The Diamond Alkali Co.

In the Matter of THE DIAMOND ALKALI COMPANY, THE. STANDARD PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY, AND THE BUCKEYE SODA COMPANY and CHEMICAL WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR. UNION, LOCAL 22162, ,A.F.L: Case No. R-2546 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES July 3, 1941 On May 29, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings 1 Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on June 12, 1941, under . the direction and supervision ,of the Regional Director for the Eighth Region (Cleveland, Ohio). -On-,June 18, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regu- lations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list----------------------------------- 1,721 Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 1,611 Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 27 Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots--------------------------------------- 1. Total valid votes cast ------------------- ------------- ---- 1,583 Votes cast for Federal Labor Union, Local 22162, A. F. L.___ Votes cast for Local 12231, District No. 50, United Mine 411 Workers of America (C. I. 0.) ------------------------- 1,063 Votes cast for neither------------------------------------ 109 By virtue of and pursuant to Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sec- tions 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula- tions-Series 2, as amended, IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local 12231, District No. 50, United Mine Workers of America (C.. I. 0.), has been designated and 33 N. L. R. B., No. 32. 138 THE DIAMOND ALKALI COMPANY 139 selected by a majority of the hourly rated and piece work employees of The Diamond Alkali Company, The Standard Portland Cement Company, and The Buckeye Soda Company, Fairport, Ohio, en- gaged in production'and maintenance, including timekeepers, plant laboratory employees, and salaried plant laboratory employees who are making less than $125 per month as of May 12, 1941, but exclud- ing watchmen, all main office clerical employees, timekeepers in clock houses, research laboratory and main office laboratory employees, assistant-shift foremen,-and all supervisors rated -above- assistant shift foremen, as their representative. for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Local 12231, District No. 50, United Mine Workers of America (C. I. 0.), 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.