General Motors Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 20, 1942

38 N.L.R.B. 448 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, FRIGIDAIRE DIVISION
and UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA,
AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O.
Case No. R-3067
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 20, 1942
On December 15, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled pro-
ceeding.) Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by
secret ballot was conducted on January 7, 1942, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Ninth Region (Cin-
cinnati, Ohio). On January 8, 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 his Election Report. No objections to the conduct
of the ballot or to the Election Report were filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total on eligibility list_____________________________________ 247
Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 200
Total ballots challenged____________________________________ 5
Total blank ballots_________________________________________ 1
Total void ballots__________________________________________ 1
Total valid votes counted___________________________________ 193
Votes cast for United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers
of America, C. I 0.------------------------------------- 109
Votes cast for Local Lodge #336, International Association
of Machinists, A. F. of L__________________________________ 75
Votes cast for neither______________________________________ 9
Since the challenged ballots cannot affect the ultimate results of the
election, we find it unnecessary to make any determination with
respect thereto.
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,
137N.L R B.616
38 N. L. R. B., No. 92.
448
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 449
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY cERTIFLED that United Electrical, Radio & Machine
Workers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organ-
izations, has been designated and selected by a majority of all metal
finishers in Plant 2, of General Motors Corporation, Frigidaire Divi-
sion, Dayton, Ohio, excluding metal-finish grinders, as their repre-
sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursu-
ant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations
Act, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, affili-
ated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 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.