Brewster Aeronautical Corp.

In the Matter of BBEwsTER AERONAUTICAL CORPORATION and INTER- NATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS of AMERICA, LOCAL 365, AFFILIATED WITH THE CONGRESS OF.INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS Case No. B-1430 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 1939 On August 24, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled case.' The Direction of Election provided that an election by secret ballot be conducted within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Direction among the production and maintenance employees of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, Long Island City, New York, herein called the Company, at its Long Island City plant, who were employed by the Company during the pay-roll period last preceding the date of the Direction, including assembly men, machin- ists, helpers, welders, pattern makers, shipping employees, and ex- perimental workers, and such of those employees who did not work .during such pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation or who were then or had since been temporarily laid off, but excluding en- gineers, inspectors, stock chasers, supervisory employees with the right to hire and fire, office and clerical employees, and employees who had since such pay-roll period quit or been discharged for cause, to deter- mine whether they desired to be represented by C. I. O.-International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, or A. F. L.-Inter- national Union, United Automobile Workers of America, for the pur- poses of collective bargaining, or by neither. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City) on September 7, 1939. On September 9, 1939, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and served upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. 114 N. L. R. B. 1024. 15 N. L. R. B., No. 69. 669 . 670 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible to vote______________________________ 1,289 Total number of ballots cast_______________________________ 1,010 Total number of ballots counted____________________________ 1,006 Total number of ballots cast in favor of C. I. O: International Union, United Automobile Workers of America ------------ 680 Total number of ballots cast in favor of A. F. L.-International Union, United Automobile Workers of America ------------ 248 Total number of ballots cast for neither organization-------- 78 Total number of blank ballots______________________________ 2 Total number of void ballots_______________________________ 0 Total number of challenged ballots______________________'__ 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, IT IS ME Y BCERTIFIED that C. I. O.-International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, has been designated and selected by a majority of production and maintenance employees of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation at its Long Island City plant, including assembly men, machinists, helpers, welders, pattern makers, shipping employees, and experimental workers, but excluding engineers, in- spectors, stock chasers, supervisory employees with the right to hire and fire, and office and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to the pro- visions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, C. I. 0.- International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of em- ployment, and other conditions of employment.