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National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 8, 1938

9 N.L.R.B. 753 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of KLING FACTORIES, AN ASSUMED TITLE USED BY D. D.
KLING, A. J. KLING, AND C. E. HELGREN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF
CHAUTAUQUA CABINET Co., BROCTON FURNITURE CO., HERRICK
FURNITURE CO., JOHN A. KLING (SUCCESSOR TO CRANDALL PANEL
Co., AND FREWSBURG FURNITURE Co.) and LOCALS 12, 13, 14, AND 15
ORGANIZED FURNITURE WORKERS OF JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
Case No. R-757
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 8, 1938
On September 23, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, here-
in called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in
the above-entitled case. ' The Direction of Election directed that an
election by secret ballot be conducted within fifteen (15) days from
the date of the Direction among all the wage workers employed by
Chautauqua Cabinet Co., Mayville, New York; Brocton Furniture
Co., Brocton, New York; Herrick Furniture Co., Falconer, New
York; John A. Kling (successor to Crandall Panel Co.), Brocton,
New York; and'Frewsburg Furniture Co., Frewsburg, New York,
who were employed by the Companies during the pay-roll period
immediately preceding April 11, 1938, excluding clerical and super-
visory employees, and those who had since quit or been discharged
for cause, to determine whether or not they desired to be repre-
sented by Organized Furniture Workers for the purposes of col-
lective bargaining.
Pursuant to this Decision and Direction of Election, an election by
secret ballot was conducted on October 7, 1938, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Third Region (Buf-
falo, New York). On October 10, 1938, the said Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section q, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued
and duly served upon the parties his Intermediate Report on
the ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report
have been filed by any of the parties.
18 N L. R. B 1228
9 N. L. R . B., No. 68.
753
754
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number employees eligible to vote------------------ 370
Total number of valid ballots cast------------- ------------- 333
Ballots in favor of Organized Furniture Workers------------ 255
Ballots against Organized Furniture Workers-------------- 78
Blank Ballots---------------------------------------------- 2
Void Ballots----------------------------------------------- 2
Challenged ballots------------------------------------------ 20
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and
9 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series
1, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Organized Furniture Workers has been
designated and selected by a majority of all the wage workers of
Chautauqua Cabinet Co., Mayville, New York; Brocton Furniture
Co., Brocton, New York; Herrick -Furniture Co., Falconer, New
York; John A. Kling (successor to Crandall Panel Co.), Brocton,
New York; and Frewsburg Furniture Co., Frewsburg, New York,
excluding clerical and supervisory employees, as their representa-
tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to
Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Organized Fur-
niture Workers is the exclusive representative of all such wage
workers for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates
of pay, wages, hours of employment, and, other conditions of
employment.