Illinois Electric Porcelain Co.

111 the Matter Of ILLINOIS ELECTRIC PORCELAIN COMPANY and ILLINOIS ELECTRIC PORCELAIN WORKERS OF MACOMB FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 21787 , AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR. Cases Nos. C-1312 and R-1333 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES October 10, 1941 On April 19, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Order 1 and on August 23, 1941, issued a Direction of Election 2 in the above-entitled proceedings. Pursuant to the Direc- tion of Election an election by secret ballot was conducted on Sep- tember 19, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On Sep- tember 25, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regu- lations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties his Election Report. 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 its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 273 Total number on eligibility list_____________________________ 308 Total number of ballots challenged __________________________ 2 Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 1 Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0 Total number of ballots cast for the Union ___________________ 222 Total number of ballots cast against the Union______________ 48 The Regional' Director reported that he did not rule upon the challenged ballots since they could not in any way affect, the outcome of the election. 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, 131 N. L. R. B., No. 20. 2 34 N. L. R. B., No. 104. 36 N. L. R. B., No. 3. 42 ILLINOIS ELECTRIC PORCELAIN COMPANY 43 IT Is HERESY CERTIFIED that the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters, Local 176, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of the Illinois Electric Porcelain Company, Macomb, Illinois, exclusive -of officers, office employees, clerical employees, superintendents, fore- men, assistant foremen, watchmen, and salesmen, as their represen- tative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters, Local 176, 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.