Tegge-Jackson Cigar Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 1, 1938

7 N.L.R.B. 622 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of TEGGE-JACKSON CIGAR COMPANY and UNITED CIGAR
WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 1
Case No. R-.1433
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER
June 1, 1938
On March 18, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled case and
four related cases.' The Direction of Elections directed that certain
elections by secret ballot be held, one of them among all the production
workers employed by Tegge-Jackman 2 Cigar Company, Detroit, Mich-
igan, during the pay-roll period next preceding November 18, 1937,
excluding foremen, superintendents, clerical help, and those quitting
or discharged for cause before the election, to determine whether or
not they desired to be represented by United Cigar Workers Local
Industrial Union No. 24 for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was conducted
on May 4, 1938, at Detroit, Michigan, under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Seventh Region (Detroit, Mich-
igan). On May 5, 1938, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to
Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and
Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued an Intermediate Report on
the ballot, which was duly served upon the parties on May 6, 1938. No
objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report have been filed.
As to the results of the secret ballot, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 218
Total number of votes cast__________________________________ 200
Total number of votes cast for United Cigar Workers Local In-
dustrial Union No 24_____________________________________ 36
Total number of votes cast against United Cigar Workers Local
Industrial Union No. 24___________________________________ 163
Total number of challenged ballots__________________________ 0
Total number of blank ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots_________________________________ 1
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining repre-
sentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The peti-
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Incorrectly designated in the order directing the investigation and hearing as Tegge-
.Jackson Cigar Company
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tion for investigation and certification of representatives of employees
of Tegge-Jackman Cigar Company will therefore be dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of 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 1, as amended,
IT Is HERESY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifica-
tion of representatives of employees of Tegge-Jackman Cigar Com-
pany, Detroit, Michigan, filed by United Cigar Workers Local Indus-
trial Union No. 24, under the name United Cigar Workers of America,
Local No. 1, be, and it hereby is, dismissed.