General Motors Sales Corp.

In the Matter of GENERAL MOTORS PARTS DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS SALES CORPORATION, and INTERNATIONAL UNION UNITED AUTOMO- BILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O. Case No. R-3767. -Decided May 16,19-110 Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification on consent election. Mr. Louis J. Disser, for the Board. Mr. Denton Jolly, Mr. Henry M. Hogan, and Mr. A. F. Power, of Detroit, Mich., for the Company. Mr. Fred K. Heferly, of Denver, Colo., for the Union. Mr. Harley G. Moorhead, Jr., of counsel to the Board. DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES STATEMENT OF THE CASE Upon petition duly filed by International Union United Automo- bile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America,,C. 1. 0., herein called the Union, alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen concerning the representation of employees of General Motors Corporation, General Motors Parts Division,' herein called the Company, engaged at Denver, Colorado, in the operation of a warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing upon due notice. Before a hearing was -held, the Company on March 11, 1942, and the Union and the Regional Director for the Twenty-second Region (Denver, Colorado) on March 31, 1942, entered into a "STIPULATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON CONSENT ELECTION." Pursuant to the stipulation an election by secret ballot was con= ducted on April 17, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the' Regional Director among all hourly rated stock pickers; stock ' The name of the Company was incorrectly stated in the petition' as it appears in the caption, above. 41 N. L. R. B., No. 3. 11 12 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD handlers, shipping checkers, and janitors of the Company, excluding, however, stockroom and receiving supervisor, shipping supervisor, stock-department manager, foreman, assistant foreman, watchman, and all persons working in a supervisory capacity, and clerical em- ployees, for the purpose of determining whether or not they desired to be represented by the Union for the purposes of collective bar- gaining. On April 13, 1942, the Regional Director issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. - In his Election Report the Regional Director reported as follows concerning the balloting : Total on eligibility list--------------------------------------- 10 Total ballots cast--------------------------------------------- 8 Total ballots challenged--------------------------------------- 2 Total blank 'ballots ------------------------------------------- to Total void ballots --------------------------------------------- 0, Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of, American, C. I. 0------ 6 Votes cast against International Union United Automobile, Air- craft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C. I. 0-- 0 Upon the basis of- the stipulation„ tlle-< Election Report, and the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT 1.-A- question, affecting commerce has arisen' concerning' the rep- resentation of, employees of, General,-Motors Corporation,General Motors, Parts Division, , Denver, Colorado',, within the meaning of Section -9 . (c) .and- Section 2 ,(6) and-' (7) of the National Labor Relations Act. 2. All -hourly, paid stock pickers, stock handlers, shipping checkers, and, janitors.-of the, Company, excluding, however, stockroom and receiving supervisor, shipping supervisor, stock-department manager, foreman, assistant foreman, watchman, and all persons working in a supervisory capacity, and clerical employees, constitute a unit appro- priate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9- (b) of, the National Labor -Relations Act. 3. International Union United, Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the employees in the above unit as their representative for the,purposes of collective bargaining, and is the exclusive representative of all employees in said unit;,within the meaning of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act. GENERAL MOTORS SALES CORPORATION 13 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES 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, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C. I. 0., has been designatedd, and selected' by a' majority of all hourly rated stock. pickers, stock handlers, shipping clerks, and janitors of the General' •Motors',Corporation,. General Motors Parts Division, ex- cluding, however, stockroom and- receiving room supervisor, shipping supervisor, stock-department manager, foreman, watchman, and all persons working in a supervisory capacity, and clerical employees, as their representative for the, purposes' of collective bargaining, and that pursuant.to- Sections 9 (a) of the Act' International Union United -Automobile; Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C. If.- O:; ist 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.