Kuhner Packing Co.

In the Matter of KUHNER PACKING COMPANY and PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-2007 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES May 3, 1941 On April 5, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.,, Pursuant to the Direction of Elec- -tion, an election by secret ballot was conducted on April 16, 1941, under the, direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). On April 17, 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. The Regional Director reported the, following results of the balloting:' Total number on eligibility list_____________________________ 480 Total number of ballots cast______________________________ 452 Total number of valid votes cast__________________________ 448 Total number of votes for' Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the C. I. O---------- _-------- 279 Total number, of votes, against Packinghouse Workers Or- ganizing Committee, affiliated with the C. I. O------------ 169 Total number of blank ballots_____________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots______________________________ 0 Total number of challenged ballots________________________ 4 Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the result 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 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, 1 30 N. L. R. B. 937. 31 N. L. R. B., No. 97. 588 KUFINER PACKING COMPANY 589 IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees and truck drivers of the Company's Muncie, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne plants, excluding supervisory and clerical employees and watchmen, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- garin}ng:-'andt•that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Packinghouse Wo'rhrs `Organizing Committee, affiliated with the C. I. 0., 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.