Gatke Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 9, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 216 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of GATBE CORPORATION and FEDERAL LABOR UNION
#22421 OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Case No. R-2334
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
July 9, 1941
On March 22, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued. a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.l Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on April 18, 1941, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh -
Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). On June 13, 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 an Election Report. No objections
to the conduct of the ballot or 'the Election Report have been filed by
any of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows:
Total Number of-Employees Alleged Eligible to Vote---------- 146
Total Number Voted---------------------------------------- 144
Total Number of Valid Votes Cast--------- ----------------.--- 126
Total Number of Votes for the Federal Labor Union ' No. 22421
of the AFL----------------------------------------------- 56
Total Number of Votes against the Federal Labor Union No.
22421 of the AFL------------------------------------------ - 70
Total Number of Blank Ballots -------------- ----------------- 1
Total Number of Void Ballots----------------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots-- ------------------------ 17
Of the 17 challenged ballots, the Regional Director sustained the
challenge of the A. F. of L. as to 4 of them. We concur in this ruling.
He made no ruling on the remaining 13 challenged ballots, as the results.
of the election would not be materially affected by their disposition.
1 30 N. L. R. B. 514.
33 N. L. R. B., No. 53.
216
GATKE CORPORATION 217
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. of" the
Company in the unit heretofore found to be appropriate for collective
bargaining. The petition for investigation and certification of repre-
sentatives of the Company 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,
the National Labor Relations Board hereby orders that the petition
for investigation and certification of representatives of employees of
Gatke Corporation, Warsaw, Indiana, filed herein be, and it hereby
is, dismissed.