A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 30, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 95 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and UNITED
GRAIN PROCESSORS UNION, LOCAL 21490, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F.
OF L.
In the Matter of A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTER-
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICIAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION
146, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. OF L.
In the Matter of A . E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and INTER-
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, LODGE No. 493.
In the Matter of A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and
CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION No. 742 (A. F. L.)
Cases Nos. R-2138 to R-2141
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 30, 1941
On May 17, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called
the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in this pro-
ceeding.1 Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on June 10, 1941, under -the direction, and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region
(Chicago, Illinois). On June 12, 1941, the Regional Director, act-
ing 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. No objections to the
conduct of the ballot or 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 on eligible list_______________________________ 1,387
Total number of ballots cast______________________________ 1,106
Total number of ballots cast for American Federation of
Labor (United Grain Processors Union, Local 21490; Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union
146; International Association of Machinists, Lodge No.
493; and Carpenters Local Union No. 742) ---------------- 81
131 N. L. R. B. 946.
33 N. L. It. B., No. 20.
95
96 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Total number of ballots cast for Independent Starch Workers
Union -------------------------------------------------- 699
Total number of ballots cast-for neither of these labor or-
ganizations--------------------------------------------- 22
Total number of challenged ballots------------------------ 0
Total.number of blank ballots---------------------------- .0
Total number of void ballots----------------------------- 4
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.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Independent Starch Workers Union
has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and
maintenance employees of A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company,,
Decatur, Illinois, at its Decatur plant, including hourly paid plant
clerks and hourly paid gang,bosses, but excluding other clerical and
supervisory employees, as their representative for the purposes of
.collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, Independent Starch Workers Union
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.