United Stove Co.

In the Matter Of UNITED STOVE COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL UNION. UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS Case No. R-2354 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6,19/1 On March 14, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election,l and on March 17• and March 20, 1941, Amendments to Direction of Election 2 in the above-entitled proceeding. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on April 4, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan). On April 5, 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 an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon all par- ties. 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, the results thereof, the Regional Directoi reported as follows : - Total on eligibility list___________________________________ 635 Total ballots cast________________________________________ 523 Total ballots challenged___________________________________ 16 Total blank ballots_______________________________________ 3 Total void ballots ----------------------------- _----------- 0 Total valid votes cast_______________________ -------------------------------------- 504 Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile Work- ers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0_________________ 436 Votes cast against International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0____________ 68 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 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, a5 amended, " 130 N. L. R. B. 305. 2 30 N L It B. 311 31N I. It B, No 103 614 UNITED STOVE COMPANY 615 . IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union, United Automo- bile Workers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of production and mainte- nance employees of United Stove Company, Ypsilanti, Michigan, in- cluding watchmen, line supervisors, and inspectors, but excluding supervisory and office employees and temporary employees hired by the Company between January 8 and February 13, 1941, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that In- ternational Union, United Automobile Workers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative of all such employ- ees for the - purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. - - ,