Columbia River Packers Association, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 5, 1942

43 N.L.R.B. 1002 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of COLUMBIA RIVER PACKERS ASSOCIATION, INC. and •Co-
LUMBIA RIVER GILLNET FIS'.IIERMEN'S UNION AND AFFILIATED CANNERY
WORKERS, CHARTERED BY THE SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
NORTH AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. L.
Cases Nos. R-3519 and R-3550
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
Septe77iber 5; 19412
On April 7, 1942, the National Labor Relations,Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding
and on May 6, 1942, a Supplemental Decision and Amendment to
Direction of Elections2 Pursuant to the Direction of Elections,,as
amended, elections by secret ballot were conducted among all cannery
employees of Columbia River Packers Association, Inc., herein called
the Company, at its Ellsworth plant on May 18, 1942, and among all
cannery employees of the Company at its Altoona plant,on August
13, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director
for the Nineteenth Region (Seattle, Washington). On May 20, 1942,
with respect to the election among the employees of the Ellsworth
plant, and on August 18, 1942, with respect to the employees of the
Altoona plant, 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 Election
Reports on the ballots. -
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported,
with respect to the election among the employees at the Ellsworth
plant, as follows :
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 86
Total ballots cast--'---------------------------------------- 321
Votes cast for Columbia River Gillnet Fishermen's Union and
Affiliated Cannery Workers, A. F. L----------------------- 16
Votes cast for Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union,
C. I. 0--------------------------------------------------- 2
Votes cast for Neither--------------------------------------- 1
Total challenged ballots------------------------------------- 2
Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted------------------------------------- -19
140 N L. R B. 246.
2 40 N L. R B 254.
The Election Report recites that there were 19 valid votes cast It does not state
the computation of total ballots cast, but with respect to challenged ballots states that
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COLUMBIA: RIVER PACKERS ASSOCIATION, INC: - 1003
With respect to the election among the employees at the Altoona plant,
he reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list--------------------------------------- 78
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 31
Votes cast for Columbia River Gillnet Fishermen's Union and
Affiliated Cannery Workers, A. F. L------------------------- 20
Votes cast for Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union,
C. I. 0--------------------------------------------------- 10
Votes cast for Neither ---------------------------------------- 1
Total challenged ballots -------------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted--------------------- ------ 31
No objections to the conduct of the elections or to the Election Reports
have been filed by any of the parties.
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 Columbia River Gillnet Fishermen's
Union and Affiliated Cannery Workers, Chartered by- the Seafarers'
International Union of North America, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority
of all cannery employees of Columbia River Packers Association, Inc.,
at its Ellsworth plant, Ellsworth, Washington, excluding all machin-
ists and truck drivers, launch men employed as buyers, buyers, station
foremen, foremen and assistant foremen, and clerical employees, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that,
pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Columbia River Gillnet Fisher-
men's Union and Affiliated Cannery Workers, Chartered by the Sea-
farers' International Union of North America, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, 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; and
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Columbia River Gillnet Fishermen's
Union and Affiliated Cannery Workers, Chartered by the Seafarers'
International Union of North America, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority
of all cannery employees of Columbia River Packers Association, Inc.,
at its Altoona plant, Altoona, Washington, excluding all machinists
"Since they could have no possible effect on the outcome of the election, no suhng was
made on the tno challenged ballots" It appears that the number of challenged ballots,
which were not counted ( 2), and the number of " total valid ballots cast" ( 19), which
were counted , total 21.
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and truck drivers, launch men, employed as buyers , buyers, station
foremen, foremen ' and assistant foremen, and clerical employees, as
their representative for, the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that,' pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Columbia River Gillnet
Fishermen's Union and Affiliated Cannery Workers, Chartered by
the Seafarers ' International Union of North America, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of
all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with re-
spect to rates of pay, wages , hours of employment , and other condi-
tions of employment.