Bradley Lumber Company of Arkansas

In the Matter of BRADLEY LUMBER COMPANY OF ARKANSAS and UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL UNION 2645, AFFILIATED WITH A. F. OF L. Case No. K-1422 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER Augers t 09, 1939 On July 22, 1939, the. National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision 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 employees of Bradley Lumber Company of Arkansas, Warren, Arkansas, regularly employed in the divisions of its plant at Warren, Arkansas, known as sawmill, dry kilns, planing mill, floor- ing plant, dimension factory, cut-up plant, yard, hickory mill, power- house, machine shop, and construction department, whose names appear on its pay roll of June 20, 1939, including employees who did not work during such pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation, and employees who were then or have since been tempo- rarily laid off, but excluding all clerical and supervisory employees (particularly superintendents, foremen, subforemen, block leaders, strawbosses, and timekeepers) and those employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local Union 2645, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, for the purposes of collective bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was con- ducted on August 4, 1939, at Warren, Arkansas, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifteenth Region (New Orleans, Louisiana). On August 8, 1939, the Regional Direc- tor, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly 113 N. L. R. B. 841. 14 N. L. R. B., No. 96. 1183 1184 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD served upon the parties to the proceeding his Intermediate Report upon the secret ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Inter- mediate Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of employees eligible to vote--------------- 956 Total number of votes cast------------------------------ 931 Total number of votes counted--------------------------- 930 Total number of votes for United Brotherhood of Carpen- ters and Joiners of America, Local Union 2645, affiliated with A. F. of L.-------------------------------------- 462 Total number of votes against United Brotherhood of Car- penters and Joiners of America, Local Union 2645, affili- ated with A. F. of L.---------------------------------- 468 Total number of blank ballots--------------------------- 0 Total number of challenged ballots----------------------- 0 Total number of spoiled ballots-------------------------- 1 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 employees of Bradley Lumber Company of Arkansas, Warren, Arkansas, 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 2, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and cer- tification of representatives of employees of Bradley Lumber Com- pany of Arkansas, Warren, Arkansas, filed by United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local Union 2645, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, be, and it hereby is, dis- missed.