Ingram-Richardson Mfg. Co. of Indiana, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 14, 1940

24 N.L.R.B. 725 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of INGRAM -RICHARDSON MFG. COMPANY OF INDIANA,
INC. and FEDERAL LABOR UNION 22174; AFFILIATED WITH THE
A. F. OF L.
Case No. R-1770
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 14,' 1940
On April 23, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceedings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on May 22, 1940, under
the Direction and Supervision of the Regional Director for the
Eleventh Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). On May 23, 1940, the
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na-,
tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended, issued and duly served upon the parties his Election
Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election
Report had been filed by any of the parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the
balloting :
Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 301
Total number voting ------------------------------ ----------- 288
Total number of valid votes cast_____________________________ 274
Total number of votes for the Federal Labor Union 22174 ,
affiliated with the A. F. of L______________________________ 87
Total number of votes cast for the S. W. 0. C., Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers of North America,
Lodge No. 1774, affiliated with the C. I. 0__________________ 177
Total number of votes for neither organization_______________ 10
Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots_________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged ballots_ __________________________ 14
Since the challenged ballots cannot. affect the result of the election,
we find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenges.
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,
123 N. L. R. B. 85.
24 N. L. R. B.. No. 69.
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726 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
of National Labor Relations Board -Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
& Tin Workers of North America, Lodge No. 1774 (S. W. O. C.),
affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been
designated . and selected by a majority of all production and main-
tenance employees of Ingram-Richardson Mfg. Company of Indiana,
Inc., Frankfort , Indiana, exclusive of `truck drivers , clerical em-
ployees, and - supervisory employees , ' as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining , and that pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the Act, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers
of North America, Lodge No. 1774 (S.- W. O. C.), affiliated with the
Congress of Industrial Organizations , 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.