General Motors Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 5, 1940

28 N.L.R.B. 344 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and INTERNATIONAL
UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH
THE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Case No. B--2078
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES -
December 5, 1940
On November 4, 1940, 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
election by secret ballot was conducted on November 19, 1940, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director of the Second
Region (New York City). On November 22, 1940, 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 on 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 its results, the Regional, Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote------------------------------- 303
Total number of ballots cast--------------------------------- 284
Total number of valid ballots-------------------------------- 284
Total number of votes in favor of United Automobiles Workers,
C. I. 0.--------------------------------------------------- 223
Total number of votes against aforementioned union --------- 61
Total number of blank votes-------------------------------- 0
Total number of challenged votes--------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots------------------------------- 0
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,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended, -
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union, United Automobile
Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Or-
ganizations, has been designated and selected by a majority of all pro-
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duction and maintenance employees of General Motors Corporation,
Inland Manufacturing Division, Clark Plant, Rahway, New Jersey,
including shift operating engineers, but excluding direct representa-
tives of management, clerical and supervisory employees, control
men; and plant protection employees (but not to exclude from the
unit maintenance patrolmen or fire patrolmen), as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section
9 (a) of the Act, International Union, United Automobile Workers of
America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purpose
of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours
of employment, and other conditions of employment.
CHAIRMAN HARRY A. Muus took no part in the consideration of
the above Certification of Representatives.