International Harvester Co.

In the Matter Of INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY (MILWAUKEE 'WORKS) and FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22631 AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Case No. 8-2504 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 1941 On May 22, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding,, directing that elections by secret bal- lot be conducted among (1) all pattern makers and pattern makers' apprentices at the Milwaukee Works of the International Harvester Company, herein called the Company, to determine whether or not they desired to be represented by Pattern Makers League of North America, Milwaukee Association, affiliated with the American Fed- eration of Labor, for the purposes of collective bargaining; and (2) all production and maintenance employees at the Milwaukee Works of the Company, excluding salaried employees, supervisory employ- ees on hourly rates above the rank of working group leaders, factory clerical employees, office clerical employees, indentured apprentices, progressive executive students, fire and watch employees (except pro- duction and maintenance employees who act as volunteer firemen), temporary employees, pattern makers, and pattern makers' appren- tices, to determine whether they desire to be represented by Federal Labor Union, No. 22631, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by Local 202, Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Com- mittee, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither. Pursuant to the Decision and Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot were conducted on June 18, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twelfth Region (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). On June 23, 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 an Election Report setting forth the follow- ing results of the aforesaid elections : 132 N. L. R. B. 16. 33 N. L. R. B., No. 105. 546 INTERNATIONAL HARVEiSTE'R COMPANY 547 GROUP 1 Total on eligibility list- ----------------------------------- 60 Total number of ballots cast--------- --------------------- 57 Total ballots challenged ---------------------------------- 10 Total valid votes cast------------------------------------- 47 Votes cast for Pattern Makers, League of North America; Milwaukee Association, affiliated with the A. F. L.------- 31-- Votes cast against Pattern Makers League of North America, Milwaukee Association , affiliated with the A. F. L.------ -16 GROUP 2 Total number eligible to vote-- ---------------------------- 3,452 Total number ballots cast-------------------------------- 3,118 Total number of valid ballots-------------------- -------- 3, 069 Total number of void ballots-------- ---------------------- 6 Total number of challenged ballots--------- --------------- 43 Votes cast for Federal Labor Union No. 22631 , affiliated with the A. F. L.------------------------------------- 2,067 Votes cast for Local 102, Farm Equipment Workers Organ- izing Committee , affiliated with the C . I. 0.-------------- 910 Ballots cast for neither ---------------------------------- 92 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 Pattern Makers League of North Amer- ica, Milwaukee Association, affiliated with the A. F. of L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all pattern makers and pat- tern makers' apprentices at the Milwaukee Works of the Company, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Pattern Makers League of North America, Milwaukee Association, affiliated with the A. F. of L., is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. AND IT IS FURTHER CERTIFIED that Federal Labor Union No. 22631, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance em- ployees at the Milwaukee Works of the Company, including main- tenance and production employees working in the Company's pat- tern-making department at its Milwaukee Works, but excluding sal- aried employees, supervisory employees on hourly rates above the rank of working group leaders, factory clerical employees, office cler- ical employees, indentured apprentices, progressive executive stu- 450122-42-vol. 33-36 548 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD dents, fire and watch employees (except production and maintenance employees who act as volunteer firemen), temporary employees, pat- tern makers and pattern makers' apprentices, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Sec- tion 9 {a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Federal Labor Union No. 22631, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.