Lee Rubber and Tire Corp.

In the Matter of LEE RUBBER AND TIRE CORPORATION, REPUBLIC RUBBER DIVISION and-LOCAL #102, UNITED RUBBER WORKERS'OF AMERICA (C. I. 0.) Case No. R-1860 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 12, 1940 On June 28', 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on July 12 and 22, •1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eighth Region (Cleveland, Ohio). On July 24, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article -III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula- tions-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 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 ---------------------------------- 780 Total ballots cast------------------------------ ------ 753 Votes cast for Local #102, United Rubber Workers of Amer- ica, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organiza- tions----------------------------------------------- 398 Votes cast for Independent Association of Republic Rubber Employees------------------------------------------ 296 Votes cast for neither organization-----____ ----------------------- 48 Total blank ballots- ----------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------- 0 Total challenged ballots-------------------------------- 11 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 Local #102, United Rubber Work- ers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organiza- tions,,has been designated and selected by a majority of the hourly and piecework production and maintenance employees of Lee Rubber 1 24 N L R. B 1077 26 N. L. R. B., No. 51. 526 LEE RUBBER AND TIRE CORPORATION 527 and Tire Corporation , Republic Rubber Division , including the cafeteria workers, inspectors , factory clerical workers, laboratory testers, watchmen , Karl Barth, James Jacquee and Albert Garthwaite, excluding general office workers, foremen, assistant foremen, heads of the experimental research department , salaried chemists, time-study men, and Earl Blackwood , as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9. (a) of the Na- tional Labor Relations Act, Local #102 , United Rubber Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations; is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of em- ployment, and other conditions of employment. MR.,EDWIN S . SMITH took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.