Interstate Granite Corporation

In the Matter Of INTERSTATE GRANITE CORPORATION and GRANITE CUT- TERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, CHARLOTTE BRANCH Cases Nos. C-445 and R-589 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER April 14, 1939 On March 9, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision, Order, and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding. The Direction of Election provided that an election by secret ballot be conducted within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Direction among all the granite cutters, carvers, surface-machine operators, carbo sawyers, lathe operators, sandblast operators, tool sharpeners, polishers, rotary and gang saw- yers, setters, dressers, letterers, and individuals who prepare and place necessary composition, employed by Interstate Granite Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, during the pay-roll period immediately preceding the date of the issuance of the Direction, including fore- men who fall in the above categories, and including the granite cut- ters, carvers, surface-machine operators, and tool sharpeners who work in the cutting and finishing department, to determine whether or not they desired to be represented by Granite Cutters' International Association of America, Charlotte Branch, for the purposes of col- lective bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction an election by secret ballot was conducted on March 22, 1939, at Charlotte, North Carolina, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifth Region (Balti- more, Maryland). On March 23, 1939, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties to the proceeding his Intermediate Report upon the secret ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report have been filed by any of the parties. 111 N L. R. B. 1046. 12 N. L. R. B., No. 37. 257 258 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible________________________________________ 18 Total ballots cast______ ______________________________________ 17 Total number of ballots cast for Granite Cutters' International Association of America, Charlotte Branch------------------ 2 Total number of ballots against Granite Cutters' International Association of America, Charlotte Branch------------------ 15 Total number of blank ballots________________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0 Total number of challenged votes____________________________ 0 The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre- sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The petition for investigation and certification of representatives of em- ployees of Interstate Granite Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, will therefore be dismissed. ORDER By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, IT is HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi- cation of representatives of employees of Interstate Granite Corpo- ration, Charlotte, North Carolina, filed by Granite Cutters' Interna- tional Association of America, Charlotte Branch, be, and it hereby is, dismissed.