Blackmer Pump Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 13, 1941

34 N.L.R.B. 264 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of BLACKMER PUMP COMPANY and LOCAL 828, UNITED
AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE CONGRESS
OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Case No. R-2654
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 13, 1941
On July 3, 1941, the National Labor Relations' Board issued its De-
cision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was
conducted on July 21, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan). On
July 25, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III,
Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which
were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of
the ballot or to the Election Report were filed by either of the'parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as
follows :
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------------------- 138
Total ballots cast--- --------------------------------------------------- 128
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------------------ I
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------------------ 0
Total valid ballots cast------------------------------------------------- 127
Votes cast for Local 828, United Automobile Workers of America, affiliated
with the Congress of Industrial Organizations -------------------------- 95
Votes cast against Local 828, United Automobile Workers of America, affi- '
liated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations-------------------- 32
Since the challenged ballot cannot affect the results of the election, we
find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenge.
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 Local 828, United Automobile Workers
of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial, Organizations,
'33N L. R B.117.
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has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and
maintenance employees of Blackmer Pump Company, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, in both the foundry and the machine shop, including factory
clerical help and truck drivers, but excluding office clerical help, super-
visors, executives, watchmen, and employees in the engineering depart-
ment, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining,
and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Local 828, United Auto-
mobile Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, is the exclusive representative of all' such employees
for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay,
wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.