The Dow Chemical Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 25, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 812 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of THE Dow CHEMICAL COMPANY and BROTHERHOOD OF
CHEMICAL WORKERS
In the Matter of THE Dow CHEMICAL COMPANY and LOCAL" 12075,
DISTRICT 50, UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA
Cases Nos. R-2604 and 1Q-2605
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 1941
On June 16,1941 , the National Labor Relations Board issued a Deci-
sion and Direction of Election in the above -entitled proceedings.' Pur-
suant to the Direction of Election , an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on July 8, 1941 , under the direction and supervision of the Act-
ing Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Michigan).
On July 10, 1941 , the Acting 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 his Election Report. 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 Acting Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total number eligible to vote_______________________________ 3, 165
Total ballots cast_________________________________________ 2,972
Total ballots challenged___________________________________ 14
Total blank ballots________________________________________ 4
Total void ballots_________________________________________ 3
Total valid votes east --------------------------------------
Total number of votes cast for Local 12075, District 50, United
2,'951
Mine Workers of America________________________________ 1, 572
Total votes cast for Brotherhood of Chemical Workers________ 1, 318
Total votes cast for neither_________________________________ 61
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,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local 12075, District 50, United Mine
Workers of America, has been designated and selected by a majority
1 32 N . L. R B. 660.
33 N. L. R. B., No. 149.
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of all hourly, piece-rate, and day-rate employees at the Midland,
Michigan, plant of The Dow Chemical Company, excluding employees
of Bay City Dowmetal Engineering Lab and Bay City Dowmetal
Foundry, office employees, clerical employees, supervisory employees,
foremen, subforemen, and plant-protection men, as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section
9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Local 12075, District 50,
United Mine Workers of America 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.