Bruce Church Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 12, 1942

39 N.L.R.B. 720 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of BRUCE CHURCH COMPANY and FRESH FRUIT &
VEGETABLE WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 78, C. I. O.
Case No. R-3545
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
March 12, 1942
On February 18, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on February 25, 1942,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the
Twenty-first Region (Los Angeles, California). On February 27,
1942, 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 on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or
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___________________________________ 95
Total ballots cast________________________________________ 72
Total ballots challenged ----------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots______________________________________ 0
Total void ballots_______________________________________ 0
Total valid votes counted_________________________________
Votes cast for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Workers Union, Local
72
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78, C. 1. 0------------------------------------ - 25
Votes cast against Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Workers Union, -
Local 78, C. I. 0-------------------------------------- 47
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The
petition for investigation and certification of representatives of
employees of Bruce Church Company, Yuma, Arizona, will therefore
be dismissed.
39 N. L. R. B., No. 136.
38 N L R. B 1401
720
BRUCE CHURCH COMPANY 721
ORDER
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, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series
2, as amended, '
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and
certification of representatives of employees of Bruce Church Com-
pany, Yuma, Arizona, filed by Fresh Fruit -& Vegetable Workers
Union, Local 78, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions be, and it hereby is, dismissed.
MR. WM. M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Supplemental Decision and Order.