Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Co.

In the Matter of KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL MOLDERS & FOUNDRY WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL UNION 150 1 In the Matter of KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS LODGE 1379 In the Matter of KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY and PATTERN MAKERS LEAGUE OF NORTH AMERICA Cases Nos. R-2363 to R-2365, inclusive CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES April 09, 194,1 On March 28, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding." Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot were conducted on April 10, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Third Region (Buffalo, New York). On April 11, -1941, the Regional Di- rector, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report-have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Group 1 Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 307 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 287 Total valid votes cast--------------------------------------- 287 Votes cast for International Molders and Foundry Workers of North America, Local Union 150, affiliated with the A. F. of L--------------- ------------------------------ 223 Votes cast for Kentucky Valve Manufacturing Company Plant No. 2 Independent Union---------------------------------- 53 Votes cast for neither------------- -----------_-----_-------- 11 1 30 N L R B. 653 31 N. L. R. B., No: 73. 475 476 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Group 2 Total on eligibility list____ __________________________________ 251 Total ballots cast__________________________________________ 241 Total ballots challenged _____________________________________ 1 Total valid votes cast _______________________________________ 240 Votes cast for International Association of Machinists, Lodge 1379, affiliated with the A. F. of L_________________________ 206 Votes cast for Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company Plant No. 2 Independent Union________ __________________________ 16 Votes cast for neither_______________________________________ 18 Group 3 Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 11 Total ballots cast___________________________________'_______ 10 Total valid votes cast_______________________________________ 10 Votes cast for Pattern Makers League of North America, affiliated with the A. F. of L_____________________________ 9 Votes cast for Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company Plant No. 2 Independent Union_________________________________ 0 Votes cast for neither_______________________________________ 1 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 International Molders & Foundry Workers of North America, Local Union 150, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all molder`s and foundry workers (including- core makers) on an hourly basis in Plant 1 and Plant 2 of Kennedy-Valve Manufacturing Company, Elmira, New York, including working as' sistant foremen who spend a majority of their time on production, but excluding general foremen, clerks, and assistant foremen who are purely supervisory, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Molders & Foundry Workers of North America, Local Union 150, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor,,,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. IT IS'HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Association of Machinists, Lodge 1379, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected' by a majority of all employees on an hourly basis in the machine shop, the,yards, the shipping department, the maintenance crew, blacksmiths, assemblers, working assistant KENNEDY VALE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 477 foremen who spend a majority of their time on production, and tqol- room attendants in Plants 1 and 2 of Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company, Elmira, New York, excluding foreman, assistant foremen who are purely supervisory, watchmen, gatemen, engineers, and clerks, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Association of Machinists, Lodge 1379., affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 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. IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Pattern Makers League of North Amer- ica, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has , been designated and selected by a majority of all metal and wood pattern ,makers in Plant 1 and Plant 2 of Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company, Elmira, New York, including all apprentice metal and wood pattern makers who have served at least one year apprentice- ships, but excluding general foremen, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Pattern Makers League of North America, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 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.