIFIED that International Union, United
Automobile Workers of America, Local No. 12, affiliated with the
Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and se-
lected by a majority of all the -remaining employees of the Company,
excluding clerical and supervisory employees, as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Sec-
tion 9 (a) of the-National Labor Relations Act, International Union,
United Automobile Workers of America, Local No. 12, affiliated with
.thp Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive represent-
ative 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.