Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Feb 28, 1942

39 N.L.R.B. 400 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of MONTGOMERY WARD & Co., INCORPORATED and UNITED
MAIL ORDER , WAREHOUSE AND RETAIL EMPLOYEES' UNION, LOCAL
No. 20 AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O.
Cases Nos. R-3256 and R-3257
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 08, 194
On January 16, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.)
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, elections by secret ballot were
conducted on February 12, 1942, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illi-
nois). On February 13, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant
to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules
and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, duly issued and served upon
the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the
ballots or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional. Director
reported as follows : ,
1. Chicago Mail Order House
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 4861
Total ballots cast___ _______________________________________ 3677
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 52
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 9
Total void ballots__________________________________________ 4
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------
Total ballots cast for United Mail Order , Warehouse and Re-
3612
tail Employees ' Union, Local No. 20, affiliated with C. I. O__ 2367
Total ballots cast against United Mail Order, Warehouse and
Retail Employees ' Union , Local No. ,20, affiliated with the
C. I. 0-------------------------------------------------- 1245
2. Chicago Retail Department Store
Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 199,
Total ballots cast ----- ---------------- ------------------------ 146
Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 4
Total blank ballots__________________________________________ 0
1 38 N. L R B. 297.
39 N. L . R B., No. 68.
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MONTGOMERY WARD & co., INC.r401
Total void ballots__________________________________________ 0
Total valid votes counted____________________________________ 142
Total ballots cast for United Mail Order, Warehouse and Re-
tail Employees' Union, Local No. 20, affiliated with C. I. O____ 129
Total ballots cast against United Mail Order, Warehouse and
Retail Employees' Union, Local No. 20, affiliated with C. I. O__ 13
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 nmREBY CERTIFIED that United Mail Order, Warehouse and
Retail Employees' Union, Local No. 20, affiliated with the C. I. O.,
has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of
the Chicago Mail Order House of Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorpo-
rated, Chicago, Illinois, including the fashion department and tele-
phone exchange operators, but excluding the employees in the Ad-
ministration Building, Merchandise Mart Building, Schwinn Ware-
house and medical department, and the branch manager, the'branch
operating manager, the branch merchandising manager, and the
branch comptroller, and the other confidential or supervisory em-,
ployees, as their representative for the -purposes of collective bargain-
ing, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, United Mail Order, Warehouse and
Retail Employees' Union, Local No. 20, affiliated with the C. I. 0.,
is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages,
hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.
IT Is HERESY CERTIFIED that United Mail Order, Warehouse and Re-
tail Employees' Union, Local No. 20, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has
been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of the
Chicago Retail Department Store of Montgomery Ward & Co., Incor-
porated, Chicago, Illinois, including the receiving and shipping de-
partments of the store in the South Building and the telephone opera-
tors, but excluding the manager, assistant operating manager, assistant
merchandising manager, and the other confidential or supervisory
employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9, (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, United -Mail Order, Warehouse and
Retail Employees' Union, Local No. 20, affiliated with the C. I. 0., 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.