Wells Lamont Corporation, Elsberry Missouri Plant And International Glove Workers Union Of America, Local Union No. 117, Afl, 535 (1943)

In the Matter of WELLS LAMONT CORPORATION, ELSBERRY MISSOURI PLANT and INTERNATIONAL GLOVE WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA,

LOCAL UNION No. 117, AFL Case No. R-5013.-Decided March 05, 1943 Jurisdiction: glove manufacturing industry.

Investigation and Certification of Representatives: existence of question: company questioned petitioner's majority representation status; election necessary.

Unit Appropriate for Collective Bargaining: all employees, with specified exclusions; maintenance employees included although one of the organizations desired their exclusion because of oral agreement made with an organization not involved in the proceeding not to include them, when but for the agreement they would be eligible for membership in the former union, and there was no showing that the latter union presently represented these employees or that they desired to be so represented.

Mr. Richard Smith, of Elsberry, Mo., for the Company.

Mr. Alton White, of Kewanee, Ill., for the AFL.

Mrs. Marie Kiely, of St. Louis, Mo., for the CIO.

Mr. David V. Easton, of counsel to the Board.

DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION STATEMENT OF THE CASE Upon petition duly filed by International Glove Workers Union of America, Local Union No. 117, AFL, herein called the AFL, alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen concerning the representation of employees of Wells Lamont Corporation, Elsberry, Missouri, herein called the Company, the National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing upon due notice before Jack G.

Evans, Trial Examiner. Said hearing was held at St. Louis, Missouri, on March 12, 1943. The Company, the AFL, and Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, CIO, herein called the CIO, 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 Wells Lamont Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, with its general offices in Chicago, Illinois, is engaged in the manufacture of gloves. For this purpose it operates a plant at Elsberry, Missouri, and other plants located outside the State of Missouri. We are concerned herein with the Company's operations in Elsberry, Missouri.

During the calendar year 1942, the Company purchased for the above-mentioned plant materials valued in excess of $200,000, of which more than 50 percent was received from points outside the State of Missouri. During the same year the plant produced finished materials...