Clinton Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 7, 1940

27 N.L.R.B. 102 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of CLINTON COMPANY and OFFICE EMPLOYEES' UNION
No. 22291, OF CLINTON, IOWA
Case No. R-1933
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER
September 7, 1940
On July 27 , 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election 1 in the above -entitled proceed-
ing. The Direction of Election provided that an election by secret
ballot be conducted within thirty ( 30) days from the date of the
Direction , among all office employees , foremen , chemists , and en-
gineers employed by the Clinton Company, Clinton , Iowa, whose
names appear on a list introduced in evidence at the hearing herein
who had not since quit or been discharged for cause , and including
any employee who, prior to the date of the Direction , had replaced
an employee named on the list Who had quit or been discharged
for cause , but excluding all other employees , to determine whether
or not they desired to be represented by Office Employees' Union
No. 22291 of Clinton, Iowa, affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor, for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction , an election by secret ballot was held
on August 14, 1940 , at Clinton , Iowa, under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Eighteenth Region. Pur-
suant to a Stipulation and Agreement , dated August 12, 1940,
between the parties to this proceeding , and the Regional Director's
Notice of Election, ballots of absentee voters were received at the
Eighteenth Regional Office until 5 p. in. on August 21 , 1940. On
August 23, 1940, the Regional Director , acting pursuant to Article
-III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Reg-
ulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the
parties an Election Report containing a tally of the ballots. In his
Report the Regional Director certified that the ballot was fairly
and impartially conducted , that the ballots . cast were duly and
fairly counted under his supervision , and that statements to such
effect had been filed with him by the tellers.
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27 N. L. R. B., No. 27.
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CLINTON COMPANY 103
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reports
as, follows :
Total number eligible------------------------------------- 176
Total number of ballots cast------------------------------ 171
Total number of votes counted----------------------------- 170
Total number of ballots cast for Office Employees' Union
No 22291, (A F. of L.) -------------------------------- 55
Total number of votes cast against this organization---------- 115
Total number of blank ballots---------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots------------------------------ 0
Total number of challenged ---------------------- - I--- 1
No exceptions to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report
have been filed by any of the parties.
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining rep-
resentative has been selected by a majority of the employees in the
appropriate unit. The petition of Office Employees' Union No.
22291, of Clinton, Iowa, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, for investigation and certification of representatives of em-
ployees of Clinton Company, Clinton, Iowa, - will therefore be
dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act,
49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of Na-
tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and cer-
tification of representatives of employees of Clinton Company, Clin-
ton, Iowa,- filed by -Office Employees' Union No. 22291; of Clinton,
Iowa, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, be; and it
hereby is, dismissed.