Armour and Co.

In the Matter of ARMOUR AND COMPANY and UNITED PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS LOCAL INDUSTRIAL UNION No. 347 OF THE PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-1866 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 1940 On July 9, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued its 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 30, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On July 31, 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 number of ballots cast______________________________ 40 Total number on eligibility list____________________________ 47 Total number of ballots cast for the Union------------------ 34 Total number of ballots cast against the Union -------------- 6 Total number of challenged 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 Local Industrial Union No. 347 of the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the production and maintenance employees of Armour and Company, employed at the Armour Wholesale 25 N L R B 238. 26 N rL TR. B., No. 54. 544 ARMOUR AND COMPANY 545 Market, Chicago, Illinois, excluding supervisors, chauffeurs, and clerical workers, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, United Packinghouse Workers Local Industrial Union No. 347 of the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the C. I. 0., is the ex- clusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. MR. EDWIN S. SMITH took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.