American Woolen Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 8, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 187 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY and UNITED TEXTILE
WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 2625, A. F. OF L.
Case No. R-0471
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 8, 1941 -
On May 22, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its
Decision and Direction of Election 1 and on May '28, 1941, issued its
Supplemental Decision and Amendment to Direction of Election 2 in
the above-entitled proceeding. Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on June 10, 1941,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the
Third Region (Buffalo, New York). On June 11, 1941, 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.
No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report
were filed by any of the parties..
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 1,044
Total ballots cast----------------------1------------------- 1,006
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 8
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 5
Total void ballots---------------------------- '
Total valid votes cast-------------------------------------- . 991
Total votes cast for United Textile Workers of America, Local
2625, A. F. of L--------------------------------------
Total votes cast for Textile Workers Union of America,
799
C. I. 0--------------------------------,--------------- 108
Total votes cast for neither------------------------------- 84
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board, by 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 2, as amended, .
1 32 N. L. R. B. 1.
2 32 N. L . R. B. 8.
33 N. L. R. B., No. 48.
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188 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
IT IS HEREBY ' CERTIFIED that United Textile Workers of America,
Local No. 2625, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has
been. designated and selected by a majority of all production and
maintenance employees of American Woolen Company, Fulton, New
York, including clerical employees in the production and maintenance
departments, but excluding executives, managers, submanagers, su-
. perintendents, assistant superintendents, foremen, overseers, assistant
foremen, assistant overseers, second hands, section hands, not regu-
larly engaged in productive processes, office employees, watchmen,
and porters, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a)-
of the National Labor Relations Act, United Textile . Workers of
America, Local No. 2625, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, is" the exclusive representative of all such employees for the
purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages,
hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.