J. I. Case Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 16, 1940

25 N.L.R.B. 504 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of J. I. CASE COMPANY and PATTERN MAKERS LEAGUE
OF NORTH AMERICA AND PATTERN MAKERS ASSOCIATION OF QUAD
CITIES AND VICINITY, AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION'
OF LABOR
Case No. B-1858
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 1940
On June 12, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on June 28, 1940, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thir-
teenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On July 5, 1940, 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 objections 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 number of ballots cast---------------------------------- 7
Total number eligible ----------------------------------------- 7
Ballots cast for Pattern Makers League of North America and
the Pattern Makers Association of Quad Cities and Vicinity,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor------------- 7
Ballots cast against Pattern Makers League of North America
and the Pattern Makers Association of Quad Cities and Vicinity,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor-------------- 0
Protested ballots---------------------------------------------- 0
Blank ballots ------------------------------------------------- 0
Void ballots -------------------------------------------------- 0
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
lations 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,
124 N. L R B 606
25 N. L R. B., No. 62.
504
J. I. CASE COMPANY 505
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Pattern Makers League of North
America and Pattern Makers Association of Quad Cities and Vicin-
ity, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been des-
ignated and selected by a majority of the pattern makers and pattern
,makers' apprentices in the Rock Island plant of J. I . Case Company
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act , Pattern Makers. League
of North America and Pattern Makers Association of Quad Cities
and Vicinity , 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.
MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Certification of Representatives.