J. I. Case Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 26, 1942

39 N.L.R.B. 412 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of J. I. CASE Co. and INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED
AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL - IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF
AMERICA, C. I. O.
Case No. R-3394
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
Case No. R-3394
On January 26, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing.) Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on February 13, 1942, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region
(Chicago, Illinois). On February 14, 1942, the Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tioi7s Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued
an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the
parties. 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 the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 582
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 544
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 0
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 2
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 542
Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft '
& Agricultural Implement Workers,of America, C. I. 0------ 352
Votes cast against International Union, United Automobile,
Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America,
C. I. 0-------------------------------------------------- 190
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,
1 38 N L. R B. 522
39 N. L. R. B, No. 73.
412
J. I. CASE CO. 413
IT is 'HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union, United Automo-
bile,' Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, affil-
iated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been selected
by a majority of all the production and maintenance employees,
including Charles R. (Whitey) Clausen, Johnny Waters, Oliver Gor-
don, Walter Coghill, Frank DeFreeze, and Hank DeVooght, of J. I.
-Case Co., Rock Island, Illinois, plant exclusive of office and clerical
employees and Paul Eastland, Russel Johnson, Loyd Cousin, and
other supervisory employees, and pattern makers and pattern makers'
apprentices, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a)
of the National Labor -Relations Act, International Union, United
Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America,
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.