Coos Bay Lumber Co.

In the Matter of Coos BAY LUMBER COMPANY and LUMBER AND SAW- MILL WORKERS UNION LOCAL No. 2573 Case No. R-1344 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES December 26, 1939 On August 30, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' On October 26, 1939, the Board issued a Second Direction of Election,2 setting forth the results of the election conducted pursuant to the previous Direction and direct- ing a further election because of the indecisive result of the balloting. Pursuant to the Second Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on November 10, 1939, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region (Seattle, Washington). On November 13, 1939, the Regional Direc- tor, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued a Supple- mental Election Report upon the secret ballot, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. The Regional Director reported the following results of the secret ballot : Total number eligible to vote______________________________ 440 Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 394 Total number of ballots cast for Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. 2573 (A. F. L.) -------------------------- 202 Total number of ballots cast against Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. 2573 (A. F. L.) ---------------- 192 Total number of blank ballots______________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots--------------------------------- 0 Total number of challenged ballots______ ____________________ 0 On November 17, 1939, the Company, the I. W. A., and Interna- tional Woodworkers of America, Coos Bay Area District Coun- cil No. 7, herein called Council No. 7, filed separate objections to the Supplemental Election Report. On November 22, 1939, the Regional Director issued his report on the objections filed by the Company and Council No. 7 and on December 4, 1939, a supplemental 114 N. L. R. B. 1206. 2, 16 N. L. R. B. 476. 18 N. L. R. B., No. 79. 696 COOS 13-AY LUMBER COMPANY 697 report on the objections filed by the I. W. A., finding that all such objections were in effect directed to the Second Direction of Elec- tion and had no relation to any matter occurring at or in connection with the election, and recommending that the objections be over- ruled. We have considered the objections to the Supplemental Elec- tion Report and find them to be without merit. We hereby overrule such objections. By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela- tions 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 Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. 2573, affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, which in turn is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all the employees of Coos Bay Lumber Company, Marshfield, Oregon, engaged in occupations within its manufacturing depart- ments listed in Schedule A annexed to the Board's Decision herein, exclusive of executives, supervisory foremen, and clerical force, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union. Local No. 2573, affiliated with the United Brother- hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, which in turn is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representa- tive of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. MR. WILLIAM M. LEIsERSoN took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.