J. I. Case Co.

In the Matter of J. I. CASE Co. and INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL - IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O. Case No. R-3394 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES Case No. R-3394 On January 26, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed- ing.) Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on February 13, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On February 14, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela- tioi7s Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 582 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 544 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 0 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 2 Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 542 Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft ' & Agricultural Implement Workers,of America, C. I. 0------ 352 Votes cast against International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C. I. 0-------------------------------------------------- 190 By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations 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, 1 38 N L. R B. 522 39 N. L. R. B, No. 73. 412 J. I. CASE CO. 413 IT is 'HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union, United Automo- bile,' Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, affil- iated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been selected by a majority of all the production and maintenance employees, including Charles R. (Whitey) Clausen, Johnny Waters, Oliver Gor- don, Walter Coghill, Frank DeFreeze, and Hank DeVooght, of J. I. -Case Co., Rock Island, Illinois, plant exclusive of office and clerical employees and Paul Eastland, Russel Johnson, Loyd Cousin, and other supervisory employees, and pattern makers and pattern makers' apprentices, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor -Relations Act, International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C. I. 0., is the exclusive'representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.