Ward Baking Cob.

In the Matter Of WARD BAKING COMPANY and UNITED .RETAIL & WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-1715 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 1940 On March 11, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 in the above-entitled proceeding. On April 6, 1940, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Election.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot Was conducted on April 8, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On April 16, 1940, 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 his Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 56 Total number on eligibility list______________________________ 59 Total number of ballots cast for the Union__________________ 56 Total number of ballots cast against the Union________________ 0 Total number of challenged ballots___________________________ 0 Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0 Total number of void 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 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, as amended, IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Retail & Wholesale Employees of America, Local No. 273, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all inside employees of Ward Baking 1 21 N L. R B 483 222 N. L R. B 731 23 N. L. R B., No. 24. 278 WARD BAKING COMPANY 279 Company, South Bend, Indiana, in the bake shop, slicing and wrapping departments, shipping room, and maintenance department, but ex- cluding supervisory, office, and garage employees, as their representa- tive for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, United .Retail & Wholesale Employees of America, Local No. 273, affiliated with the C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative 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.