Border City Mfg. Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 17, 1941

37 N.L.R.B. 723 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of BORDER CITY MFG. Co. and TEXTILE YÌ€ORKERS UNION
- ^ • OF AMERICA (C. I. 0.)
In the Matter Of RICHARD BORDEN MFG. Co. and TEXTILE WORKERS
UNION OF AMERICA (C. 1. 0.)
Cases Nos. R-2979 and R-2980 respectively
CERTIFICATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 1941
On November 6, 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 December 1 and 3, 1941, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the First Region (Bos-
ton, Massachusetts ). On December 6, 1941, the Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series `2, as' amended , issued'
and duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the ballots.
No objections to the conduct of the ballots or the Election Report
have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results among employees of Border
City Mfg. Co., the Regional Director reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list----------------------------------- 602
Total ballots cast ---------------------------------- ____ 545
Total valid votes cast------------------------------------- 531
Total number of ballots marked for "Yes" (indicating a de-
sire for representation by Textile Workers Union of
America (C. I. 0.)) ------------------------------------ 335
Total number of ballots marked for "No" (indicating a de-
sire not to be represented by Textile Workers Union of
America (C. I. 0.)) ------------------------------------ 196
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- 1
Total ballots challenged---------------------------------- 13
136 N. L. S. B. 678.
37 N. L. R. B, No. 117.
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724.,. DECISIONS ,OF •NAtIONIAL,"LABOlf''RELATIONS BOARD
As to the balloting and its results among employees of Richard
Borden Mfg. Co., the Regional Director reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 674
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 571
Total valid votes cast------------------------------------ 568
Total number of ballots marked for "Yes" (indicating a de-
sire to be represented by Textile Workers Union of
America (C. I 0))------------------------------------ 391
Total number of ballots marked for "No" (indicating a de-
sire not to be represented by Textile Workers Union of
America (C I. 0)) ------------------------------------ 177
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- 3
Total,.,ballots challenged ----------------------------------- 0
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
lations 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 Textile, Workers Union of America,;
affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been
designated and selected by a majority of all production and main-
tenance employees of Border City Mfg. Co., excluding shipping, and
receiving employees, executives,, supervisory employees, and office
and clerical employees,, as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
Act, Textile Workers Union of America, affiliated with the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, 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 CERTIFIED that Textile Workers Union of America,
affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been
designated and selected by a majority of all production and main-
tenance employees of Richard Borden Mfg. -Co., excluding shipping
and receiving employees, executives, supervisory employees, and office
and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act,
Textile Workers Union of America, affiliated with the Congress of
Industrial Organizations, 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.