The Middle West Corp.

In the Matter of THE MIDDLE WEST CORPORATION, 20 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, KENT1ICKY UTILITIES COMPANY, OLD Do- MINION POWER COMPANY, KENTUCKY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, 154 WEST MAIN STREET, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (A. F. OF L.), 1365 S. SIXTH STREET, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY Case No. R-1004 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER February 10, 1939 On December 13, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 in the above-entitled proceeding. The Direction of Election provided that an election by secret ballot be conducted within thirty (30) days from December 13, 1938, among the employees of The Middle West Corpo- ration of Chicago, Illinois, Kentucky Utilities Company, Kentucky Power & Light Company and Old Dominion Power Company, of Lex- ington, Kentucky, whose names appeared on the Companies' pay roll for August 15, 1938, including the names of Henry Cummins, J. W. Snavely, J. R. Thompson, and W. Berry Vick, and excluding super- visors, foremen, clerical forces, janitors and janitresses, salesmen, office employees and others having the right to hire and discharge, and those who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for the purposes of collective bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction an election by secret ballot was conducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Ninth Region (Cincinnati, Ohio) during the period from January 16 to 21, 1939, at the following places in Kentucky : Augusta, Carrollton, Central City, Clinton, Cynthiana, Danville, Dix Dam, Earlington, Elizabethtown, Four Mile, Franklin, Fulton, Glasgow, Graham, Har- lan, Hickman, Lebanon, London, Madisonville, Maysville, Middles- boro, Morganfield, Mt. Sterling, Paris, Princeton, Richmond, Shelby- 110 N. L. R. B. 618. 11 N. L. R. B., No. 22. 164275-39-vol. XI-12 165 166 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ville, Somerset, Versailles, and Winchester; and at the following places in Virginia : Big Stone Gap, Norton, and Pocket. On January 24, 1939, the said Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Sec- tion 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations- Series 1, as amended, issued and served upon the parties an Intermedi- ate Report on the Ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Inter- mediate Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number alleged eligible voters__________________________ 585 Total number votes cast_____________________________________ 552 Total number unchallenged ballots for International Brother- hood of Electrical Workers________________________________ 200 Total number unchallenged ballots against International . Brotherhood of Electrical Workers_________________________ 310 Total number challenged ballots______________________________ 40 Total number blank ballots__________________________________ 2 Total number void ballots------------------------------------ 0 The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre- sentative has been selected by a majority of employees in the appro- priate unit. The petition for investigation and certification filed by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will therefore be dismissed. ORDER By virtue of 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 1, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the petition for investigation and certification of representatives of employees of The Middle West Corporation, Ken- tucky Utilities Company, Old Dominion Power Company, and Ken- tucky Power & Light Company, filed by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (A. F. of L) be, and it hereby is, dismissed.