C.B. Atkin Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 28, 1941

37 N.L.R.B. 40 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of C. B. ATKIN COMPANY and UNITED FURNITURE
WORKERS OF AMERICA, CIO
Case No. 1?4929
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 28, 1941
On September 23, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on October 17, 1941, -under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta,
Georgia). On October 29, 1941, 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 the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total number eligible --------------------------------- 342
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 328
Total number of ballots cast for United Furniture Workers
of America, CIO------------------------------------------ 199
Total number of ballots cast against United Furniture Workers
of America , CIO------------------------------------------ 128
Total number of challenged ballots --------------------------- 1
Total number of void ballots -------------------------------- 0
Total number of blank ballots ------------------------------- 0
By virtue of aid 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 United Furniture Workers of America,
CIO, has been designated and selected by a majority of all hourly
paid production and maintenance employees of C. B. Atkin Com-
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pany, Knoxville, Tennessee, at Plants Nos. 1 and 2, including truck
drivers, watchmen, and janitors, but excluding assistant foremen and
higher supervisory employees, lumber inspectors, salesmen, clerical
employees, and all employees having the right to hire and discharge,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargainingi
and that pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National
Labor Relations Act, United Furniture Workers of America, CIO,
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.