Armour & Co.

In the Matter of ARMOUR & COMPANY and PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,, ON BEHALF' OF UNITED PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS OF. AMERICA, LOCAL 347, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-3934 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 1942 On July 15, 1942, the National Labor Relations -Board issued, its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.". Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was ,conducted on July 28, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the. Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On "July 28, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations- Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional' Director reported as follows Number eligible'------------------------------------------- 7 Number of -ballots cast-------------------------------------- 7 Number of blank ballots_____________________________________ 0 Number of void ballots-------------------------------------- 0 Number of ballots challenged (not opened) ------------------- - 0 Number of valid ballots-counted _____________________________ 7 Number of valid, ballots counted plus unopened challenged ballots --------------------------------------------------- 7 Number of valid ballots necessary for majority________________ .4 Number of valid ballots cast for•the union____7 Number of valid ballots cast against the union_____________ ------------------ 0 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, '49 Stat. 449; and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as, amended, IT IS•HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Packinghouse Workers of Amer- ica, Local 347, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, i 42 N. L. R. B. 495. 43 N. L. R. B:; No. 14. . 115 116, DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD-- has been designated and selected by a majority of all the firemen em ployed 'by Armour & Company, Union Stock Yards , Chicago, Illinois, exclusive of the fire chief and his assistant , as their representative for the purposes.of collective bargaining , and that, pursuant to the provi- sions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Local 347 of United- Packinghouse Workers of America, affiliated with the Con- gress of Industrial Organizations , is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with+re- spect to rates of_pay, wages ; hours of-employment, and other conditions. of employment. MR. WM. M. LEisERSON.took no , part in the consideration of the above.. Certification of Representatives.