Armour and Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 25, 1949

83 N.L.R.B. 861 (N.L.R.B. 1949)

In the Matter of NEW YORK BUTCHERS DRESSED MEAT COMPANY,
DIVISION OF ARMOUR AND COMPANY, EMPLOYER AND PETITIONER and
UNITED PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS OF AMERICA (CIO), LOCAL No. 266
In the Matter of NEW YORK BUTCHERS DRESSED MEAT COMPANY,
DIVISION OF ARMOUR AND COMPANY, EMPLOYER and CATTLE SHOCH-
TIM UNION, LOCAL 491, AMALGAMATED MEAT CUTTERS AND BUTCHER
WORKMEN Off- NORTH AMERICA, A. F. OF L., PETITIONER
Cases Nos. 2-RM-67 and 2RC-597, respectively
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
May °25,1949
Pursuant to a Decision and Direction of Election, issued by the
National Labor Relations Board on February 18, 1949, an election by
secret ballot was held on March 14, 1949, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region, among
the employees of the Employer in the unit found appropriate by the
Board. Following the election, the parties were furnished a Tally of
Ballots. The tally shows that of the 37 eligible voters, 19 cast ballots
for United Packinghouse Workers of America (CIO), Local No. 266,
and 18 cast ballots for Cattle Shochtim Union, Local 491, Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, A. F. of
L., herein called Local 491. There were no challenged ballots.
On March 18, 1949, Local 491 filed objections to the results of the
election.: Pursuant to Section 203.61 of the National Labor Relations
Board Rules and Regulations, the Regional Director investigated the
objections, and on April 25, 1949, issued his Report on Objections.
The Regional Director found that the objections were without merit
and recommended that they be overruled.
No exceptions to the Regional Director's report were filed by any
of the parties within the time provided therefor.
• As no exceptions have been filed to the Report on Objections, we
hereby adopt the Regional Director's recommendation and in accord-
ance therewith, overrule the objections. As a majority of valid votes
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have been cast for United Packinghouse Workers of America (CIO),
Local No. 266, we shall certify that union as the bargaining repre-
sentative of the employees in the appropriate unit.'
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Packinghouse Workers of
America (CIO), Local No. 266, has been designated and selected by a
majority of all Shochtim, searchers, plumberers, and ticket men of the
New York Butchers Dressed Meat Company, Division of Armour and
Company, excluding foremen and other supervisors as defined in the
Act, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining
and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, as amended, the said
organization is the exclusive representative of all such employees for
the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay,
wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.
MEMBERS HousTON and MuiwocK took no part in the consideration
of the above Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representa-
tives.