State Ex Rel. American Federation, Etc. v. Hanson

Under the provisions of M. S. A. 179.16, the conciliator ordered an election to determine whether the employes wished to be represented by the AFL or the CIO.

A balloting was conducted December 9, 1947. This balloting resulted in 400 votes cast, one of which was conceded by all parties to be void. Of the remaining 399 votes, 199 were for the CIO and 200 or 199 votes for the AFL, depending upon whether the one ballot here in controversy was rightly ruled out as void.

Section 179.16, entitled “Representatives for Collective Bargaining,” subd. 2, provides that the conciliator “may take a secret…