Universal Products, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 21, 1940

21 N.L.R.B. 842 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter Of UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS, INC. and INTERNATIONAL
UNION7 UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA, (C . I. 0.) LOCAL
174
Case No. R-1674
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 1940
On February 9, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein,
called the Board, issued, its Decision, and, Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.'- Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on February 28, 1940, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Seventh
Region (Detroit, Michigan). On February 29, 1940, 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 his Election Report. No objections
to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by
any of the parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the
balloting :
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 438
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 430
Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------- 61
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 1
Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total valid votes cast---------------------------------------
Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile Workers
368
of America, (C. I. 0.) Local 174--------------------------- 217
Votes cast for International Union, United Automobile Work-
ers of America, Local 627, affiliated with the American Fed-
eration of Labor------------------------------------------ 134
Votes cast for neither ------------------------------- ------- 17
Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the result of
the election, we find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenges.
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,
1 20 N L R B 288
21 N. L. It. B, No. 85
842
UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS, INC. 843
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Union, United Automo-
bile Workers of America, (C. I. 0.) Local 174, has been designated
and selected by a majority of all hourly production and maintenance
employees of Universal Products Co., Inc., Dearborn, Michigan,
excluding watchmen (plant protection employees), timekeepers, su-
pervisory employees (which includes foremen and assistant foremen),
office , clerical, and salaried employees, as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the. Act, International Union, United Automobile Workers of
America, (C. I. 0.) Local 174, is the exclusive representative of all
such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect
to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions
of employment.