Western Rubber Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 8, 1940

19 N.L.R.B. 120 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter Of WESTERN RUBBER COMPANY and FEDERAL LABOR
UNION No. 21362 OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
In the Matter of WESTERN. RUBBER COMPANY and UNITED RUBBER
WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 30
Cases Nos. R-1556 and R-1557, respectively
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 8, 1940
On November 8, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its. Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on December 7, 1939, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chi-
cago, Illinois). On December 18, 1939, the Regional Director, acting
pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served upon the
parties his Election Report. Full opportunity to participate in the
conduct of the election and to make challenges was accorded to all
parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election
Report have been filed by any of the parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the election :
Total number eligible________________________________________ 363•
Total number of ballots cast__________________________________ 348
Total number of ballots challenged___________________________ 3
Total blank ballots__________________________________________ 0
Total void ballots___________________________________________
Total ballots cast for Federal Labor Union Number 21362,
0
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor____________ 131
Total number of ballots cast for United Rubber Workers of
America, Local Number 30 , affiliated with the . Congress of
Industrial Organizations___________________________________ 184
Total number of ballots cast for neither__ _____________________ 30
Since the three challenged ballots, if counted, would not affect the
result of the election, they will be disregarded.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power veseted in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
117 N . L. R. B. 426.
19 N. L. R. B., No. 16.
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WESTERN RUBBER COMPANY 121
tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Rubber Workers of America,
Local No. 30, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
has been designated and selected by a majority of the production and
maintenance employees of Western Rubber Company, Goshen, In-
diana, including inspectors and plant clerical employees, but excluding
foremen, assistant foremen, "Bedeaux" men, the direct office force,
superintendents, persons with power to hire and discharge, George
Ridenaur, Walter Lechlitner, Paul Markley, Jesse Bruce, and Joe
Kerlin, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Rubber
Workers of America, Local No. 30, affiliated with the Congress of In-
dustrial Organizations, 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.