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"Affiliated with C. I. 0." The Board found that it was clear from
the evidence that those signing the cards }mew that 'they were
joining the union and, therefore, the Board accepted the cards as
adequate indication of the choice of representatives."
An objection has frequently been made with reference to union
membership cards which seeks to distinguish between membership
in a labor organization and the designation of such an organization
as bargaining agent, and to argue that membership in itself does
not signify the desire to be represented by the organization. In
Matter of Campbell Machine Company, 49 the Board, m reply to this
argument, stated :
Since the primary and well known function of labor organizations, including
the unions in the present case, is collective bargaining, the Board believes
no such distinction can be drawn. By voluntarily joining a labor organization
an employee in effect designates that labor organization as his representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining!'
Applications for membership in a labor organization have been
objected to on the grounds that the applicants had not been actually
admitted to membership ; 51 that membership cards were never issued
to the applicants; 52 or that none of the applicants were formally
initiated as members. 53 The Board has uniformly held, in accordance
with its statement in Matter of Hood Rubber Company, Ine.,54
that—
The applicants, merely by requesting membership in the U. A. W. A., sufficiently
indicated their desire to have that organization act as their representative for
the purposes of collective bargaining and thereby selected it for that purpose.
In Matter of Sunshine Mining Company, 55 the respondent contended
that some employees, although they signed union application
cards and paid initiation fees, did so for the sole purpose of
voting against a strike, and that still other employees were unaware
of the effect of signing application cards, and that none of these
employees intended to designate the union as their representative for
48 See also Matter of Fisher Body Corporation and United Automobile Workers of
America, Local 76, 7 N. L. R. B. 1083. where it was argued that membership cards of
the United Automobile Workers were obtained by misrepresentation because the charter
granted to this union stated that it was affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
whereas, when the cards were signed, it was in fact affiliated with the Committee for
Industrial Organization. The Board found that this contention was unsupported by the
record because the cards made no reference to the American Federation of Labor and no
evidence was offered to show that anyone signing a card was misled. Cf. Matter of National
Motor Bearing Company and International Union, United Automobile Workers
of America, Local No. 76, 5 N. L. R. B. 409.
Matter of Campbell Machine Company, David C. Campbell and George E. Campbell.
co-partners, trading as Campbell Machine Company and International Association of
Machinists, Local No. 889: Shipwrights, IBoatbuilders & Caulkers; and International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 569, 3 N. L. R. B. 793.
"0 For other cases following this principle see Matter of Star of Crescent Oil Co., a
California corporation, doing business as San Diego Marine Construction Company, and
International Association of Machinists, Local No. 389; Shipwrights, Boatbuilders and
Caulkers; and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 569, 3 N. L.
R. B. 882; Matter of The Louisville Refining Company and International Association, Oil
Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America, 4 N. I. R. B. 844.
61 Matter of Richfield Oil Corporation and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association No.
79, 7 N. L. R. B. 639.
5 Matter of Trenton-Philadelphia Coach Company and Amalgamated Association of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America. 6 N. L. R. B. 112.
Matter of National Motor Bearing Company and International Union, Automobile Workers
of America, Local No. 76, 5 N. L. R. B. 409; Matter of Zenite Metal Corporation and
United Automobile Workers of America, Local No. 422, 5 N. L. R. B. 509.
51 Matter of Hood Rubber Company, Ino. (Arrow Battery Products Division) and International
Union, United Automobile Workers of America, 5 N. L. R. B. 165.
C." Matter or Sunshine Mining Company and International Union of Mine, Mill an
Smelter Workers, 7 N. L. R. B. 1252.