Corona Citrus Association

In the Matter of CORONA CITRUS ASSOCIATION and CORONA CITRUS WORKERS INDUSTRIAL UNION, LOCAL #342 OF THE UNITED CANNERY AGRICULTURAL, PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. 1. 0. Case No. R-1871 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 19410 On July 3, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings,' wherein it directed that an election by secret ballot be conducted among employees of Corona Citrus Association, Corona, California, herein called the Company, pro- vided, however, that Corona Citrus Workers Industrial Union, Local #342 of the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America, C. I. 0., herein called the Union, file herein a certain statement in substance and effect as there stated. On July 15, 1940, the Union filed such a statement, a copy of which was duly served upon the Company. Pursuant to the Direction an election by secret ballot was held on July 22, 1940. On July 23, 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 to 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 on eligibility list _________________________________ 67 Total ballots cast -------------------------------------- 67 Total ballots challenged ________________________________ 1 Total blank ballots ------------------------------------ 0 Total void ballots--- ---------------------------------- 0 Total ballots not counted-------- ----------------------- 1 Total ballots counted---- ------------------------------ 66 Total votes for Corona Citrus Workers Industrial Union, Local #342 of the United Cannery, Agricultural , Packing & Allied Workers of America , C. I. 0------------------ 52 Total votes against Corona Citrus Workers Industrial Union, Local #342 of the United Cannery , Agricultural, Packing & Allied Workers of America, C. I. 0------------------- 14 125N L R.B,77. 26 N. L. R. B., No. 15. 133 323429-42-vol 26-10 134 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Since a counting of the challenged ballot could not affect the results of the election, the ballot will not be opened or counted. 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 Corona Citrus Workers Industrial Union, Local #342 of the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all production employees of Corona Citrus Association, Corona, California, employed in processing, grading, packing and shipping products of the Company, and all maintenance employees wherever located, including receivers, general floor laborers, graders, packers, lidders, tally girls, box makers, mechanics, and the assistant bookkeeper, but excluding officials of the Company, supervisory employees, employees having the right to hire and/or fire, and clerical employees wherever located, as their representa- tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to, Section 9 (a) of the Act, Corona Citrus Workers Industrial Union, Local #342 of the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America, C. 1. 0., is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other condi- tions of employment. MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.