Kearney & Trecker Corp.

In the Matter of KEARNEY & TRECKER CORPORATION and PATTERN MAKERS LEAGUE OF NORTH AMERICA, AND PATrERN.MAKERS ASSOCIA- TION OF MILWAUKEE AND VICINITY, A. F. L. Case No. R-2011.Decided September 3, 1910 Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification upon consent election. Mr. Jacob,J. Karro, for the Board. Mr. Joseph L. Trecker, of-West Allis, Wis., and Messers Bendinger, Hayes, Klwwin and Schlosser; by Mr. Henry Bendhiger, of Milwau- kee, Wis., for the Company. Mr. Roy E. Rogers, of Hammond, Ind., for the League. Mr. F. E: Hill, of Milwaukee, Wis., for the Independent. Mr. Harold Weston, of counsel to the Board. DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES STATEMENT OF THE CASE On May 3, 1940, Pattern Makers League of North America, and Pattern Makers Association of Milwaukee and Vicinity, A. F. L., herein called the League, filed with the Regional Director for the Twelfth Region (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), a petition alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen concerning, the representation of employees of Kearney & Trecker Corporation, herein called the Company, engaged in the manufacture of machine tools and related attachments and accessories at West Allis, Wisconsin, and request- ing an investigation and certification of representatives pursuant to Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein called the Act. On June 12, 1940, the National Labor Rela- tions Board, herein called the Board, acting pursuant to Section 9 (c) -of the Act and Article III, Section 3," of National Labor Relations Board,Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, or- dered an investigation and authorized the Regional Director to con- duct it and to provide for an appropriate hearing upon due notice. 27 N. L. R. B., No. 12. 63 64 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD On July 16, 1940, the Company, the League, Kearney & Trecker Employees Independent Union, herein called the Independent, and the Board entered into a "Stipulation for Certification UponXonsent Election." -Pursuant to the Stipulation, an election by secret ballot was con- ducted on July' 29, 1940, under the -direction and-supervision of the Regional Director among. the patternmakers and patternmakers' ap- prentices employed by the Company on July 15; 1940, to determine whether or not said employees desire to be represented by the League, for the purposes,of collective bargaining. On August 2, 1940, the Regional" Director issued and duly "served 'upon the parties his Elec- tion Report on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by-any, of the parties. " ,•. In his Election Report, the Regional. Director reported-as follows concerning the. balloting and its results : Total eligible to vote --------------------------------------- 16, Total number of ballots cast -------------------------------- 16 Total number of votes cast in favor of Pattern Makers League .of North America, and Pattern Makers Association .of Mil- waukee and Vicinity, A F. L------------------------------ 15 Total number of votes cast against Pattern Makers League of North America , and Pattein Makers Association of Milwaukee and Vicinity, A F. L------------------------------------- 1 Total number of blank ballots ------------------------------- 0 Total number of void ballots--------------------------------- 0 Total number of challenged ballots --------------------------- 0 Total number of valid votes---------------------------------- 16 _ Upon the basis of the stipulation, the Election Report, and the entire record in the case, the Board makes the followiiig : ' FINDINGS OF FACT '1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre- sentation of employees of Kearney •& Trecker Corporation, West Allis, Wisconsin, ^within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act. 2. The patternmakers and patternmakers' apprentices employed by the Company constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collec- tive bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act. 3. Pattern Makers League of North America, and Pattern Makers Association of Milwaukee and Vicinity, A. F. L., 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 the employees in said unit within the meaning of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act. KEARNEY & TRECKER CORPORATION- 65, 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 Relations Act, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Pattern Makers League of North Amer- ica, and Pattern Makers Association of Milwaukee and Vicinity, A. F. L., has been designated and selected by a majority of the,pattern- makers and patternmakers' apprentices employed by Kearney & Trecker Corporation, West Allis, Wisconsin, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to the pro- vision of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Pattern Makers League of North America, and Pattern Makers Association of Milwaukee and Vicinity, A. F. L., 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. 323428-42-vol. 27-6