United Steel and Wire Co.

In the Matter of UNITED STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY and LocAL 704, INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. 0., AND INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-°°160 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 1941 On December 23, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in this proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on January 17, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan). On January 18, 1941, 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 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-------------------------------------- 612 , Total ballots east------------------------------------------- 555 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- . 6 Total ballots blank----------------------------------------- 0 Total ballots void------------------------------------------ 0 Total valid votes cast--------------------------------------- 549 Total votes cast for Local 704 , International Union, United Automobile Workers of America--------------------------- 330 Total votes cast for Independent Association of Employees of United Steel and Wire Company--------------------------- 194 Total votes cast for neither--------------------------------- 25 Since the challenged ballots cannot affect the results of the election, we find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenges. By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela- tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, 1 28 N L. R B. 761. 29 N. L R B ., No. 84. 437 438 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local 704, International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, has been designated and selected by a majority of all hourly paid employees of United Steel and Wire Company at its Battle Creek, Michigan, plants, excluding executives, supervisors, foremen, assistant foremen, clerks, draftsmen, watchmen, firemen, supervisory inspectors and assistants, and other employees having supervisory authority over employees' right to work, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Local 704, International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, 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.