The Western Foundry Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 10, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 309 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE WESTERN FOUNDRY COMPANY and STEEL
`YORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, AFFILIATED WITH C I. O.
On May 26. 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election,, and on June 30, 1942, an Amend-
ment to Direction of Election 2 In the above-entitled proceeding.
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by
seciet ballot was conducted on June 22, 1942, under the direction
and supeivision of the Regional Dnector for the Thirteenth Region
(Chicago, Illinois). On June 23, 1942,.tlie,Regional Diiector, acting
pursuant to Aiticle III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
Rules and Regulations-Seises 2, as amended, issued and duly served
upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct
of the ballot of to the Election Report have been filed by any of the
pai ties
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Diiector reported
as follows.
Number eligible -------------------------------------------- 353
Number of ballots cast----------------- -------------- 317
Number of blank ballots---------------------- ------------- 2
Number of void ballots --------------------------- - --------- 2
Number of ballots challenged (riot opened) ------------------ 3
Number of valid ballots counted---------------------------- 310
Number of valid ballots counted plus unopened challenged
ballots--------------------------------------------------- 313
Case No. R-3771
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 1940
Number of valid ballots necessary for majouty--------------- 157
Number of valid ballots cast for C I 0---------------------- 224
Number of valid ballots cast for A F of L------------------- 71
Number of %alld ballots cast for neither union--------------- 15
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Boaid by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, 49 Stat 449, and pursuant to Aiticle III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Laboi Relations Boaid Rules and Regulations-Seiies 2,
as amended,
1 41 N L R Ii 301
241N L R B 306
42NLRB,No73
309
310 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Steelworkers of America, affil-
iated with C I 0, has been designated and selected by a majority
of all production and maintenance employees of The Western
,Foundry Company at its Kedzie and Albany Avenue plant in Chi-
cago, Illinois, excluding supervisory,, office, clerical and sales em-
ployees, chemists and technicians, watchmen, outside truck drivers,
licensed firemen, and students, as,their representative for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the National Labor Relations Act, United - Steelworkers of
America, affiliated with 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.
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