Who is in the Stock Clerk and Related Craft and Class?
Stock Clerks are usually called just that, or are sometimes called materials specialists or stores employees. The craft or class is not nearly as large as Mechanics and Related, so it is difficult to say what job titles fall into the craft or class. Essentially, anyone whose function consists of receiving, inspecting, sorting, storing and issuing supplies, parts or tools would be part of the Stock Clerk Craft or Class. The issue of whether Stock Clerks and Mechanics should constitute a single craft or class for representation purposes under the federal Railway Labor Act (RLA) was considered by the National Mediation Board (NMB) as early as 1948. At Braniff, Stock Clerks and Mechanics worked in adjacent areas in the hangars and much of their work brought them into contact with one another, they had the same shift assignments and lunch periods due to the necessity of having the stockroom in operation at all times when Mechanics are on duty, they were under the same supervision, and Stock
