French & Hecht, Inc.

In the Matter of FRENCH & HECHT, INC. and FARM EQUIPMENT WORK- ERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, LOCAL 1123, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. R-2570 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES - August 9, 1941 On June 20, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding,' and on July 7, 1941, an Amendment to Direction of Election.2 Pur- suant to the Direction of Election and Amendment, an election by secret ballot was conducted on July 18, 1941, under the supervision of the Acting Regional Director for the Eighteenth Region (Minneap- olis, Minnesota). On July 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 an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objec- tions to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------------------- 318 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------------------- 309 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------------------- 0 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes cast--------------------------------------------------- Votes cast for Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee, Local No 309 123, affiliated with the C. I. 0------------------------------------------ 178 Votes cast against Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee, Local No 123, affiliated with the C. I. 0-------------------------------------- 131 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, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations=Series 2, as amended, 1 32 N L. R. B. 923 2 33 N L. R. B 173 34 N.L.R B,No.21. 130 FRENCH & HECHT, -INC. 131 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee, Local No. 123, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been selected by a majority of the production and maintenance employees of French & Hecht, Inc., Davenport, Iowa, excluding foremen, non-working assistant foremen, supervisory employees, office and clerical employees, timekeepers, watchmen, and apprentices, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the pro- visions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee, Local No. 123, affiliated with the C. I. 0., 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.