Chrysler Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 18, 1941

32 N.L.R.B. 814 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of CHRYSLER CORPORATION and INTERNATIONAL UNION,
UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Case No. R-2431
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
June 18,1941
On April 26,1941, 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 elec-
tion by secret ballot was conducted on May 15, 1941, under the direc-
tion and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh Region
(Indianapolis, Indiana). On May 16 and June 3, 1941, respectively,
the Regional Director, acting 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
and an Amended Election Report. No objections to the conduct of
the ballot or the Election Report, as amended, have been filed by any
of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number of employees alleged eligible to vote ------------ 854
Total number voted_________________________________________ 813
Total number of valid votes cast_____________________________ 787
Total number of votes for the International Union, United Auto-
mobile Workers of America, affiliated with the CIO ---------- 310
Total number of votes for the International Union, United Auto-
mobile Workers of America, affiliated with the AFL ---------- 27
Total number of votes for neither organization---------------- 450
Total number of blank ballots ________________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots_________________________________ 1
Total number of challenged ballots___________________________ 25
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The peti-
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tion for investigation and certification of representatives of employees
of Chrysler Corporation, Kokomo, Indiana, will therefore be dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of 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 ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees'of Chrysler Corporation, Ko-
komo, Indiana, filed by International Union, United Automobile
Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organ-
izations, be, and it'hereby is, dismissed.