National Distillers Products Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board DecisionsMar 1, 1940

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

In the Matter of NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORPORATION, BERN- HEIM LANE, LoulsvILLE , Ky. and INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF FIREMEN & OILERS, #320, 401 MACON AvE., LoulsviLLE, Ky. Case No. R-1683 AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION March 1, 1940 On February 16, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 in the above-entitled proceeding, the election to be conducted as early as possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the Direction. The Board, having been advised by the Regional Director for the Ninth Region (Cincinnati, Ohio) that Distillery Workers Union No. 758, affiliated with the C. I. 0., desires to have its name removed from the ballot in the election directed by the Board in this proceeding, hereby amends its Direction of Election by striking there- from the words "they desire to be represented by International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers, #320, affiliated with the A. F. of L., or by Distillery Workers Union No. 758, affiliated with the C. I. 0., for purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither" and substituting therefor the words "or not they desire to be represented by Inter- national Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers, #320, affiliated with the A. F. of L., for the purposes of collective bargaining." 21 N. L. R. B., No. 16. [SAME TITLE] CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES March 05, 1940 On February 16, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding. On March 1, 1940, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Election. Pursuant to the Direction of Election as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on March 4, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Ninth Region (Cincinnati, Ohio). On March 7, 120 N L. R B 467. 24 NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORPORATION 25 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 his 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 : Number of alleged eligible voters_____________________________ 19 Number of ballots placed in ballot box_______________________ 19 Number of unchallenged ballots FOR International Brother- hood of Firemen & Oilers, #320, A. F. of L________________ 15 Number of unchallenged ballots AGAINST International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers, #320, A. F. of L________ 4 Number of challenged ballots________________________________ 0 Number of blank ballots_____________________________________ 0 Number of spoiled 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 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 International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers, #320, affiliated with the A. F. of L., has been designated and selected by a majority of the power-plant employees of National Distillers Products Corporation, at its Louisville, Kentucky, plants, including firemen, utility men, and general helpers, but excluding foremen, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers, #320, affiliated with the A. F. of L., 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. 21 N. L. R. B., No. 16a.