Armour and Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 26, 1942

41 N.L.R.B. 1361 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of ARMOUR AND COMPANY and PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, LOCAL 58, AFFILIATED WITH THE CONGRESS
OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Case No. R-3718
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
June 26, 194,
On, May 13, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, separate elections by secret
ballot were conducted on June 5, 1942, under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Seventeenth Region (Kansas
City, Missouri). On June 9, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pur-
suant 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 to the Election Report have been filed by any of the
parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Cooper Department
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 15
Total ballots,cast---------------------------------------- 9
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- _ 0
Total void ballots________________________________________ 0
Total valid votes counted_________________________________ 9
Votes cast for Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee,
Local 58, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Or-
ganizations -------------------------------------------- 8
Votes cast against Packinghouse Workers Organizing Com-
mittee, Local 58, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations------- ---------------------------------- 1
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Electrical Department
Total on eligibility list----------------------------------- 5
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 5
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted--------------------------------- 5
Votes cast for Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee,
Local 58, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Or-
ganizations -------------------------------------------- 5
Votes cast against Packinghouse Workers Organizing Com-
mittee, Local 58, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations------------------------------------------ 0
Motive Power Department
'Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 18
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 15
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- o
Total valid votes counted--------------------------------- 15
Votes cast for Packinghouse Workers Organizing Com-
mittee, Local 58, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations---'--------------------------------------- 15
Votes cast against Packinghouse Workers Organizing Com-
mittee, Local 58, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations------------------------------------------ 0
In the Decision referred to above, the Board made no final deter-
mination as to the appropriate unit but stated that the employees
in such of the above groups as selected the Union in the elections
would thereby have indicated' their desire to become a part of the
general production and maintenance unit previously found appro-
priate' by the Board.2 The results of the elections show that the em-
ployees in each of the 3 groups have selected the Union as their
representatives, and we find that the Union is the exclusive represen-
tative of the employees in the cooper department, the electrical depart-
ment, and the motive power department. As we stated in, our
Decision, the Union is presently recognized by the Company, in a
contract expiring August 11, 1942, as the exclusive bargaining repre-
sentative of the employees, in the production and maintenance unit
heretofore found appropriate, and there is no dispute as to the
Union's status as such representative. Since the Union is-the recog-
nized exclusive representative of the employees in the original unit,
and since the results of the election show that the employees in the
2 See Matter of Armour & Company and United Packing House Workers Industrial Union
No. 767, affl ltated with the C. I. 0 ., 9 N. L. R B. 1239, 10 N. L. R. B. 474.
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cooper department, the electrical department, and the motive power
department have designated the Union as their representative, the
Union may now bargain for the employees in these 3 departments as
well as for those in the original unit.
MR. GERARD D. REILLY took no part in the consideration of the
above Supplemental Decision.