Auburn Foundry, Inc.

In the Matter of AUBURN FOUNDRY, INC. and LODGE 1998 OF AMALGA- MATED ASSOCIATION OF IRON , STEEL AND TIN WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH THE. STEEL WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, AFFILIATED WITH THE COMMITTEE FOR INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Cases Nos. C-925 and R-810 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND AMENDED DIRECTION OF ELECTION October 20, 1939 On August 31, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued its Decision , Order and Direction of Election 1 in the above-entitled proceeding. The Direction of Election provided that an election by secret ballot be conducted at such time as the Board should in the future direct among the production and maintenance workers who were employed by Auburn Foundry, Inc., herein called the Company, within a period to be determined by the Board in the future, including those employees whom the Board had determined to have been discriminatorily laid off or discharged, but excluding super- visory and office employees, engineers, draftsmen, truck drivers, time- keepers, and watchmen, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by Lodge 1998 of Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, through the Steel Workers Organ- izing Committee, affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organi- zation, for the purposes of collective bargaining. The Board has been informed by the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region that the Amalgamated desires that an election be held at the earliest possible date. The purpose of delaying the election directed on August 31, 1939, was to allow time for the dissipation of the effects of the unfair labor practices directed by the Company against the Amalgamated. Although there has been no report that the Com- pany has complied with our Order, the Amalgamated apparently is of the opinion that a fair election can now be held. We see no reason for not granting its request. We shall direct that employees who were in 114 N. L. R. B. 1219. 16 N. L. R. B., No. 25. 205 206 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD the appropriate unit during the pay-roll period immediately preceding the date of this Amended Direction of Election shall be eligible to vote. DIRECTION OF ELECTION By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant, to Article III, Section 8, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, it is hereby DIRECTED that, as part of the investigation authorized by the Board to ascertain representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining with Auburn Foundry, Inc., Auburn, Indiana, an election by secret ballot shall be conducted as early as possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Amended Direction of Election, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thir- teenth Region, acting in this matter as agent for the National Labor Relations Board, and subject to Article III, Section 9, of said Rules and Regulations, among all production and maintenance workers in the Auburn and Columbia plants, employed by the Company during the pay-roll period immediately preceding the date of this Amended Direction of Election, including those employees whom we have deter- mined to have been discriminatorily laid off or discharged, excluding supervisors and office employees, engineers, draftsmen, truck drivers, timekeepers, and watchmen, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by Lodge 1998 of Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, through the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,2 for the purposes of collective bargaining. Mr. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above Supplemental Decision and Amended Direction of Election. 2 Called the Committee for Industrial Organization in the Decision.