A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.

In the Matter of A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and UNITED GRAIN PROCESSORS UNION, LOCAL 21490, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. OF L. In the Matter of A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTER- NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICIAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION 146, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. OF L. In the Matter of A . E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTER- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, LODGE No. 493. In the Matter of A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION No. 742 (A. F. L.) Cases Nos. R-2138 to R-2141 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 1941 On May 17, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in this pro- ceeding.1 Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on June 10, 1941, under -the direction, and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On June 12, 1941, the Regional Director, act- ing 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 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 on eligible list__ _____________________________ 1,387 Total number of ballots cast______________________________ 1,106 Total number of ballots cast for American Federation of Labor (United Grain Processors Union, Local 21490; Inter- national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 146; International Association of Machinists, Lodge No. 493; and Carpenters Local Union No. 742) ---------------- 81 131 N. L. R. B. 946. 33 N. L. It. B., No. 20. 95 96 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Total number of ballots cast for Independent Starch Workers Union -------------------------------------------------- 699 Total number of ballots cast-for neither of these labor or- ganizations--------------------------------------------- 22 Total number of challenged ballots------------------------ 0 Total.number of blank ballots---------------------------- .0 Total number of void ballots----------------------------- 4 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, as amended. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Independent Starch Workers Union has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company,, Decatur, Illinois, at its Decatur plant, including hourly paid plant clerks and hourly paid gang,bosses, but excluding other clerical and supervisory employees, as their representative for the purposes of .collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Independent Starch Workers Union 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.