The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-11


caused by the refusal of employer to recognize or par
gain with union of his employees which has been certhed
the struck employer furnish services to him.
But it must be that cercatOn by the Board under
the duty to bargain has been formal
ty with which any employer readily comply Second a
union direct its members not TO cross t G anu t
being carried by union which the authorized repre-
sentative Of the EMPLOYEES Of Of the STRUCK t. crns
the picket line must be sure OF the STATUS Oh he Sus
union
REPRESENTATIVES, AND ELECTIONS
Exclusive A representative is defined by the
Renresentative Act to mean an individual Organiza
Sec 9 (a) ton. The representative CHOSEN by
the majority of the employees in an
appropriate unit the exclusive right negotiate contracts
and to administer them But individual employee or
group employees the right under the Act to take up
their grievances with the employer provided the representa-
tive is notified allowed to be present Moreover any set
ement or adjustment of grievance must be in line with the
contract the employer and the union AS practical
matter employer will not make settlement without con
sung the union because otherwise the union could claim
that the settlement violates the terms of the contract
Appropriate Unit Under the old Act, the NLRB had
Sec (b) complete discretion to decide what was
~ the appropriate unit; whether for ex-
ample entire plant separate crafts W1tnn pant
Under the new craft union demand secure sep
arate election craft group be included IN larger
unit unless majority of the votes against separate
The fact that the NLRB has previously
established larger unit any particular case does not pre-
vent eldened craft group from now asserting s clais
Professional In the same way, any professional
Emnoyees employees can get separate election
and cannot be included IN unit Win
non professional employees if majority OF them vote or
separate representation.
plant Guards Plant guards and other plant protec-
ton employees cannot be included in
unit with other employees whether they want to or not
These EMPLOYEES have bargain by themselves and no union
of plant guards be certified if it affiliated directly OF IN
directly with union of the other employees.
c;sorc Superyisors including f O e m H.
Sec ID 1a) have no rights at all under the Taft
Hartley Act and they cannot be IN
cluded in any unit mixed separate They can belong 70
union but the employer fire them for that ana ne
be compelled by law to recognize or bargain with e
Petitions For Under the Old Act an empSyep apCen
Elections could not Tile petltlon lor al e'eHt ,:
Sec 9(c1 uD (3) unless two unions were claim.
~ ~ ing to represent the same group OF
emplovees The new Act permits the employer to file pet
on for an election only one union "a Whereby
any group employees claim that union wnicn IS ACT
ing the exclusive no longer mas a G
now union can be displaced by nOunon II 1t loses an eec
on brought about by the 0y
some checks upon elections First the NLRB must nd
that there is question on 1ac 'ae
Second no election be held within Il mons al
election Third the NRB can in its dlscreGn RUE s na5
for two or to any electOn curing
the life of the contract
DISCHARGED The Board may under certain cir
C4;L" cumstances order election during a
Co. or, 2 strike if, for example, the strike is
~ > over the negotiation of a new contract
and the employer another unon or group OF
challenge the majority STATUS o VII? f f. discharge the
Sers with scabs or strikebreakers These replaced dis
Charged strikers have claim for reinstatement even the
strike is called off, And by the terms OF the Act strikers
who are not entitled to reinstatement cannot vote e
d Act both the requirements and the strikers voted Thus
the employer can fill the places OF majority OF the striking
EMPLOYEES he or the srkebreakers petition for new
n and the striking union lose it's bargaining rights
The moral of this that union which loses strike VIII also
lose it's legal rights the Act This section does not a
% to strike Caused by unfair labor practice on the part
the empoyer because such all the strikers are en-
titled to reinstatement and therefore eligible to VOTE while
no replacements can vote.
11;o ponorts There are certain conditions which
Gu S TT 1h1 must be met by any union which
oe.' " W. wishes to make any of the Taft
Hartley Act Before union ask the NLRB to certify IT,
to hold unoshop authorization election or to prosecute