Decatur Iron & Steel Co.

In the Matter of DECATUR IRON & STEEL COMPANY and INTERNA- TIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKERS, SHOPMEN'S LOCAL No. 637 Case No. R-2749 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 1941 On July 29, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding., Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on August 8, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Georgia). On August 14, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. 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 : Total number eligible------------------------------------- 201 Total ballots cast--- -------------------------------------- 171 Total number of ballots cast for International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Shop- men's Local No. 637, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor----------------------------------------------- 47 Total number of ballots cast against International Associa- tion of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Shopmen's Local No. 637, affiliated with the American Fed- eration of Labor----------------------------------------- 4 Total number of challenged ballots------------------------ 0 Total number of void ballots ------------------------------ 0 Total number of blank ballots ----------------------------- 0 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, 133 N L R B 828 35 N. L R B. No 34 159 160 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Shopmen's Local No. 637, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been desig- nated and selected by a majority of the production and maintenance employees of Decatur Iron & Steel Company, employed at the Com- pany's two shops in Decatur, Alabama, including mechanics, shop office clerks, and shipping and warehouse clerks, but excluding super- intendents, inspectors, watchmen, the porter and all office and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Shopmen's' Local No. 637, 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.