Colonial Life Insurance Co. of America

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 8, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 951 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of COLONIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and
UNITED OFFICE & PROFESSIONAL WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O.
Case No. R-3987
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 1942
On July 31, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding,"
and on August 31, 1942, issued an Amendment thereto.' Pursuant to
the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot was
conducted on September 3, 1942, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City).
On September 15,, 1942, 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.
As to the results of the balloting, the Regional Director reported as
follows :
Total on.eligibility list-------------------------------------- 120
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 97
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 1
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 96
Votes cast for United Office & Professional Workers of America,
C.I. 0--------------------------------------------------- 55
Votes cast against United Office & Professional Workers of
America, C. 1. 0------------------------------------------ 41
On September"15,1942; the Company filed objections to the Election
Report. The Company contends that although the C. I. O. received '
a majority of the valid ballots counted it should not be certified since
it was not designated by a majority of all employees eligible to vote
142 N. L. R. B. 1177.
2 43 N. L. R. B. 849
44 N. L. R. B.,- No. 181.
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'952 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
in the election. In accordance with our well-established policy we
find-this contention to be wholly without merit and shall overrule the
objections.3
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, 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 United Office '& Professional Workers of
America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has
been designated and selected by a majority of all industrial insurance
agents employed by the Company in the State of New Jersey, exclud-
ing supervisory employees, assistant managers, and home office inspec-
tors, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining,
and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations
Act, United Office & Professional Workers of America, affiliated with
the Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive representa-
tive 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.
MR, Wir. M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above
Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representatives.
3 Matter of, R C A Manufacturing Company, Inc and United Electrical Radio Workers
of America, 2 N L R B 1159; Matter of 'Nor th America Motorship Company, Inc.' and
National Maritime Union of America , 28 N L R B 607.