Mills Novelty Co.

In the Matter of MILLs NOVELTY COMPANY and INDEPENDENT EMPLOYEE'S ASSOCIATION Case No. R-4654 AMENDMENT TO DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Febriiary 9, 191j3 On January 18, 1943, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding. In our decision therein we included stationary engineers, electricians, and pipe fitters in,the appropriate unit. On January 29, 1943, an Agreement to Exclude was entered into among Independent • Em- ployee's Association; International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, C. I. 0.; International Union of Operating Engineers, af- filiated with the American Federation of Labor, herein called the En- gineers; Local 134, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (A. F. of, L.), herein called the Electricians; and Steamfitters' Pro- tective Association, Local No. 597, affiliated with the A. F. of L., herein called the Steamfitters, and duly filed with the Board. The Agree- ment to Exclude, which is hereby made a part of the record, states that all parties thereto agree, in view of the evidence' submitted to the Regional Director, that the Engineers represents all operating and maintenance engineers included in the unit, that the Electricians repre- sents all electrical maintenance mechanics included in, the unit, and that the Steamfitters represents all steam fitters and pipe fitters in- cluded in the unit. The parties further, agreed that all operating and maintenance engineers , electrical maintenance mechanics, steam fitters and pipe fitters employed by the Company at its Palmer Street plant are skilled crafts' and are members of craft unions, and as such, have interests that are clearly distinguishable from those of the pro- duction employees employed by the Company. The parties requested the Board to amend the afore-mentioned Decision and Direction of Election by excluding operating and maintenance engineers, electrical maintenance mechanics , and steam fitters and pipe fitters from the approprite unit. 346 N. L. R. B 1207 47 N. L. R. B., No. 54. 409 410 DE-CLSIO'NS' OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD We included these three groups in the unit because the record did not disclose that they`had been organized by any craft union. Since it now appears that they have been, organized and are represented by such unions,,.and all interested organizations .are agreed to their exclusion, we shall exclude them. Accordingly the Decision and Direction of Election issued January 18, .1943, is hereby amended by striking therefrom the last paragraph in "IV. The appropriate unit" and substituting therefor the following paragraph : We find that all production and maintenance employees em- ployed in the Company's' plant located at 4535 Palmer Street,, Chicago,_Illinois, including working group leaders, but excluding operating and maintenance engineers, electrical maintenance mechanics, steamfitters and pipefitters, office and clerical em- ployees, supervisory employees above the rank ofi working group leaders, and armed guards, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act. The Regional Director has advised that a longer period within which to hold the election is necessary. The Direction of Election is ac- cordingly amended by striking therefrom the words "not later than thirty (30) days" and substituting therefor the words "not later than forty'-five. (45) days." MR. WM. M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the amendment to above decision and direction of election.