Biles-Coleman Lumber Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 15, 1940

26 N.L.R.B. 648 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the (Matter of,BILES-COLEMAN LUMBER, CO., ,INC. and SAWDUST
MAKERS UNION # 1,^ INC.
r. •. ^,r Case No. R-1813
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CERTIFICATION OF -.REPRESENTATIVES, -
Augetst 15, '1940
On June 27, 1940,, the National Labor Relations Board issued a De-
cision and Directioh'of Election'' in the' above-entitled proceedings.
Pursuant to.. the Direction;of•Election; an-election by, secret ballot,w as
conducted on July 24, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director for the Niiieteefith%Region (Seattle, Washington).
On July 25,! 1940, the Regional, Director,, acting pursuant to Article
III, Section 9, of National'Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served.upoii the parties'
his Election Report. 4 No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to
the, Election Report have been-filed by any, of,the parties.
.1As to the 'balloting and itslresults, the'Regional Director reported
as follws:
Total,on eligibility list -__------- ,-------- - ------- '--------- ' 522
Total ballots cast______________________________________ - 511
Total votes in favor of Sawdust Makers' Union #1, Inc- _ - _ 305
'Total votes in'favor of Lumber"& Sawmill Wo'rkers'Uhion'
' Local No. 257,0------ ' - ----------------- 178
.d i ^ rTotal- votes in, favor of 5
.,,Total challenged,votes______-________, _-_______-____, .23
Totat-on eligibility list not voting___voting _----------- _ _
By , virtue of and pursuant, to,;the power vested in the • National
Labor-Relations Board.by Section,9 (c) of the, National, Labor,:Rela=
tions,'Act, 49 Stat: 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9,1
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series'
2, as amended,
'IT` IS 'HEREBY 'CERTIFIED' that' Sawdust Makers Union # 1, Inc.', has
been designated and selected by'a majority of the"employees of Biles-
Coleman Lumber Co., Inc., Omak, Washington, in the sawmill, fac-
tory, powerhouse, kilns, yards, and lower end-section railroad',crew,
including truck, drivers, other ,than, those who,operate "red trucks, `
i 24 N. L. R. B. 1036. • ,
26 N. L. R. B., No. 67.
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BILES-COLEMAN LUMBER CO., INC. 649
and retail department employees who pile, !trim, and-load lumber,! but
excluding all employees in the woods, supervisory, officials, foremen,
salesmen, bookkeepers,'clerical and office employees, watchmen, jani-
tors, and dries er's of "red't'ucks,;" its their representative for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining, sand „that, pursuant to the provisions
of Section 9• (a),of the National Labor.`Relations"Act,' Sawdust Makers
Union # 1, Inc., is the exclusive' representatives of all such' employees
for the' purposes of collective bargaining in 'respect- to''rat'esof pay,
wages, hours of employment, and other' conditions of einployrnent.
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MR. EDWIN S. SMITH took no part' in the consideration' of, the above
Certification of Representatives. ' " ': " _1
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