International Agricultural Corp.

In the Matter of INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CORPORATION (ROCK DEPARTMENT, COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE) and INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MINE, MILL & SMELZER WORKERS Case No. R-1911 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 26, 1940 On July 16, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in this pro- ceeding., Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on August 6, 1940, under the direction and super- vision of the Regional Director. for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Geor- gia). On August 8, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Relations Board Rules and Regu- lations-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 eligible to vote_____________________________ 436 Total number of ballots cast____ __________________________ 390 Total number of ballots cast for International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers________________________________ 303 Total number of ballots cast against International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers__________________________ 72 Total number of challenged ballots________________________ 14 Total number of void ballots______________________________ 1 Total number of blank 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 International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of International Agricul- 1 25 N. L. R. B. 498. 26 N. L. R. B., No. 124. 1349 323429-42-86 1350 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD tura] Corporation, Rock Department, Columbia, Tennessee, at its Mt. Pleasant and Wales, Tennessee, rock phosphate plants, excluding su- pervisory, clerical and technical employees, chemists and engineers, and the employees at the Wales, Tennessee, fertilizer plant of International Agricultural Corporation, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Na- tional Labor Relations Act, International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers is the exclusive 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. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.