Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 20, 1942

41 N.L.R.B. 1182 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of PACIFIC GAS R ELECTRIC COMPANY and UTILITY
WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, C. I. O.
Case No. R-274
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 20, 1942
On April 16, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued its
Supplemental Decision, Third Direction of Election and Order, which
was amended on May 11, 1942, in the above-entitled proceeding 1
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot
was conducted on June 2, 3, and 4,1942, under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Twentieth Region (San Fran-
cisco, California). On June 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 an Election Re-
port, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objet-
tions 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 number eligible to vote______________________________ 1,357
Number of votes-for Utility Workers Organizing Committee__ 809
Number of votes f6r International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers----------------------------------------------- 201
Number of votes for neither_______________________________ 54
Total number of votes counted ------------------------------ 1, 064
Number of blank ballots___________________________________ 0
Number of void ballots____________________________________ 1
Number of challenged ballots______________________________ 11
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,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Utility Workers Organizing Committee,
C. I. 0., has been selected by a majority of all employees in the out-
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side forces of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Francisco,
California , in its East Bay division, including outside field employees,
workers employed in the generating stations, substations, gas plants,
steam plants , and other shops and plants, and meter readers, com-
bination meter readers and collectors, collectors , salesmen, estimators,
mappers , inspectors , watchmen , and building service employees, but
excluding officials, executive officers, comptometer operators , clerical
and office employees , employees of the rank of job foreman, and
above rank of job foreman , and employees of the central warehouse,
supply depot , repair shop, and laboratory located in Emeryville,
California , 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, Utility Workers Organizing Com-
mittee, 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.
Mr. WM. M . LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Certification of Representatives.