Monroe Packing Co.

In the Matter of MONROE PACKING COMPANY and LocAL UNION No. 138, UNITED PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS OF AMERICA OF PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AFFILIATED WITH THE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS Case No. R-2583 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23,1941 On June 18, 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 Election an elec- tion by secret ballot was conducted on July 3, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On July 7, 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 on eligibility list_______________________________________ 39 Total ballots cast____________________________________________ 38 Total ballots cballenged____________________________________ 2 Total blank ballots_________________________________________ 0 Total void ballots___________________________________________ 0 Total valid votes cast_______________________________________ 36 Votes cast for Local Union No. 138, United Packinghouse Workers of America of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee (C. I. 0.) ------------------------------------- 31 Votes cast for Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work- men of North America, Local No. 350 (A. F. of L )_________ 5 Votes cast for neither of the above organizations------------- 0 Since the number of challenged ballots can not 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 Re- 132 N L R B. 816 33 N. L . R. B., No 132. 430122-42-voI 33-49 755 756 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD lations 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 Local Union No. 138, United Packing- house Workers of America of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of Monroe Packing Company, Gary, Indiana, excluding truck drivers, demonstrators, and supervisory and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Local Union No. 138, United Packinghouse Workers of America of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee, affiliated with the Congress of In- dustrial Organizations, 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.