John Bath & Company And Unrned Steelworhers Of America, 1463 (1943)

In the Matter of JOHN BATH & COMPANY and UNrnED STEELWORHERS OF AMERICA Case No. R-4925.--Decided March 10, 1943 Jurisdiction: tools manufacturing industry.

Investigation and Certification of Representatives: existence of question: recognition refused without prior certification of the Board; election necessary.

Unit Appropriate for Collective Bargaining: all production and maintenance employees at one plant of company, with specified inclusions and exclusions;

stipulation as to.

Mr. James A. Crotty, of Worcester, Mass., for the Company.

Grant & Angoff, by Mr. Samuel E. Angoff, of Boston, Mass., for the Union.

Mr. Louis Cokin, of counsel to the Board.

DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION STATEMENT OF THE CASE Upon petition and amended petition duly filed by United Steelworkers of America, herein called the Union, alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen concerning the representation of employees of John Bath & Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, herein called the Company, the National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing upon due notice before Thomas H. Ramsey,

Trial Examiner. Said hearing was held at Worcester, Massachusetts, on February 23' 1943. The Company and the Union appeared, participated, and were afforded full opportunity to be heard, to examine and cross-examine witnesses, and to introduce evidence bearing on the issues.

The Trial Examiner's rulings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed.

Upon the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following:

FINDINGS OF FACT I. THE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY John Bath & Company is a Massachusetts corporation with its principal place of business at Worcester, Massachusetts, where it is engaged 1463 in the manufacture of small tools. During 1942 the Company purchased raw laterials valued at about $395,000, approximately 95 percent of which was shipped to it from points outside the State of Massachusetts. During the same period the Company sold finished products valued at about $3,000,000, approximately 90 percent of which was shipped to points outside the State of Massachusetts.

2. THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED United Steelworkers of America is a labor organization affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, admitting to membership employees of the Company.

3. THE QUESTION' CONCERNING REPRESENTATION During January 1943, the Union, claiming to represent a majority of the Company's employees, requested the Company...