Rutherford Freight Lines, Inc.

In the Matter of RUTHERFORD FREIGHT LINES, INCORPORATED and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WARE- HOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 171 In the Matter of RUTHERFORD FREIGHT LINES, INCORPORATED and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WARE- HOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 621 In the Matter of RUTHERFORD FREIGHT LINES, INCORPORATED and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WARE- HOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 515 In the Matter of RUTHERFORD FREIGHT LINES, INCORPORATED and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WARE- HOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 592 Cases Nos. R-2889 to R-2892, inclusive CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 1941 On October 9, 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, four separate elections by secret ballot were conducted on November 4, 5, and 6, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifth Region (Baltimore, Maryland). On November 8, 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 each ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballots or to the Election Reports have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported' as follows : Roanoke, Virginia, Terminal Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 14 Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 14 Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 0 135 N. L. R. B., No. 225. 37 N. L. R. B., No. 63. r 383 384 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Roanoke, Virginia, Terminal-Continued Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes counted------------------------------------ 14 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Teamsters, C iauf- feurs, Warehousmen and Helpers of America, Local No. 171_ 13 Votes cast against International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No. 171--------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- I Knoxville, Tennessee, Terminal Total on eligibility list----------------- -------------------------------------- 11 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 10_ Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 0 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes counted------------------------------------ 10 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauf- feurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No. 621_ 7 Votes cast against International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local -No. 621--------------------------------------------------- 3 Chattanooga, Tennessee, Terminal Total on eligibility list______________________________ It Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 10 Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 1 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- - 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 9 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauf- feurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No 515_ 8 Votes cast against International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No. 515-------------------------------------------------- 1 Richmond, Virginia, Terminal Total on eligibility list_____________________________________ 12 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 12 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 1 Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total valid votes counted------------------------------------ 11 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauf- feurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No. 592_ 11 Votes cast, against International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No. 592------------------------------------------------- 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- i t -RUTHERFORD . FREIGHT LINES, INC. - - 385 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, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local No. 171, affiliated with the AmericanFederation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a-majority of the city pick-up and, delivery drivers and helpers,' and platform men, employed by Rutherford Freight Lines, Incorporated, at its Roanoke, Virginia, Terminal, excluding supervisory employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local No. 171, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 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 employ- ment; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local No. 621, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the city pick-up and delivery drivers and helpers, and platform men, employed by Ruther- ford Freight Lines, Itlcorpora.ted, at its Knoxville, Tennessee, Termi- nal, excluding supervisory employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local No. 621, 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; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local No. 515, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the city pick-up and delivery drivers and helpers; and platform men, employed by Rutherford Freight Lines, Incorporated, at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, Terminal, excluding supervisory employees, as their representative for the pur- poses of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local No. 515, 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; and 386 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR . RELATIONS BOARD - IT IS- HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIED that International Brotherhood, of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local Nd. 592, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of the city pick-up and delivery drivers and helpers, and platform men, employed by Ruther- ford Freight Lines, Incorporated, at its,Richmond, Virginia, Termi- nal, excluding supervisory employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America; Local No. 592, 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. MR. GERARD D. Rm.LY took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.