B. F. Goodrich Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 27, 1941

32 N.L.R.B. 135 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY and LOCAL No. 193,
UNITED RUBBER WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE
C. I. O.
Case No. R-0429
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
May ^?7, 1941
On April 14, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election Pursuant to the Direction of
Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on May 9, 1941,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the
Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan). On May 13, 1941, 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 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 :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 418
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 385
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 5
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- o
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0
't'otal valid votes cast---------------------------------------
Votes cast for Local 193, United Rubber Workers of America,
380
affiliated with the C . I. 0--------------------------------- 296
Votes cast for Local No. 255, United Christian Rubber Work-
ers, affiliated with the C . L. A---------------------------- 48
Votes cast for neither -------------------------------------- 36
The Regional Director reported that he did not rule upon the
challenged ballots since they could not in any way affect the outcome
of the election.
By virtue of and pursuant to 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,
130 N . L R B 1158
32 N. L . R. B, No. 28.
135
136 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local No. 193, United Rubber Workers
of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
has been designated and selected by a majority of piecework and
hourly rated clock-card factory employees of The B. F. Goodrich
Company, engaged at the Cadillac plant, Cadillac, Michigan, in the
manufacture of rubber products and in the maintenance of said
Cadillac plant, exclusive of the supervisory employees, clerical
employees, teachers, and full-time plant protection employees, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
Local No. 193, United Rubber `Yorkers of America, affiliated with the
Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive representative
of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in
respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other
conditions of employment.