Ideal Seating Co.

In the Matter Of IDEAL SEATING COMPANY and UNITED FURNITURE WORKERS of AMERICA, CIO Case No. R-3047 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND DIRECTION - March 12, 1942 On October 16, 1941, 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 Elec- tion, an election by - secret ballot was conducted on November 6, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan). On January 24, 1942, the Regional 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 his Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list _____________________________________ 162 Total ballots cast _________________________________________ 136 Total ballots challenged ____________________________________ 17 Total blank ballots------------------------------ -_-------- 1 Total void ballots __________________________________________ 0 Total valid votes cast______________________________________ 118 Votes cast for United Furniture Workers of America, C . I. O_ 54 Votes cast against United Furniture Workers of . America, C. I. 0 --------------------------------------------------- 64 As a result of an investigation conducted by the Acting Regional Director, the Regional Director in his Election Report, recom- mended that the challenges be sustained as to four of the voters, Milton Goebel, Anthony Nausadis, Ray Zahm, and Charles Ziglnont; and that the challenges be overruled as to 13 of the voters : Donald 1 36 N L. R B 166 39 N L. R. B, No. 142 750 IDEAL SEATING COMPANY -751 Bockheim, Albert Bozung, Melvin Casper, Stewart Devris, Al Ga- linis, Marvin Gray, Charles Hansen, Earl Kasper, Ray Kowrach, Neil Kugel, Leo Stankus, Lawrence VanDusen, and Joe Vernegatis. No objections to this recommendation were filed by any of the par- -ties. The Board has examined and hereby,adopts the recommenda- tions of the Regional Director with respect to the challenges. , The ballots of Donald Bockheim, Albert Bozung, Melvin Casper, Stew- art Devris, Al Galinis, Marvin Gray, Charles Hansen, Earl Kasper, Ray Kowrach, Neil Kugel, Leo Stankus, Lawrence VanDusen, and Joe Vernegatis are declared valid. The ballots of Milton Goebel, Anthony Nausadis, Ray Zahm, and Charles Zigmont are declared invalid. Since the 13 challenged ballots which we have ruled to be valid ballots may affect the outcome of the election, we shall direct that they be counted and that a supplemental election report be served upon the parties by the Regional Director. DIRECTION By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor. Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re- lations Act (49 Stat. 449), and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations, it is hereby DIRECTED that, as part of the investigation authorized by the Board to ascertain representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining with Ideal Seating Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Re- gional Director for the Seventh Region, (Detroit, Michigan) shall, pursuant to said Rules and Regulations, and subject to Article III, Section 9 thereof, within ten (10) days from the date of this Direc- tion, open and count the challenged ballots herein declared valid, and shall thereafter prepare and cause to be served upon the parties to this proceeding a Supplemental Election Report embodying his findings therein and his recommendations as to the result of the balloting. MR. WM. M. LEISExsoN took no part in the consideration of the above Supplemental Decision and Direction. 448105-42-vol 39-49