Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 26, 1942

44 N.L.R.B. 546 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of PULLMAN-STANDARD CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
and PULLMAN-STANDARD EMPLOYEES UNION, HAMMOND WORKS
In the Matter Of PULLMAN-STANDARD CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
and UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA , LOCAL 2534, AFFILIATED WITH
THE C. 1. 0. 1
Cases Nos. R-4149 and R-4150, respectively
AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION
September 26, 194
On September 4, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued
a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.'
Thereafter, United Construction Workers Division, District 50,
United Mine Workers of America, requested permission to withdraw
its name from the ballot. The request is hereby- granted.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Direction of Election of September 4,
1942, be amended by striking therefrom the words "or by United Con-
struction Workers Division, District 50, United Mine Workers' of
America, for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by none of said
organizations" and substituting therefor the words "for the purposes
of collective bargaining, or by neither."
MR. WM. M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Amendment to Direction of Election.
1 43 N. L . R. B. 971.
44 N. L . R. B., No. 98.
546
In the Matter of PULLMAN-STANDARD CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
and PULLMAN - STANDARD , EMPLOYEES UNION, HAMMOND WORKS
In the Matter Of PULLMAN-STANDARD CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
and UNITED STEELWORKERS or AMERICA , LOCAL 2534, AFFILIATED WITH
THE C. I. O. -
Cases Nos. R-4149 and R-4150, respectively
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
,October 17,1942
On September 4, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board -issued
a Decision and Direction of Election 1 and on September 26, 1942 an
Amendment to Direction of Election,2 in the above-entitled proceed-
ings. Pursuant to the Direction of Election and Amendment,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on September 29, 1942,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for
the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois). On September 30, 1942,
the Regional Director, 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 Re-
port on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the
Election Report were filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported-
as follows :
Approximate number of eligible voters---------------------- 4524
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 3065
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 8
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 6
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- - 8
Total valid votes counted--------------------------------- 3043
Votes cast for Pullman-Standard Employees Union, Hammond
Works----- - - - -- -- ----------------------------- 661
Votes cast for United Steelworkers of America, Local 2534,
C. I. 0.-------------------------------------------------- 2222'
Votes cast for Neither------------------------------------- 160
Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the results'of
the election, we find it unnecessary to make any determination with,
respect to them. -
143 N L R B. 971.
244 N. L. R. B. 546.
44 N. L. R. B., No. 98a.
547
548 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
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, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National
Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended,
IT IS IIEREBY CERTIFIED that United Steelworkers of America, Local
2534, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected
by a majority of the production and maintenance employees of the
Hammond Works of the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Com-
pany, Hammond, Indiana, including inspectors, factory clerks, and
leaders, but excluding general office employees, foremen and assistant
foremen, nurses, safety director and assistants, time-study men, and
watchmen, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Steel;
workers of America, Local 2534, affiliated with the 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.