American Can Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 28, 1942

39 N.L.R.B. 1237 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of AMERICAN CAN CO., PROVISO FACTORY BRANCH and
PROVISO WORKERS ORGANIZATION
Case No. R-3381
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 28, 1942
On February 9, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on March 10, 1942, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region
(Chicago, Illinois). On March 11, 1942, 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
objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have
been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Number eligible--------------------------------------------- 353
Number of ballots cast-------------- ------------ 314
Number of blank ballots-- ---------------------------------- 0
Number of void ballots -------------------------------------- 0
Number of ballots challenged ( not opened ) ------------------ 5
Number of valid ballots counted----------------------------- 309
Number of valid ballots counted plus unopened challenged
ballots------------------------------------ -- 314
Number of valid ballots necessary for majority--------------- 158
Number of valid ballots cast for Proviso Workers Organization- 238
Number of valid ballots cast for Steel Workers Organizing
Committee, C. I. 0.-------------------------------------- 58
Number of valid ballots cast for neither-------------------- 13
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,
138 N. L R B, No. 998.
39 N L. R. B, No. 230
1237
1238 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Proviso Workers Organization has been
designated and selected by a majority of all production and mainte-
nance employees employed by American Can Co., Maywood, Illinois,
at its Proviso Factory Branch, excluding foremen and assistant fore-
men, inspectors, clerical and office workers, watchmen, lithographers,
lithograph feeders, lithograph apprentices, artists, timekeepers, and all
salaried employees, as their representative for the purposes of collec-
tive bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a)
of the National Labor Relations Act, Proviso Workers Organization
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.