The Western Foundry Co.

In the Matter of THE WESTERN FOUNDRY COMPANY (HOLLAND, MICH- IGAN) and INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF ADrERICA, C I. 0 Case No R-3813 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 1940 On June 1, 1942, the National, Labor Relations Board issued a' Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on June 19, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan). On June 23, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula- tions-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Repoit As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows • Total on eligibility list---- --------------------------------- 19 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 18 Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------ 0 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 1 Total void ballots-------------------- ---------------------- 0 Total valid votes counted------------------------------------ 17 Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C I 0----- 9 Votes cast against International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C I 0--------------------------------------------------- 8 Thereafter, The Western Foundry Company, herein called the Company, filed an objection to the Election Report The Com- pany contends that the International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C I 0, herein called the Union, is not entitled to ceitification as the bargain- ing representative of the Company's employees because it did not ' 41N L R B 594 42 N L R B,No 70 302 THE WESTERN FOUNDRY COMPANY 303 receive the vote of a majority of the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit The Board has consistently construed the term "majority" to mean a majority of the eligible employees participat- ing in the election 2 and the Board has certified the labor organiza- tion.which received such a majority. The Union in this proceeding received such a majority. Therefore, we find that the objection has no merit, and it is hereby overruled 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 Rela- tions Act, 49 Stat 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections S and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union, United Automo- bile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of The Western Foundry Company at its Holland, Michigan plant,-excluding executives and superintendents, foremen and assistant foremen, office and factory clerical employees, shipping clerk, and watchmen, as their repiesentative for the pur- poses of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 _(a) of the "National Labor Relations Act, International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agrlcnltulal Implement Workers of America, C I 0, is 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 MR GERARD D REILLY took no part in the consideration of the above Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representatives. 2 See Matter of R C A Manufacturing Company, Inc and Untted Electrical if Radta Workers of America, 2 N L R B 159, 173 - 1