The Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp.

In the Matter of Ti-IE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CoRPORA'nox a nd STEEL WORKERS ORGANIZINCA COMMITTEE Case No. R-10190 AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION March 10, 19111 On February 12, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in this proceeding,1 the election to be held within thirty (30) clays from the' date of this Direction, wider, the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-second Region (Denver, Colorado). The Board, at the request of the Regional Director, hereby amends the Direction of Election, by striking therefrom the words "thirty (30) days" and substituting therefor the words "fifty (50) days." SAME T1TLE] SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER April 9, 1941 On February •12, 1941, the National Labor-Relations Borrd,,,hereln- called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 in this proceeding. On March 10, 1941, the Board issued its Amend- ment to Direction of Election. Pursuant to the Direction of Election as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on' March 14, 17, and 19, 1941, by the Regional Director for the Twenty-second Region (Denver, Colorado). On March 22, 1941, the Regional Di- rector, 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 an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been, filed by any of the parties. 129N L.R B 541 30 N L R . B, No 29. 210 THE COLORADO FUEL & IRON CORPORATION 211 As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list____________________________________ 5,317 Total ballots cast__________________________________________ 4,838 Total ballots challenged___________________________________ 51 Total blank ballots________________________________________ 4 Total void ballots ------------------------------------------ 11 Total valid votes cast_____________________________________ 4,772 Votes cast for Steel Workers Organizing Committee --------- 1, 783 Votes cast for Western States Steel Products Union ------------ 319 Votes cast for Neither___________________________________ 2,670 Since the challenged ballots cannot affect the results of the election, we find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenges. The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre- sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees of the Com- pany in the unit heretofore found to be appropriate for collective bargaining. We will, therefore, dismiss the petition for investigation and certification of representatives of employees of the Company. ORDER By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of Na- tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi- cation of representatives of employees of The Colorado Fuel & Iron Corporation, Pueblo, Colorado, filed by Steel Workers Organizing Committee be, and it hereby is, dismissed. 30 N L R B., No 29a 440135-42-Vol. 30--15