General Motors Corp.

In the Matter of GENERAL' MOTORS. CORPORATION, ALLISON DIVISION and UNITED AIRCRAFr ENGINE WORKERS, INC. Case No. R-1804 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 19410 On ' May 15, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a 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 13,1 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Elev- enth Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). On June 14, 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. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total Number of Employees Alleged Eligible to Vote-------- 1, 645 Total Number Voted-------------------------------------- 1,455 Total Number of Valid Votes Cast------------------------- 1, 412 Total Number of Votes for the United Aircraft Engine Workers Inc-------------------------------------------- 1,077 Total Number of Votes for the C. I. O. International Union, United Automobile Workers of America------ ------------ 208 Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization ------------- 127 Total Number of Blank Ballots --------------------------- 0 Total Number of Void Ballots---------------------------- 3 Total Number of Challenged Ballots------ ----------------- 40 On June 20, 1940, International Union, UnitedrAutomobile Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, herein called the CIO-UAW, filed with the Regional Director its objections to the conduct of the ballot and the Election Report. On June 25 and July 5, 1940, respectively, United Aircraft Engine Workers, Inc., and General Motors Corporation, Allison Division, 1 23 N L R B. 803. 25 N L R. B, No. 78 720 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, ALLISON DIVISION 721 filedtheir a;ii'vgers to the, Obj.ectinxls:.;. -OxI July,6, 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 his; Report on the Objections of the CIO-UAW to the conduct of the secret ballot and the Election Report. The Board has considered the Objections of the CIO-UAW and finds that they do not raise substantial or material issues with re- spect to the conduct of, the ballot or.the, Election Report., , The Ob- jections are hereby overruled. CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES, By virtue of ' and 'pursuant to the power vested in the National, Labor Relations. Board_ by • Sectiorr' 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 ,Aircraft Engine Workers,' Inc., has been designated and ; selected- by, i a,: majority of -`all production, and maintenance elnployees and, mechanical 'employees in engineer- ing department shop,,,of the General Motors, Corporation,, Allison Division, Indianapolis, Indiana, excluding direct representatives, of the management, such as officers and directors of the General Motors Corporation, Allison Division; ^ sales; managers and assistant sales managers, factory managers and assistant factory managers, directors and employees of the Personnel and Industrial Relations Department, directors of purchases and assistant directors of purchases, super- intendents and assistant superintendents, general foremen, foremen, and assistant foremen, and all other' persons working in a super- visory capacity; including those having the right to hire or discharge and those whose, duties • include recommendation 'as to' hiring `or; dis charging g (but not leaders), time-studY men lant-pprotection empp10 ) p i' 1' Y-' ees, all clerical employees, chief engineers and shift-operating en- gineers in powereplants, designing (drawing board),,estimating, and- planning engineers, draftsmen and detailers, technical school students; and metallurgists; ,as their representative for the purposes of collec-; tive bargaining,and that pursuant W the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National • Labor Relations Act; United Aircraft Engine Workers, 'Inc., is, the, exclusive representative of ; all such employees, for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hour's, df employment, and other conditions of employment., MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of, the above Supplemental Decision and Certification of -Representatives.