Armour and Co.

In the Matter of ARMOUR AND COMPANY and UNITED PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS OF -AMERICA, LOCAL INDUSTRIAL UNION No. 347, OF PACK- INGHOUSE WORKERS ORGANIZING . COMMITTEE , AFFILIATED WITH C. 1. 0. Case No. R-1820 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 1940 On May 17, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding., Pursuant to the Direction of Election an election by secret' ballot was conducted on June 6, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illi- nois). On June 10, 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 an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 311 Total number on eligibility list______________________________ 336 Total number of ballots cast for the Union___________________ 182 Total number of ballots cast against the Union_______________ 129 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 Relations 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 Packinghouse Workers of America, Local Industrial Union No. 347, of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated- and selected by a miijority of 1 23 N. L. R. B. 931. 24 N. L. R. B., No. 102. 975 976 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD all hourly paid and piece-work production and maintenance em= ployees of Armour and Company, Chicago, Illinois, engaged in the repair, maintenance, and building of railroad and refrigerator. cars at the Company's Chicago, Illinois, car shops, excluding foremen, supervisory employees, watchmen, and clerical and office employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, United Packinghouse Workers of America, Local Industrial Union No. 347, of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the'Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive repre- sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain- ing with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.