Corduroy Rubber Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 26, 1941

32 N.L.R.B. 88 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of CORDUROY RUBBER COMPANY and UNITED RUBBER
WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O.
Case No. R-2400
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 26, 1941
On April 8, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above entitled proceeding x
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was
conducted on May 7, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan). On
May 9, 1941, 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 his
Election Report on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the
ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows:
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 659
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 616
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 2
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total valid votes cast-------------------------------------- 614
Votes cast for United Rubber Workers of America, affiliated
with the C. I. 0----------------------------------------- 473
Votes cast against United Rubber Workers of America,
affiliated with the C. I. 0 ----------------------------- 141
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 CERTrrrim that United Rubber Workers of America,
affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a ma-
jority of all production and maintenance employees of Corduroy
Rubber Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, including hourly rate,
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CURDUROY RUBBER COMPANY 89
shipping and receiving department employees, boiler operators, elec-
tricians , steam fitters , powerhouse employees , and machine shop
employees , but excluding superintendents , foremen, confidential sal-
aried employees , office and clerical employees , and supervisory em-
ployees who have the power to hire or discharge , as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to Section
9 (a) of the Act, United Rubber Workers of America, affiliated with
the C. I. 0., 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.