Armour and Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 25, 1940

24 N.L.R.B. 975 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of ARMOUR AND COMPANY and UNITED PACKINGHOUSE
WORKERS OF -AMERICA, LOCAL INDUSTRIAL UNION No. 347, OF PACK-
INGHOUSE WORKERS ORGANIZING . COMMITTEE , AFFILIATED WITH
C. 1. 0.
Case No. R-1820
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 1940
On May 17, 1940, the National Labor Relations 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 June 6, 1940, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illi-
nois). On June 10, 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 an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the
ballot or the Election Report were filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 311
Total number on eligibility list______________________________ 336
Total number of ballots cast for the Union___________________ 182
Total number of ballots cast against the Union_______________ 129
Total number of challenged ballots___________________________ 0
Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
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. United Packinghouse Workers of
America, Local Industrial Union No. 347, of Packinghouse Workers
Organizing Committee, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, has been designated- and selected by a miijority of
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all hourly paid and piece-work production and maintenance em=
ployees of Armour and Company, Chicago, Illinois, engaged in the
repair, maintenance, and building of railroad and refrigerator. cars
at the Company's Chicago, Illinois, car shops, excluding foremen,
supervisory employees, watchmen, and clerical and office employees,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
United Packinghouse Workers of America, Local Industrial Union
No. 347, of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated
with the'Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive repre-
sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and
other conditions of employment.