Lakey Foundry and Machine Co.

In the Matter of LAKEY FOUNDRY AND MACHINE COMPANY ,d PAT- TERN MAKERS ASSOCIATION OF MUSKEGON, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE PATTERN MAKERS LEAGUE OF NORTH AMERICA Case No. R-2778 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES October 01, 1941 On August 21, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the 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 September 17, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sev- enth Region (Detroit, Michigan). , On September 19, 1941, the Re- gional 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 balloting or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and, the results thereof, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 41 Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 33 Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 0 Total blank ballots__________________________________________ 0 Total void ballots___________________________________________ 0 Total valid votes cast_______________________________________ 33 Votes cast for Pattern Makers Association of Muskegon, in affilia- tion with the Pattern Makers League of North America ------- 32 Votes cast for Local 403, International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0______________ 0 Votes cast for neither________________________________________ 1 1 34 N. L. R. B.. No. 84. 36 N. L. R. B., No. 58. 32T .328 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD In the Decision and Direction of Election previously referred to, the Board made no final determination as to the appropriate unit. The Board there stated : If a majority of these employees [pattern makers and pattern makers apprentices] vote for the Pattern Makers, they shall con- stitute a separate appropriate unit, otherwise the petition shall be dismissed. Since a majority of the pattern makers and pattern makers appren- tices voted for the Pattern Makers, we shall find that they constitute a separate appropriate unit and shall certify the Pattern Makers as their representative. Upon the basis of the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following : SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT We find that all pattern makers and pattern makers apprentices ex- eluding non-working supervisors and apprentices who have not served 1 year of their apprenticeship, constitute a unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining, and that said unit will insure to em- ployees of the Company the full benefit of their right to self-organiza- tion and to collective bargaining and otherwise effectuate the policies of the Act. Upon the basis of the above findings of fact and upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following : SUPPLEMENTAL CONCLUSION OF LAW All pattern makers and pattern makers apprentices employed by Lakey Foundry and Machine Company, Muskegon, Michigan, exclud- ing non-working supervisors and apprentices who have not served 1 year of their apprenticeship, constitute a unit appropriate for the pur- poses of collective bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act. 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 Relations 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 Pattern Makers Association of Muske- gon, in affiliation with the Pattern Makers League of North America, has been designated and selected by a majority of the pattern makers and pattern makers apprentices employed by Lakey Foundry and Ma- chine Company, Muskegon, Michigan, excluding non-working super- LAKEY FOUNDRY AND MACHINE COMPANY 329 visors and apprentices who have not served 1 year of their, apprentice- ship, as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Pattern Makers Association of Muskegon, in af- filiation with the Pattern Makers League of North America, is the exclusive representative of all such employees and for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. MR: GBRAnn D.,REuLY took no part in the consideration of the'above Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representatives.