The Metropolitan Body Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 18, 1941

32 N.L.R.B. 821 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of THE METROPOLITAN BODY COMPANY and THE
INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY WORKERS UNION OF CONNECTICUT
Case No. R-2331
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 1941
On March 20, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in this
proceeding.' On May 9, 1941, the Board issued a Supplemental
Decision and Second Direction of Election. 2
Pursuant to the Second Direction of Election, 'a run-off election by
secret ballot was conducted on May 28, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York
City). On May 31, 1941, 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 her Run-off Election Report. No objections to the conduct
of the ballot or to the Run-off Election Report have been filed by any
of the parties.
As to the results of the balloting the Regional Director reported as
follows :
Total number eligible to vote_______________________________ 188
Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 180
Total number of valid ballots_______________________________ 179
Total number of votes in favor of The Independent Auto Body
Workers' Union of Connecticut ---------------------------- 82
Total number of votes in favor of United Auto Workers
(C. I. 0.) ----------------------------------------------- 97
Total number of blank votes -------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged votes___________________________ 1
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,
130 N. L. R. B. 463.
2 31 N. L. R. B. 694.
32 N. L. R. B., No. 141.
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822 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Auto Workers (C. I. 0.) has
been designated and selected by a majority of all production and
maintenance employees of The Metropolitan Body Company at its
Bridgeport, Connecticut, plant, including stockroom employees, but
excluding officers, executives, foremen, subforemen, clerical employees,
messengers, draftsmen, engineers, and watchmen, for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, United Auto Workers (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.