Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 194 (1962)

election. Thereafter, on August 9, 1954, following an investigation the Regional Director issued and duly served upon the parties his report on objections, in which he found that the objections raised no substantial and material issues and recommended that they be overruled. The objecting parties filed timely exceptions to the Regional Director's report.

The exceptions to the Regional Director's report concern the objections that (1) letters sent to the employees by the Employer falsely asserted that the Repeal Association had the support of the Employer, and (2) speeches broadcast by the Smelter Workers within 24 hours of the election from a sound truck on the street near the plant were heard throughout the plant by the employees.

The Regional Director's investigation disclosed that the Employer's letters did not contain a threat or reprisal but merely expressed a preference for one of the labor organizations for reasons set forth without coercion or promise of benefit, and that the Smelter Workers' speeches were heard by some employees within the 24-hour preelection period but only when they were leaving the plant on their own time, after they had completed their shift.

The Regional Director concluded, in accordance with Board precedents, that neither the letters nor the speeches improperly interfered with the employees' free choice of their bargaining representative.' We agree with the Regional Director that these objections have no merit and, accordingly, adopt his recommendations that the objections be overruled.

[The Board ordered that the Regional Director conduct a runoff election among the employees in the appropriate unit as set forth in the Decision and Direction of July 6, 1954, to determine whether these employees desire to be represented by UAW-CIO or by Local 700, International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers,

Independent.] MEMBERS MURDOCK and RODGERS took no part in the consideration of the above Supplemental Decision and Order.

2Underwood corporation, 108 NLRB 1368 , Stewart-Warner corporation , 102 NLRB 1153, 1157.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.' and OFFICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 153, AFL, PETITIONER . Case No. 9-RC-6$90. October 4,1954

Decision and Direction of Election Upon a petition duly filed under Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, a hearing was held before John J. Carmody, hearing 1 Name of the Employer appears as amended in the record.

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ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. 195 officer. The hearing officer's rulings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed.

Upon the entire record in this case,' the Board finds :

  1. The Employer is engaged in commerce within the meaning of the Act.

  2. The labor organization involved claims to represent certain employees of the Employer.

  3. A question affecting commerce exists concerning the representation of employees of the Employer within the meaning of Section 9 (c) (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act.

  4. The appropriate unit :

The Petitioner seeks a unit of all salesmen employed in the...

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