Mack Manufacturing Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 12, 1940

28 N.L.R.B. 491 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of MACK MANUFACTURING CORPORATION. and ' UNITED
AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O.
Case No. B-2069 -
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 12, 1940
On October 17, 1940, the National Labor Relations 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 November 15, 1940, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Fourth Region (Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania). On November 27, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pur-
suant 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. 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 eligible to vote------------------------------------- 2682
Total votes cast------------ ------------------------------- 2561
Total valid votes cast ------------------------------------- 2543
Total ballots cast for United Automobile Workers of America,
affiliated with the C . I. 0------------------------------ 1688
Total ballots cast against United Automobile Workers of
America, affiliated with the C . I. 0---------------------- 855
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 5
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 7
Total challenged ballots ----------------------------------- 6
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,
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Automobile Workers of Amer-
ica, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by
127 N. L R B 917.
28 N. L. R. B, No. 74.
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492 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
a majority of the production and maintenance employees of Mack
Manufacturing Corporation, Allentown, Pennsylvania, including
stock handlers and inspectors, but excluding direct officers of the
management (such as officers and directors- of the, Company); factory
managers and assistant factory managers, directors and assistant
directors of purchases, superintendents and assistant superintendents,
general foremen, assistant foremen, and group leaders, time-study
men, draftsmen, designing, planning and estimating engineers, plant
protection employees (but not maintenance or fire protection em-
ployees), all clerical and office employees, and cafeteria employees, as
their 'representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National-
Labor Relations Act, United Automobile Workers of America, affili-
ated with the C. I. 0., 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.