Universal Battery Co.

In the Matter of UNIv1 nsAL BATIERY COMPANY and UNITED ELECTRI- CAL, RADIO AND MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA (C. I. 0.) Case No. R-4026 AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION August 17, 194 On -August 7, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board," herein called, the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings.1 ' '_ The Board having, been advised by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local B-713, affiliated with the American Federa- tion of Labor, that it desires to have its. name withdrawn from ballot, the Direction of Election is hereby amended by striking therefrom the words "whether they desire to be represented by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or by International Broth- erhood of Electrical Workers, Local 13-713, affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, for the purposes of collective'bargaining, or by neither," and substituting therefor the words "whether or not they desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, af- filiated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations." CHAIRMAN, MILLIS took no part in the consideration of the above , Amendment to Direction of Election. - 42 N L R B 1301 43NL11B,No 40 289 481039-4 2--voil 41-19 In the Matter of UNIVERSAL BATTERY COMPANY and UNITED ELEC- TRICAL, RADIO AND MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA _(C. I. 0.) Case No. R-41{026 CERTIFICATION. OF REPRESENTATIVES August 31, 1941{2 /On August 7, _1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Elections and-on August 17, 1942, an' Amendment to Direction of Election,2 in the above-entitled proceed- ings. Pursuant to the Direction of Election and Amendment an elec- tion by secret ballot was conducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Ill- inois). On August 18, 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 objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its residts, the Regional Director reported as follows : Approximate number of eligible voters----------------------- 23 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 1s Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots -------- --------------------------- I 0 Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 18 Votes cast for United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations--------------------------------------------- 16 Votes cast against United Electrical, Radio and Machine Work- ers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations--------------------------------------------- 2 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, 142 N L R B 1301. 2 43 N L R. B. 289 43 N. L. R B., No. 40a. 290 UNIVERSAL BATTERY COMPANY 291 IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED that, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Or- ganizations, has been designated and selected by a majority of the production and maintenance employees of Universal Battery ,Coin-, pany, Chicago, Illinois, excluding watchmen, clerical employees, and supervisors who do not use tools, as their representative for the, pur-. poses of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a), of the Act, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,'is the exclu- sive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collec- tive bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employ- ment, and other conditions of employment. f r