L. S. Cohen & Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 22, 1942

41 N.L.R.B. 204 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of L . S. COHEN & Co., INC. and INTERNATIONAL UNION,
MINE , MILL & SMELTER WORKERS, CASTING DIVISION , C. I. O.
Case No. R-1684
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES -
May $2,1942
On April 18, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.'
On, May 5, 1942, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of
Election.2 Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an
election by secret ballot was conducted on May 7, 1942, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth
Region (Chicago, Illinois). On May 8, 1942, the Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions 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 :
Number eligible--------------------------------------------- 26
Number of ballots cast_______________________________________ 26
Number of blank ballots----------------- -------------------- 0
Number of void ballots______________________________________ 0
Number of ballots challenged ( not opened )____________________ 1
Number of valid ballots counted_____________________________ 25
Number of valid ballots counted plus unopened challenged ballots_ 26
Number of valid ballots necessary for majority________________ 14
Number of valid ballots cast for the union-------------------- 19
Number of valid ballots cast against the union---------------- 6
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,
1 40 N. L. R. B. 711.
2 40 N. L. R B. 716.
41 N. L. R. B., No. 45.
204
L. S. COHEN & CO., INC. 205
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union, Mine, Mill '&
Smelter Workers, Casting Division, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has
.been .designated and selected by a majority of all production and
maintenance employees of L. S. Cohen & Co., Inc., Chicago, Illinois,
excluding supervisory employees, foremen not engaged in production
work, office employees, metallurgists, watchmen, chemists, and truck
drivers, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International
Union, Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Casting Division, affiliated
with the C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative of all such employees
in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other
conditions of employment.