Memphis Butchers Association, Inc.

In the Matter of MEMPHIS BUTCHERS ASSOCIATION, INC. and PACKING- HOUSE WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE , LOCAL 131, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE In the Matter of MEMPHIS BUTCHERS ASSOCIATION, INC. and AMALGAM- ATED MEAT CUTTERS & BUTCHER WORKMEN OF N. A. LOCAL 515 Cases Nos. R-2590 and R-2591 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 21, 1941 On July 9, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.,' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on July 25, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Georgia). On August 4, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant. to Ar- ticle 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 objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible--------------------------------------------------- 37 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------------------- 31 Total number of ballots cast for Packinghouse Workers Organizing Com- mittee, Local 131, of Memphis, Tennessee------------------------------ 10 Total number of ballots cast for Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. A. Local 515------------------------------------------ 21 Total number of ballots cast for neither------------------------------- 0 Total number of challenged ballots--------------------------------------- 0 Total number of void ballots-------------------------------------------- 0 Total number of blank ballots------------------------------------------- 0 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 133 N. L. R. B. 218. 34 N. L. It. B., No. 89. 698 MEMPHIS BUTCHERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 699 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. A. Local 515, affiliated with the American Federa- tion of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of Memphis Butchers Asso- ciation, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, excluding supervisory employees, sales and office forces, and extra hide men, 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, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. A. Local 515, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive rep- resentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bar- gaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. MR. EDWIN S. SMFFH took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.