Aluminum Ore Co.

In the Matter of ALUMINUM ORE COMPANY and ALUMINUM WORKERS LOCAL #22438, AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Case No. R-2268 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES April 19, 19.1,1 On March 13, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above entitled proceedings.- Pursuant to' the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on March 28, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifteenth Region (New Orleans, Louisiana). On March 31, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na- tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties his Election Report. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligible list---------------------------------------- 405 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 377 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 0 Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes cast--------------------------------------- 377 Votes cast for Aluminum Workers Local #22438, affiliated with A. F. L-------------------------------------------------- 214 Votes cast for international Union, Aluminum Workers of America, affiliated with C. I. 0----------------------------- 161 Votes cast for No Union------------------------------------ 2 On April 1, 1941, International Union, Aluminum Workers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., herein called the A. W. A., filed with the Regional Director objections to the conduct of the ballot and the Election Report. On April 14, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board 1 30 N 'L R B 281. 31NLRB,No19 4 41 84 3-42-\ of 31--8 99 100 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served his Report on the Objections of the A. W. A. to the conduct of the secret ballot and the Election Report. The Board has considered the objections of the A. W. A. and finds that they do not raise substantial or material issues with respect to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report. The objections are hereby overruled. 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 Aluminum Workers Local #22438, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the production and maintenance em- ployees at the Mobile plant of Aluminum Ore Company , Mobile, Ala- bama, including analysts, order clerks, and head janitor, but excluding supervisory and office employees , watchmen , meter helper, `head oiler, bricklayers and plumbers , and hourly paid plant administrative em- ployees other than the analysts and order clerks, as their representa- tive for the purposes of collective bargaining , and that, pursuant to Section 9 ( a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Aluminum Workers Local #22438, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay , wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.