Schafer Brothers Logging Co.

In the Matter of SCHAFER BROTHERS LUMBER & SHINGLE COMPANY DIVISION OF SCHAFER BROTHERS LOGGING COMPANY and LUMBER AND SAWMILL WORKERS UNION, LOCAL No. 2782, CHARTERED BY UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, A. F. OF L. Case No. R-178.9 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES July 2, 1940 On May 23, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election in this proceeding., Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on June 15, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region (Seattle, Washington). On June 17, 1940,'the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Sec- tion 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations- Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of eligible voters------------------------------ 254 Total ballots cast ---------------------------------------- __ 179 Total votes in favor of Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union Local No. 2782, AFL-------------------------------------- 94 Total votes in favor of Sawmill and Timber Workers Union Local No. 2, CIO------------------------------------------ 70 Total challenged votes-------------------------------------- 15 Total on eligibility list not voting--------------------------- 75 No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. Since the challenged ballots, if counted, could not affect the result of the election, we find it unneces- sary to pass upon the challenges. By virtue of and pursuant to 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, 1 23 N. L. R. B. 1104. 25 N. L. R. B., No. 3. 10 SCHAFER BROTHERS LUMBER & SHINGLE COMPANY 11 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. 2782 , chartered by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters- and Joiners of America , affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a,majority of the sawmill workers of Schafer Brothers Lumber & Shingle Company Division of Schafer Brothers Logging ' Company, Montesano , Washington, ex; eluding office employees , superintendents , foremen, and supervisory employees of higher rank, as their representative for the purposes of collective ^ bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section . 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local No. 2782, chartered by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America , affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the . exclusive representative of all such employees fort 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. +. r