Androscoggin Mills

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 19, 1940

27 N.L.R.B. 326 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of ANDROSCOGGIN MILLS and TEXTILE `YORKERS UNION OF
AMERICA, C. I. O.
Case, No. R-1964
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 1940
On August 16, 1940, 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 5, 1940, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the First
Region (Boston, Massachusetts). On September 6, 1940, the Regional
Director, acting pursuant to Article III, 'Section 9, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued
and duly served upon the parties his Election Report. Full oppor-
tunity to participate in the conduct of the election and to make chal-
lenges was accorded to all parties. No objections to, the conduct of the
ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the election :
Total on eligibility list_____________________________________ 733
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 694
Total ballots challenged____________________________________ 7
Total void ballots_________________________________________ 1
Total blank ballots________________________________________ 6
Total valid votes cast______________________________________ 680
Total votes for Textile Workers Union of America, C. I. O____ 400
Total votes against Textile Workers Union of America, C. I. O_ 280
Since the seven challenged ballots, if counted, would not affect the
result of the election, they will be disregarded.
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 Textile Workers Union of America, affil-
iated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been desig-
1 26 N. L R B. 725.
27 N. L. R. B., No. 71.
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nated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance
employees of Androscoggin Mills, Lewiston, Maine, excluding super-
visory, laboratory, clerical, and office employees, and employees marked
"out" on the Company's pay roll of June 22, 1940, as their representa-
tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to
Section 9 (a) of the Act, Textile Workers Union of America, affiliated_
with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive repre-
sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other
conditions of employment.