Western Fisheries

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 24, 1940

19 N.L.R.B. 818 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of WESTERN FISHERIES, A CORPORATION and CANNERY
WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 21173, A. F. OF L.
In the Matter Of FISHERMAN'S PACKING CORP., A CORP. and CANNERY
WORKERS UNION, LOCAL #21173
Cases Nos. R-1547 and R-1548, respectively
CERTIFICATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 24, 1940
On November 6, 1939 , the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Elections in the above -entitled proceed-
ings." Pursuant to the Direction of Elections , separate elections by
secret ballot were conducted on December 4, 1939 , under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region
(Seattle , Washington ). On December 14, 1939 , the Regional Direc-
tor, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served
upon the parties to the respective proceedings separate Election Re-
ports. No objections to the conduct of the ballots or the Election
Reports have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof , the Regional Director
reported as follows :
WESTERN FISHERIES
Total number eligible voters--------------------------------- 67
Total number of ballots cast--------------------------------- 42
Total number of votes in favor of Cannery Workers Union,
Local 21173, A. F. of Ti------------------------------------ 11
Total number of votes in favor of Anacortes Cannery Workers
Union, Local 17, C. I. 0----------------------------------- 31
Total number of votes in favor of neither-------------------- 0
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of challenged votes---------------------------- 0
FISHERMAN ' S PACKING CORP.
Total number eligible voters --------------------------------- 206
Total number of ballots cast-------------------------------- 145
117 N. L. R. B. 364.
19 N. L. R. B., No. 87.
818
WESTERN FISHERIES 819
Total number of votes in favor of Cannery Workers Union,
Local #21173, A. F. of L---------------------------------- 31
Total number of votes in favor of Anacortes Cannery Workers
Union, Local 17, C. I. 0---------------------------------- 114
Total number of votes in favor of neither--------------------- 0
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots----------------------- --- 0
Total number of challenged votes---------------------------- 0
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,
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Anacortes Cannery Workers Union
Local 17, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority
of all employees of Western Fisheries, Anacortes, Washington, en-
gaged in handling, processing, and canning fish, including warehous-
ing of finished products, excluding executives, supervisory employees,
office employees, machinists, machinists' helpers, and the timekeeper,
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, Anacortes Cannery Workers Union Local 17,
C. I. 0., 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; and
IT IS ALSO HEREBY CERTIFIED that Anacortes Cannery Workers Union
Local 17, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority
of all cannery and warehouse employees of Fisherman's Packing
Corp., Anacortes, Washington, including the matron, but excluding
supervisory employees, office employees, machinists, machinists' help-
ers, and carpenters, as their representative for the purposes of collec-
tive bargaining and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a)
of the National Labor Relations Act, Anacortes Cannery- Workers
Union Local 17, C. I. 0., 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.