Consolidated Paper Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 13, 1940

25 N.L.R.B. 370 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of CONSOLIDATED PAPER COMPANY and LOCAL INDUS-
TRIAL UNION, LOCALS 1001 AND 1006 ( CIO )
Case No. R-1686
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 13, 1940
On March 5, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in
this proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections
by secret ballot were conducted on March 25, 1940, under the, direction-
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region
(Detroit, Michigan). On March 28, 1940, 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 a Report of the Election conducted at
Plant No. 10 at River Rouge, Michigan. No objections to the con-
duct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of
the parties.
As to the balloting at Plant No. 10 at River Rouge, Michigan,
and its results the Regional Director reported as follows :
Total
all
ballots
Valid
votes
only
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------- 161
Total ballots cast------------------------------------- 152
Total ballots challenged------------------------------- 0
Total blank ballots------------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes cast--------------------------------- 152
Votes cast for Local Industrial Union , Local No. 1006,
affiliated with the C I 0---------------------------- 123
Votes cast against Local Industrial Union, Local No.
1006, affiliated with the C. I. 0----------------- ---- 29
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
121N L R B 116
25 N. L. R. B., No. 49.
370
CONSOLIDATED PAPER COMPANY 371
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local Industrial Union, Local 1006,
affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations has been
designated and selected by a majority of all production, maintenance,
-and powerhouse employees of Consolidated Paper Company at Plant
No. 10 in River Rouge, Michigan, excluding watchmen, timekeepers,
and office, clerical, and salaried supervisory employees, as their repre-
sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant
to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Local Indus-
trial Union, Local 1006, (C. I. O.} 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. -
Mr. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Certification of Representatives.