Monsanto Chemical Co.

In the Matter of MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY, EMPLOYER and INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS' UNION, AFL, PETITIONER Case No. 10-RC-368 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER May 2, 1949 Pursuant to a Decision and Direction of Election 1 issued by the Board on February 11, 1949, an election by secret ballot was conducted on March 10, 1949, under the direction and supervision of the Re- gional Director for the Tenth Region. At the close of the election, the parties were furnished a Tally of Ballots, which shows that there were approximately 455 eligible voters, and that 441 valid ballots were cast, of which 45 were for the Petitioner, and 396 were against any participating labor organization. On March 16, 1949, the Petitioner filed Objections to Conduct Af- fecting the Results of the Election, alleging, among other things, that the Employer, prior to the election, intimidated and coerced employees by issuing letters which contained threats of reprisals and promises of benefits, and by conducting meetings during the course of which the Employer's supervisors made statements containing threats and prom- ises of benefits. On April 11, 1949, following an investigation, the Regional Director issued and duly served upon the parties his Report on Objections, wherein he found no basis for the objections, and rec- ommended that they be overruled, and that the petition be dismissed. No exceptions to the Regional Director's Report having been filed within the time provided therefor, we hereby adopt the findings and recommendations made by the Regional Director in his Report, and overrule the Objections filed by the Petitioner. As it appears from the Tally that no collective bargaining representative has been selected, we shall dismiss the petition. 181 N. L. R. B. 625. 83 N. L. R. B., No. 42. 339 340 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi- cation of representatives filed by the Petitioner herein be, and it hereby is, dismissed. MEMBERS REYNOLDS and MURDOCK took no part in the consideration of the above Supplemental-Decision and Order.