Hillenbrand Industries

In the Matter of HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES and UNITED FURNITURE WORKERS OF AMERICA, No. 305, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-1163 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 9, 1939 On June 8, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' On June 23, 1939, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Election.2 The Direction of Election, as amended, directed that an election by secret ballot be conducted within forty-five (45) days from the date of the Direction among all pro- duction and maintenance employees whose names appear on the pay roll of Hillenbrand Industries,s Batesville, Indiana, for the week ending December 24, 1938, including employees who did not work during such pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation and excluding truck drivers, clerical and supervisory employees, and those employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by United Furniture Workers of America, No. 305, affiliated with the C. I. 0., or by United Workers of Hillenbrand Industries, for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither. Pursuant to the Direction, as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). Full op- portunity was afforded all parties to this investigation to participate in the conduct of the secret ballot and to make challenges. On July 13, 1939, 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 duly served upon the parties an Intermediate Report on the election. No objections or exceptions were filed by any of the parties. 113 N. L. R. B. 167. 2 13 N. L. R. B. 172. 8 "Hillenbrand Industries" is a trade name used to designate the combined plant and business of two Indiana corporations , The Batesville Casket Company, Incorporated, and The Hill-Rom Company , Incorporated. 14 N. L. R. B., No. 25. 316 HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES 317 As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of employees alleged eligible to vote-------- 152 Total number of employees voted-------------------------- 150 Total number of valid votes cast-------------------------- 150 Total number of votes for United Furniture Workers of America, No. 305, affiliated with the C. I. 0-------------- 53 Total number of votes for United Workers of Hillenbrand Industries---------------------------------------------- 96 Total number of blank ballots----------------------------- 0 Total number of votes for neither organization------------- 1 Total number of challenged ballots------------------------ 0 By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re- lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations- Series 2, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Workers of Hillenbrand In- dustries has been designated by a majority of the production and maintenance employees of The Batesville Casket Company, Incorpo- rated, and The Hill-Rom Company, Incorporated, known as Hillen- brand Industries, Batesville, Indiana, excluding truck drivers, and clerical and supervisory employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to the provision of Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Workers of Hillenbrand Indus- tries, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to wages, rates of pay, hours of work, and other conditions of employment. Mr. WILLIAM M.• LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.