North Chicago Works

In the Matter of CYCLONE FENCE DIVISION, NORTH CHICAGO WORKS, AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY and THE INTER- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKERS, A. F. OF L. Case No. R-577 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 1941 On June 25 , 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decisidn and Direction of Election in the above -entitled proceeding., Pursuant to the Direction of Election , an election by secret ballot was conducted on July 21 , 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On July 22, 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 Elec- tion Report. International Association of Bridge , Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, A. F. of L., filed Objections to the Election Report on July 29, 1941 , and withdrew such objections on August 15, 1941. No further 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 Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list___________________________________ Total ballots cast________________________ Total cast for International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, A. F. of L_______________ Total cast for Steel Workers Organizing Committee, C. I. O__ Total cast for neither_____________________________________ Total challenged ballots___________________________________ Total void ballots________________________________________ Total blank ballots_______________________________________ 309 264 75 156 32 1 0 0 Since the challenged ballot could not affect the outcome of the elec- tion, it is unnecessary to rule upon the challenge. 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, 1 32 N. L. R. B. 1137 35 N. L. It. B., No. 68. 337 338 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 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 Steel Workers Organizing Committee, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all produc- tion and maintenance and lay-out employees of Cyclone Fence Divi- sion, North Chicago Works, American Steel & Wire Company of New Jersey, North Chicago, Illinois, exclusive of office and clerical workers, non-working foremen, salaried supervisory employees, Harold Fel- binger, John Adamski, and Willis Holt, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, 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.