Standard Box Co.

In the Matter Of STANDARD Box Co., EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS, A. F. OF L., PETITIONER Case No. 1-R-3888.Decided February 9, 1948 Mr. Samuel T. Lakson, of Boston, Mass., for the Employer. Mr. David R. Grogan, of Boston, Mass., for the Petitioner. DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Upon a petition duly filed, hearing in this case was held at Boston, Massachusetts, on November 3, 1947, before Leo J. Halloran, hearing officer.' The hearing officer's rulings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed. Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following : FINDINGS OF FACT I. THE BUSINESS OF THE EMPLOYER Standard Box Co. is a Massachusetts corporation engaged in the manufacture of folding paper boxes at its plant in Chelsea, Massa- chusetts. During the 6-month period ending July 1947, the Employer manufactured finished products valued in excess of $100,000, approxi- mately 50 percent of which was shipped to points outside the state. The Employer admits and we find that it is engaged in commerce within the meaning of the Act. IT. THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED The Petitioner is a labor organization affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, claiming to represent employees of the Employer. I Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has delegated its powers in connection with this case to a three-man panel consisting of the undersigned Board Members [ Houston, Reynolds, and Gray]. 76 N. L. R. B., No. 7. 45 46 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 111. THE QUESTION CONCERNING REPRESENTATION The Employer refuses to recognize the Petitioner as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees of the Employer until the Petitioner has been certified by the Board in an appropriate unit. We find that a question affecting commerce exists concerning the representation of employees of the Employer, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act. IF. THE APPROPRIATE UNIT We find, in substantial agreement with the parties, that all produc- tion and maintenance employees at the Employer's Chelsea plant, excluding office and clerical employees and all supervisors, constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act. DIRECTION OF ELECTION As part of the investigation to ascertain, representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining with Standard Box Co., Chelsea, Massachusetts, an election by secret ballot shall be conducted as early as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Direction, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Direc- tor for the First Region, and subject to Section 203.61 and 203.62, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 5, among the employees in the unit found appropriate in Section IV, above, who were employed during the pay-roll period immediately pre- ceding the date of this Direction, including employees who did not work during said pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation or temporarily laid off, but excluding those employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause and have not been rehired or rein- stated prior to the date of the election, and also excluding employees on strike who are not entitled to reinstatement, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, AFL, for the purposes of collective bargaining.