Pennsylvania Edison Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 3, 1941

37 N.L.R.B. 248 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter Of PENNSYLVANIA EDISON COMPANY and UTILITY
WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, LOCAL UNION No. 180, AFFILIATED
WITH C. I. O.
Case No. R-3001
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 3, 1941
On October 28, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret
ballot was conducted on November 13 and 14, 1941, under the direc-
tion and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sixth Region
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). On November 15, 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--------------------------------------- 533
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 515
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 1
Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 1
Total valid votes counted---------------------- ----------- 513
Votes cast for Utility Workers Organizing Committee, Local
Union No 180, C. I 0------------------------------------- 362
Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
A. F. L-------------------------------------------------- 15
Votes cast for neither--------------------------------------- 136
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,
1 36 N L R B 432
37 N. L R B, No. 40.
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PENNSYLVANIA EDISON COMPANY 249
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Utility Workers Organizing Committee,
Local Union No. 180, affiliated with C. I. O. has been selected by
a majority of all hourly rated and salaried physical and clerical
employees of Pennsylvania Edison Company, Altoona, Pennsylvania,
excluding employees in the power plants, foremen, and supervisors,
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, Utility Workers Organizing Committee, Local
Union No. 180, affiliated with C. I. O. 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 con-
ditions of employment.