Walgreen Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 18, 1942

39 N.L.R.B. 920 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of WALGREEN COMPANY -and CHICAGO DRUG WORKERS
ASSOCIATION , AFFILIATED WITH THE 'WAREHOUSE ' & • DISTRIBIITION
WORKERS UNION; AFFILIATED WITH THE I . L. W. U.
Case.No. R-8165
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND'
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18; 1942
On December 18, 1942, 'the National Labor Relations • Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election.
an election by secret ballot was conducted on January,15, 1942, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thir-
teenth Region (Chicago; Illinois). On January 20, 1942, the Re-,
gional 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.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total number on eligibility list----------------------------- 319
Total number of ballots cast--------------------------------- 293
Total number of ballots challenged--------------------------- 21
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 0
Total number of ballots counted------------------------------ 272
Number of ballots voted for Warehouse & Distribution Workers
Union, C. I. 0------------------------------------------- 153
Number of ballots voted for Chicago Drug Workers Associa-
tion ------------------------------------------------------- 114
Number of ballots voted for neither--------------------------- 5
Since the number of the challenged ballots cannot affect the result of
the election, the Regional Director ruled that they would not be
counted. We find it unnecessary to make any determination with
respect to the challenges.
1 37 N. L. R. B. 764.
39 N. L. R. B., No. 179.
920
WALGREEN COMPANY 921
On January 26 and 28, 1942, respectively, Walgreen Company,
herein called the Company, and Chicago Drug Workers Association,
herein called the Association-Independent, each filed objections to
the conduct of the election and to the Election Report. On February
23, 1942, the Regional Director issued his Report on Objections which
was duly served upon the parties. The Board has considered the
objections filed-by the Compan 'and the Association and finds that
the objections raise no substantial or material issues in respect to
the conduct of the election or the Election Report. The objections
are hereby overruled.' -
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 Chicago Drug Workers Association,
affiliated with the Warehouse & Distribution Workers Union, affiliated
with the I. L. W. U., has been designated and selected by a majority
of all employees at the Chicago warehouse of Walgreen Company,
Chicago, Illinois, excluding supervisory employees, watchmen, and
employees in the personnel department, as their representative for the
purposes of ,collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the National Labor Relations Act, Chicago Drug Workers Asso-
ciation, affiliated-with the Warehouse & Distribution Workers Union,
affiliated with the I. L. W. U., 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.