Wilson & Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 15, 1938

10 N.L.R.B. 675 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter Of WILSON & Co. and UNITED MEAT WORKERS LOCAL
INDUSTRIAL UNION No. 635, AFFILIATED WITH THE COMMITTEE FOR
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
In the Matter Of WILSON & Co. and COMMITTEE FOR INDUSTRIAL OR-
GANIZATION , ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEES OF WILSON & CO.
In the Matter Of GOTHAM HOTEL SUPPLY CO. and UNITED MEAT
WORKERS, L. I. U. 635, C. I. 'O.
Cases Nos. 8-929 to R-936, inclusive
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 15, 1938
On November 4, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision, Certification of Representatives,
and Direction of Elections, in the above-entitled consolidated cases.,,
The Direction of Elections directed that two separate elections by
secret ballot be conducted among the processing and operative em-
ployees of Wilson & Co. employed during the respective last pay-roll
periods next preceding the date of the Direction at the Company's
161-2nd Street, Mineola plant, and at its Gotham Hotel Supply Co.
plant, respectively, including chauffeur luggers, scalers, shipping
clerks, cutters, egg handlers, sausage workers, and ham workers, and
excluding supervisory employees, clerical employees, salesmen, and
schoctim, and those who had since quit or been discharged for cause,
to determine whether or not such employees desired to be represented
by United Meat Workers Local Industrial Union No. 635, for the
purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections,2 an election by secret ballot
was conducted on November 18, 1938, at the Mineola plant, under
the direction and supervision of, the Regional Director for the Sec-
ond Region (New York City). Full opportunity was afforded all.
parties to this investigation to participate in the conduct of the secret
ballot and to make challenges. On November 21, 1938, the Regional
19 N. L. R . B. 650.
7 On November 19, 1938, the Board issued an Amendment to its Direction of Elections
extending the period within which the election shall be held at the Gotham Hotel Supply
Co. plant to such time as the Board may in the future direct. 9 N . L. R. B. 657.
10 N. L. R. B., No. 53.
675
676 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued
and duly served. upon the parties an Intermediate Report on the
election.
As' to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote______________________________ 54
Total number of ballots cast___'___________________________ 52
,Total, number of ballots. counted ------------------------- 52
Total number of votes in favor of United Meat `workers
Local Industrial Union No. 635__________________________ 42
Total number of votes against United Meat `workers Local
Industrial Union No. 635_______________________________ 10
Total number of blank votes______________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots______________________________ 0
Total (number of challenged votes_________________________ 0
Objections to the Intermediate Report were duly filed by the Com-
pany. The Regional Director found that the objections raised no
substantial and material issues with respect to the conduct of the
ballot. The Board has considered the said objections and finds that
no substantial and material issues tbith respect to the conduct of the
ballot or to the Intermediate Report are raised thereby.
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 1,'
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Meat Workers Local Industrial
Union No. 635' has been 'designated and selected by a majority of the
processing and operative employees of Wilson & Co. at its Mineola
plant,' including chauffeur luggers, scalers, shipping clerks, cutters,
egg handlers, sausage workers, and,ham workers, and excluding super-'
visory employees, clerical employees, salesmen; and schoctim, ,as their
representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that,'
pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Meat Workers Local
Industrial Union No. 635 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.
MR. DONALD WAKEFIELD SMITH took no part in the consideration of
the above Certification of Representatives.'