International Harvester Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 15, 1941

34 N.L.R.B. 323 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter Of INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY ( MCCORMICK
WORKS) and FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22604, AFFILIATED WITH
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
In the Matter Of INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY (MCCORMICK
WORKS ) and PATTERN MAKERS LEAGUE OF NORTH AMERICA , CHICAGO
ASSOCIATION , AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Cases Nos. R-2507 and R-2508
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 15, 1941
On May 22, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called
the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-
entitled proceeding.' On July 11, 1941, the Board issued a Supple-
mental Decision, Second Direction of Election, and Certification of
Representatives.2 Pursuant to the Second Direction of Election, an
election by secret ballot was conducted on July 30, 1941, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth
Region (Chicago, Illinois). On July 31, 1941, the Regional Direc-
tor, 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 on the
ballot. 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 on eligibility list________________________________________________ 6,092
Total number of ballots cast__________________________________________ 5,505
Total number challenged ballots_______________________________________ 109
Total number blank ballots ------------------------------------------- 12
Total number void ballots_____________________________________________ 13
Total ballots cast for C. I. 0. union____________________________________ 2,806
Total ballots cast for A. F. of L. union________________________________ 2,565
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,
' 32 N L R B. 40.
2 33 N L R. B. 333.
34 N. L. R. B, No. 55.
323
324 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Farm Equipment Workers Organizing
Committee, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
has been designated and selected by a majority of all production
and maintenance employees at the McCormick Works of Inter-
national Harvester Company, Chicago, Illinois, excluding salaried
employees, supervisory employees on hourly rates above the rank of
working group leaders, factory clerical employees, office clerical em-
ployees, indentured apprentices, progressive executive students, fire
and watch employees (except production and maintenance employees
who act as volunteer firemen), pattern makers, and pattern makers'
:apprentices, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Farm
Equipment Workers Organizing ,Committee, 'affiliated with the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations, 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. EDWIN S. SMITH took 110 part in the consideration of the above
Certification of Representatives.