Bunker Hill And Sullivan Mining And Concentrating Company And Kellogg Miners And Smeltermen's Union, Local No. 18, International Union'of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Affiliated With The C. I. 0., 33 (1942)

In the Matter of BUNKER HILL AND SULLIVAN MINING AND CONCENTRATING COMPANY and KELLOGG MINERS AND SMELTERMEN'S UNION,

LOCAL NO. 18, INTERNATIONAL UNION'OF MINE, MILL & SMELTER WORKERS, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. 0.

Case No. R-3668 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES July 2, 1942 On May 12, 1942, the National Labor Relations 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 May 26, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region (Seattle, Washington). On May 28, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties.

As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director reported as follows:

Total on eligibility list.------------------------------------ 778 Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 690 Votes cast for Kellogg Miners and Smeltermen's Union, Local No. 18, International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, C. I. 0--------------------------------------- 353 Votes cast against Kellogg Miners and Smeltermen's Union,

Local No. 18, International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, C. I. 0------------------------------------- 327 Total challenged ballots_ ---------------------------------- 14 Total blank ballots --------------------------------------Total void ballots ---------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes counted --------------------------------- 680 Total on eligibility list not voting ------------------------- 82 On June 3, 1942, Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company, herein called the Company, filed a 'protest' to the Election Report and the conduct of the ballot. The Company contended that ballots should have been mailed to some 50 eligible employees who were unable to vote in person because they were away on vacation, or on leave of absence, or because of sickness or injury on the date of the election. The Company also urged that the challenged ballots should have been counted. On June 5, 1942, the Regional Director issued a Report on Objections, copies of which were duly served on the parties.

The Company claims that absentee balloting by mail was permitted in an election held on October 29, 1941,...

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