Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

In the Matter of LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. and INTERNA- TIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION No. 3, AFFILIATED WITH AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Case No. R-2707 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 1941 On July 17, 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 August 1, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the First Region (Boston, Massachusetts). On August 4, 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. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible to vote_____________________________ 345 Total number of votes cast________________________________ 319 Total number of valid votes______________________________ 306 Total number of votes cast for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 3, affiliated with American Federation of Labor__________________________ 160 Total number of ballots cast against International Brother- hood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 3, affiliated with American Federation of Labor__________________________ 146 Total number of blank ballots_____________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots______________________________ 0 Total number of challenged ballots________________________ 13 On August 9, 1941, the Company filed objections to the conduct of the ballot and the Election Report. On August 27, 1941, the Re- gional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na- 133 N. L. R. B. 505. 35 N. L. R. B., No. 67. 335 336 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued a Report on the Objections, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. The Board has considered the objections of the Company and finds that they do not raise substantial and 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 Re- lations 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 Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 3, affiliated with American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the -produc- tion and maintenance employees of Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., llillsgrove, Rhode Island, excluding salesmen, clerical employees, and supervisory employees of the rank of working foremen'or higher, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 3, affiliated with American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive repre- sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bar- gaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.