Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jun 28, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 52 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
In the Matter of CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., INC. and UNITED GARMENT
WORB:ERS.OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 297, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. OF L.
Cage No. R-2402
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 28, 1941
On April 30, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and.Direction of Election in this
proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by
secret ballot was conducted on May 8, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director-for the Tenth Region (Atlanta,
Georgia). On May. 12, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant
to Article III, Section 9 of National Labor Relations Board Rules
and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon
the parties an Election Report.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible_______________________________________ 750
Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 733
Total number ballots cast for United Garment Workers of.
America, Local No. 297, affiliated with the A. F. of L__________ 346
Total number.of ballots cast for Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0_____________________ 385
Total 'number ballots cast for neither________________________ ' 2
Total' number of challenged ballots___________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots_________________________________ ' 0
Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0,
On May 16, 1941, the United filed its Objections to the Election
Report. On May 20, 1941, the Amalgamated filed a Memorandum
in Opposition to` Objections to Election Report. On June 16, 1941,
the Regional Director issued his Report on Objections, and on June 17,
1941, an Amended Report on Objections. The Board has considered
the Election Report, the Objections thereto, the Memorandum of the
131 N. L. R. B. 505.
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Amalgamated, and the Regional Director's Amended Report oil Ob-
jections and finds that the objections do not raise substantial and
material issues in respect to the conduct of ballot or the Election
Report. The objections are hereby overruled.
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,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected
by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of Cluett,
Peabody & Co., Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, at its Atlanta plant, excluding
supervisory and clerical employees, as their representative for the pur-
poses of cellective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative
of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in
respect to-rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other con-
ditions of employment. -
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