The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.

In the Matter of THE BUCKEYE COTTON OIL COMPANY and UNITED CANNERY, AGRICULTURAL , PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 19, C. I. O. Case No. R-3027 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES November 28,1941 On October 11, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceed- ings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot were conducted on October 27 and 28, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Georgia). On November 12, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pur- suant 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. No objections to the conduct of the ballots 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 : GROUP (1) (JACKSON AVENUE PLANTS) Total number eligible-__--_ ----------------------- 922 Total ballots cast --------------------- -------- ---------------- 856, Total number of ballots east for UNITED CANNERY, AGRICUL- TURAL, PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 19, C I 0---------------------------------------------------- 498 Total number of ballots cast for INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF EM- PLOYEES OF BUCKEYE JACKSON AVENUE PLANTS-------------- 32G Total number of ballots cast for neither-------------------- 18 Total number of challenged ballots--------------------------- 8 Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 6 Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 1 GROUP (2) (HOLLYWOOD MILL) Total number eligible--- ------------------------------------- 282 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 270 Total number of ballots cast for UNITED C2.NNFMY, AGRICUL- TURAL, PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 19, C. 1. 0---------------------------------------------------- 215 136 N. L R. B. 76. 37 N. L. R B., No. 14. 48 THE BUCKEYE COTTON OIL COMPANY 49 Total number of ballots cast for INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF EMPLOYEES OF BUCKEYE HOLLYWOOD MILL- ------- ------- ---- 49 Total number of ballots cast for neither----------------------- 2 Total number of challenged ballots__________________________ 4 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 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. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America, Local 19, C. 1. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the employees of the Jackson Avenue plants of The Buckeye Cotton Oil Company, excluding supervisory and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of Amer- ica, Local 19, C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative of all such em- ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIED that United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America, Local 19, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the employees of the Holly- wood Mill of The Buckeye Cotton Oil Company, excluding super- visory and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and,Allied Workers of America, Local 19, 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. MR. GERARD D. REILLY took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.