Grand Rapids Varnish Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 12, 1941

35 N.L.R.B. 391 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of GRAND RAPIDS VARNISH CORPORATION and INTER-
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS , DECORATORS AND PAPER
HANGERS , A. F. OF L. LOCAL 732
Case No. R-2710
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 1941
On July 24, 1941 , the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above -entitled proceed-
ing.1 Pursuant to the Direction of Election , an election by secret
ballot was conducted on August 15, 1941 , under the- direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (De-
troit, Michigan). On August 20, 1941 , 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 objec-
tions 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______________________________________ 121
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 115
Total ballots challenged _____________________________________ 2
Total blank ballots__________ ________________________________ 0
Total void ballots ----- -------------------------------------- 1
Total valid votes cast_______________________________________ 112
Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Painters Dec-
orators and Paper Hangers, Local 732, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor____________________________ 75
Votes cast against International Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paper Hangers, Local 732 , affiliated with
American Federation of Labor____________________________ 37
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,
133N . L R.B 757.
35 N. L . R. B., No. 81.
391
392 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR -RELATIONS BOARD
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paper Hangers, Local 732, affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a
majority of all production and maintenance employees at the Grand
Rapids plants of Grand Rapids Varnish Corporation, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, including shipping, receig, and warehouse employees,
chemists, and other technical employe not in a confidential capacity,
but excluding graduate chemists, superintendents, foreman, office
and clerical employees, and supervisory employees with the power
to hire and discharge, as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
Act, International Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper
Hangers, Local 732, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the
purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages.
hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.