Ralston Steel Car Co.

In the Matter of RALSTON STEEL CAR COMPANY and UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA Case No. R-3716 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION, AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 18, 1942 On May 15, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the, above- entitled case? - Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret. ballot was conducted on June 9, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Ninth Region (Cincinnati, Ohio). On June 11, 1942, the Regional Director, acting. pursuant to- Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules -and, Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct -of the` ballot or 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 : Total on eligibility list--------------------------------------- 838 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 694 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 2 Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 2 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 3 Total valid votes counted--------------------- -------------- 687 Votes cast for Steel Workers Organizing Committee----------- 547 Votes cast for Ralston Steel Car Independent Shop Craft------ 78 Votes cast for neither---------------------------------------- 62' Upon motion duly filed by United Steelworkers of America praying that the name "United Steelworkers of America".be substituted for the name "Steel Workers Organizing Committee" in the caption and. relevant portions of the record in this proceeding, the Board, on August 3, 1942,. issued and duly served upon the parties ;its ,notice' 140 N L R B 1401 43 N. L R B., No. 54. -339 ,340 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD to_show cause why said motion should not be granted . No sufficient cause - to the contrary having been shown', the Board hereby grants said motion to substitute the name "United Steelworkers of America" for the name "Steel Workers Organizing Committee." We accord- ingly correct the caption and will , certify the United Steelworkers of America as exclusive bargaining representative. 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 Rela- tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Steelworkers of America has been designated and selected by a majority of the production and maintenance employees of Ralston Steel Car Company , Columbus, Ohio, including inspectors, student workmen, apprentices , and gang leaders, but excluding all company officers and administrative employ- ees, foremen , assistant foremen, supervisors in charge of any classes of labor, timekeepers, all clerks, watchmen , police, gatemen, time- study men, -engineering and drafting employees, and material dis- patchers, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Steel- workers of America 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 Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representatives.