National Laundry, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 22, 1942

38 N.L.R.B. 473 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of NATIONAL LAUNDRY, INC. and CLEANERS AND LAUN-
DRY WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 188 B, AMALGAMATED CLOTHING
WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O.
Case No. B-3218
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 1942
On November 24, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in
the above-entitled proceedings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Elec-
tion, an election by secret ballot was conducted on December 22, 1941,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for
the Fifth Region (Baltimore, Maryland). On December 23, 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.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total on eligibility list_____________________________________ 234
Total ballots cast___________________________------------------------------------------ 209
Total ballots challenged____________________________________ 6
Total blank ballots______________________----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots__________________________________________ 2
Total valid votes counted___________________________________ - 201
Votes cast for Cleaners and Laundry Workers Union Local
188 B, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America , C. I. O__ 111
Votes cast against Cleaners and Laundry Workers Union Local
188 B, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, C . I. O__ 90
1 36 N . L. R. B. 1204.
2 In his report, the Regional Director gave 209, rather than 201, as the number of valid
votes counted This apparently was an inadvertent error since his report, as well as the
Certification Of Counting And Tabulating Of Ballots, indicates that there were 209 ballots
cast, 6 challenged ballots, and 2 void ballots.
38 N. L. R. B., No. 99.
473
474 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
On December 27, 1941, National Laundry, Inc., herein called the
Company, filed with the Regional Director an objection to the issu-
ance of a Certificate of Representation and requested a hearing on
such objection. On January 6, 1942, the Regional Director, acting
pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued a report finding
that the objection of the Company is without merit.
We have considered the objection of the Company and the Regional
Director's report thereon and find that the objection is without
merit. Such objection is hereby overruled and the request for a
hearing on such objection is hereby denied.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 Cleaners and Laundry Workers Union,
Local 188 B, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, C. 1. 0., has
been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of the
National Laundry, Inc., including truck drivers, but excluding office,
clerical (including sales clerks in stores of the Company), man-
agerial, and supervisory employees, and officers of the Company, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
Cleaners and Laundry Workers Union, Local 188 B, Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America, 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
conditions of employment.