Pickands, Mather & Co.

In the Matter Of. PICKANDS, MATHER & COMPANY AND VERMILLION MINING COMPANY and LOCAL UNION #2445, UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-4126.Decided August 18,.1942 Investigation and Certification of- Representatives : stipulation for certification upon consent election. Mr. James M. Shields, for the Board. Gillette, Nye, Harries. d Montague, of Ely, Minn., for the Companies. Mr. John J. Brownlee, of Chicago, Ill., for the Union. Miss Melvern R. Krelow, of counsel to the Board. DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES • STATEMENT OF THE CASE Upon petition duly filed by Local Union $#2445, United Steel- workers of America, affiliated with ,the C. I. 0., herein called the Union, alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen con- cerning the representation of employees of Pickands, Mather & Com- pany and Vermillion Mining Company, herein called the Companies, engaged in Ely, Minnesota, in the mining of iron ore, the National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing upon due notice. On July 20, 1942, before a hearing was held, the Companies, the Union, and a Field Examiner for the Eighteenth Region (Minne- apolis, Minnesota), entered into a "Stipulation for Certification Upon Consent Election." Pursuant' to the stipulation, an election by secret ballot was con- ducted on July 30, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director, among all employees of the Companies at the Zenith Mine, excluding foremen, assistant foremen, and supervisors in charge of any class of labor, policemen, clerical and salaried employees, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by the Union for the purposes of collective bargaining. On August 1, 1942, the 43 N. Ti R. B., No. 52. 334 PICKANDS, MATHER & COMPANY . 335 Regional Director issued and duly served on the parties an Election Report on the ballot. N6,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______________________________________ 439 Total ballots cast ------------------------------------------- __ 360 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 0 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- . 3' Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 1 Total, valid votes counted---------------- -------------------------------------- 356, Votes cast for Local Union #2445, United Steelworkers of ' . America, C I. 0------------------------------------------ 318 Votes cast against Local'Union #2445, United Steelworkers of America, C. I. 0----------------------------------------- 38 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 represen- tation of employees of Pickands, Mather & Company and Vermillion Mining Company, Ely, 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 Companies at the- Zenith Mine, excluding foremen, assistant foremen, and,supervisors in -charge of any class of labor, policemen, clerical and salaried employees, constitute a:unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act. 3. Local Union #2445, United Steelworkers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., 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, exclusive representative of all em- ployees in said unit within the meaning of Section 9 (a) of the Act. i CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations BQard by Section 9' (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local Union #2445, United Steelworkers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated- and selected by a majority of all' employees of Pickands, Mather & ' Com- pany and Vermillion Mining Company, Ely,,Mimrnesota, at the Zenith Mine, excluding foremen, assistant foremen, and supervisors in charge 336 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD of any class of labor, policemen, clerical and salaried employees, as their,representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to: Section, 9 (a) of the Act, Local Union #2445, United Steelworkers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative of such employees for the purposes of collective bar- gaining with respect to rates of pay, wages,'hours of employment and other conditions of employment.