Chicago Macaroni Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 9, 1941

32 N.L.R.B. 447 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of CHICAGO ' MACARONI COMPANY ' and BAKERY •& CONFEC-
TIONERY WORKERS ' INTERNATIONAL, UNION OF AMERICA , LOCAL 465
• ,:Case No. R-,2273
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9"1941
On March 13, 1941, the National Labor, Relations Board , herein
called the Board,. issued' a Decision and, Direction of, Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election.by secret ballot was conducted on March 27, 1941, under
the direction and supervision ' of thei Regional Director for- the
Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois) : On March 31, 1941, the
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article -III, Section 9, of Na-
tional Labor Relations Board Rules and'' Regulations-Series 2, as
amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report
on the ballot.
As to the balloting and .its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 105
Total number of ballots cast------------------------------- 104
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 1
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 1
Total valid votes cast-------------------------------------- 102
Votes cast for Bakery & Confectionery Workers' Interna-
tional Union of America, Local 465----------------------- 58
Votes cast against Bakery & Confectionery Workers' Interna-
tional Union of America Local 465------------------------ 44
On April 2, 1941, Chicago Macaroni Company, herein called the
Company, filed Objections to Conduct of Ballot and Election Report.
On May 29, 1941, the Regional Director issued a Report on Objections
to Election Report, finding the Objections to be without merit. On
June 3, 1941, the Company filed a memorandum pertaining to Report
on Objections to Election Report. We have considered the Objections,
the Regional Director's Report thereon, and the memorandum, and
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find that the Objections raise no substantial or material issues with
respect to the conduct of the ballot. The Objections are hereby over-
ruled.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor
Relations 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 Bakery & Confectionery Workers'
International Union of America, Local 465, has been designated and
selected by a majority of all production and shipping employees of
Chicago Macaroni Company, Chicago, Illinois, including whole-
sale grocery division employees, but excluding clerical and supervisory
employees, carpenters, professional die makers, engineers, firemen,
electricians, truck drivers, truck drivers' helpers, watchmen, and
porters, as their representative for,the purposes of collective bar-
gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Bakery &
Confectionery Workers' International Union of America, Local 465,
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.