Monsanto Chemical Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 2, 1949

83 N.L.R.B. 339 (N.L.R.B. 1949)

In the Matter of MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY, EMPLOYER and
INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS' UNION, AFL, PETITIONER
Case No. 10-RC-368
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
May 2, 1949
Pursuant to a Decision and Direction of Election 1 issued by the
Board on February 11, 1949, an election by secret ballot was conducted
on March 10, 1949, under the direction and supervision of the Re-
gional Director for the Tenth Region.
At the close of the election, the parties were furnished a Tally of
Ballots, which shows that there were approximately 455 eligible
voters, and that 441 valid ballots were cast, of which 45 were for the
Petitioner, and 396 were against any participating labor organization.
On March 16, 1949, the Petitioner filed Objections to Conduct Af-
fecting the Results of the Election, alleging, among other things, that
the Employer, prior to the election, intimidated and coerced employees
by issuing letters which contained threats of reprisals and promises of
benefits, and by conducting meetings during the course of which the
Employer's supervisors made statements containing threats and prom-
ises of benefits. On April 11, 1949, following an investigation, the
Regional Director issued and duly served upon the parties his Report
on Objections, wherein he found no basis for the objections, and rec-
ommended that they be overruled, and that the petition be dismissed.
No exceptions to the Regional Director's Report having been filed
within the time provided therefor, we hereby adopt the findings and
recommendations made by the Regional Director in his Report, and
overrule the Objections filed by the Petitioner. As it appears from
the Tally that no collective bargaining representative has been selected,
we shall dismiss the petition.
181 N. L. R. B. 625.
83 N. L. R. B., No. 42.
339
340 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives filed by the Petitioner herein be, and it hereby
is, dismissed.
MEMBERS REYNOLDS and MURDOCK took no part in the consideration
of the above Supplemental-Decision and Order.