Globe Newspaper Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 3, 1941

33 N.L.R.B. 132 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of GLOBE NEWSPAPER COMPANY and NEWSPAPER GUILD
OF BOSTON
Case No. B-2288
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 3-,1941
On May 16,1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called
the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election-in the above-
entitled proceeding. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an elec-
tion by secret ballot was conducted on June 12, 1941, under the direc-
tion and supervision of the Regional Director for the First Region
(Boston,.Massachusetts). On June 13, 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 his Election Report.- No objections to the
conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any
of the-parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the
balloting :
Total number of votes cast__________________________________ 361
Total number of valid votes cast ---- ------------------------- 345
Total number of ballots marked for Newspaper Guild of Boston_ 157
Total number of ballots marked for Boston Globe Employees
Association ----------------------------------------------- 182
Total number of ballots marked neither______________________ 6
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 1
Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 1
Total number of challenged ballots-------------------------- 14
Since, the number, of challenged ballots cannot affect the result of the
election, we find it. unnecessary to pass upon the challenges.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions 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 Boston Globe Employees Association
has been designated and selected by a majority of all of the em-
131 N. L. R. B. 916.
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ployees of the Company on the Editorial pay roll .(including artists
and photographers), Miscellaneous pay roll (Editorial), Business
Office (or commercial) and Maintenance pay rolls, and those persons
on the Miscellaneous. Composing Room pay roll who are not members
of the International Typographical Union and are not "earmarked
for' apprenticeship" in that union,. but excluding the executive and
part-time employees, members of craft unions'. affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, and'the watchmen, who are listed on
Board Exhibits 10 A, B, C, and ,D, as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9
(a) of the Act, Boston Globe Employees Association is the ex-
clusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collec-
tive' bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employ-
ment, and other conditions of employment.