Silverstein & Pinsof, Inc.

In the Matter of SILVERSTEIN & PINSOF, INC. and UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, C.I.O. Case No. R-3673 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 1942 On April 17, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election in- the above-entitled' proceeding.' On May' 5, 1942, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Election.2 Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended;: an, election by secret ballot was conducted on May 12, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On May 13, 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 an Election Report on the ballot. No objec- tions to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Number eligible-------------------------------------------- 34 Number of ballots cast-------------------------------------- 35 Number of blank ballots------------------------------------ 1 Number of void ballots-------------------------------------- 0 Number of ballots challenged (not opened) ------------------ 3 Number of valid ballots counted----------------------------- 31 Number of valid ballots counted plus unopened challenged ballots--------------------------------------------------- 34 Number of valid ballots necessary for majority--------------- 18 Number of valid ballots cast for the union------------------- 20 Number of valid ballots cast against the union--------------- 11 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, 140 N. L R B 638. 2 40 N. L R B` 643 41 N L R. B., No. 59. 259 260 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Automobile, Aircraft & Agri- cultural Implement Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of Silverstein & Pinsof, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, including electric mule drivers and the chemist, but excluding non :working foremen, supervisory em- ployees, office and clerical employees, watchmen, and outside truck drivers, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain- ing, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Auto- mobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the ex- clusive representative of all such employees in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of em- ployment. i