Grand Rapids Varnish Corp.

In the Matter of GRAND RAPIDS VARNISH CORPORATION and INTER- NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS , DECORATORS AND PAPER HANGERS, A. F. OF L. LOCAL 732 Case No. R-2710 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 1941 On July 24, 1941 , the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above -entitled proceed- ing.1 Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on August 15, 1941 , under the- direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (De- troit, Michigan). On August 20, 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 on the ballot . No objec- tions 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 on eligibility list______________________________________ 121 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 115 Total ballots challenged _____________________________________ 2 Total blank ballots__________ ________________________________ 0 Total void ballots ----- -------------------------------------- 1 Total valid votes cast_______________________________________ 112 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Painters Dec- orators and Paper Hangers, Local 732, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor____________________________ 75 Votes cast against International Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers, Local 732 , affiliated with American Federation of Labor____________________________ 37 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, 133N. L R.B 757. 35 N. L. R. B., No. 81. 391 392 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR -RELATIONS BOARD IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers, Local 732, affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees at the Grand Rapids plants of Grand Rapids Varnish Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan, including shipping, receig, and warehouse employees, chemists, and other technical employe not in a confidential capacity, but excluding graduate chemists, superintendents, foreman, office and clerical employees, and supervisory employees with the power to hire and discharge, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers, Local 732, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 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.