General Motors Corp.

In the Matter of GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION , STYLING SECTION and LOCAL 201 , SOCIETY OF , DESIGNING ENGINEERS, AFFILIATED WITH FEDERATION OF ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CHEMISTS & TECHNICIANS, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-2689.-Decided July 16, 1941 Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for certification of representatives upon consent election. Mr. H. M. Hogan, Mr. A. F. Power, Mr. Denton Jolly, and Mr. Robert C. Carson, of Detroit, Mich., for the Company. Mr. Joseph S. Jacoby and Mr. S. O. Blackburn, of Detroit, Mich., for the Union. Mr. Frederic B. Parkes, II, of counsel to the Board. DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES STATEMENT OF THE CASE On September 27, 1940, Local 201, Society of Designing Engineers, affiliated with Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists & Tech- nichians, affiliated with the C. I. 0., herein called the Union, filed with the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit; Michigan) a petition alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen con- cerning the representation of employees in the Styling Section of General Motors Corporation, herein called the Company, engaged in the designing of automobiles, commercial vehicles, household appli- ances and parts therefor, and other industrial articles at Detroit, Michigan, and requesting an investigation and certification of repre- sentatives pursuant to Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein called the Act. On June 13, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, acting pur- suant to Section 9 (c) of the At, and Article III, Section 3 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, ordered an investigation and authorized the Regional Director to conduct it and,to provide for an appropriate hearing upon due notice. On June 11, 1941, the Board, the Company, and the Union entered into a "STIPULATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON CONSENT ELECTION."' 33 N L R B., No. 88. 469 470 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Pursuant to the Stipulation, an election was conducted on June 20, 1041, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director among the draftsmen employed in the Styling Section of the Com- pany, including file-room attendants, but excluding chief draftsmen and assistant chief draftsmen, to determine whether or not said em- ployees desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargain- ing by the Union. On June 23, 1941, the Regional Director issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list ----- ---- ---------------------------- 26 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 18 Total ballots challenged _____________________________________ 0 Total blank ballots------------------------------------=----- 1 Total void ballots--- ---------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes cast_______________________________________ 17 Votes cast for Local 201, Society of Designing Engineers, affiliated with the Federation of Architects , Engineers, Chem- ists and Technicians , affiliated with the C. I. 0-------------- 12 Votes cast against Local 201, Society of Designing Engineers, affiliated with the Federation of Architects , Engineers, Chem- ists and Technicians, affiliated with the C. I. 0-------------- 5 Upon the basis of the Stipulation, the Election Report, and the entire record in the case, the Board makes the following : FINDINGS OF FACT 1. A question affecting commerce has arisen concerning the repre- sentation of employees in the Styling Section of General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act. 2. The draftsmen employed in the Styling Section of the Company, including file-room attendants, but excluding chief draftsmen and assistant chief draftsmen, constitute a unit appropriate for the pur- poses of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act. 3. Local 201, Society of Designing Engineers, affiliated with Fed- eration of Architects, Engineers, Chemists & Technicians, affiliated with the C. 1. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the employees in the above unit as their representative for the pur- poses of collective bargaining and is the exclusive representative of all the employees in said unit within the meaning of Section 9 (c) of the Act. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 471 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES 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, IT is HEREBY cERTIFIEI) that Local 201, Society of Designing Engi- neers, affiliated with Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists & Technicians, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the draftsmen, employed in the Styling Section of General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, including file-room attendants, but excluding chief draftsmen, and assistant chief draftsmen, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Local 201, Society of Designing Engineers, affiliated with Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists & Technicians, 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.