Rytex Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 16, 1941

37 N.L.R.B. 694 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of RYTEx COMPANY and STATIONERY WORKERS UNION
LOCAL #483, AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PRINTING
PRESSMEN'S AND ASSISTANTS' UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (A. F. L.)
Case No. R -e866
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 16, 1941
On September 25, 1941, the- National Labor Relations Board, issued
a Decision and Direction of Election 1 and on October 23, 1941,
an Amendment to Direction of Election 2 in the above-entitled pro-
ceedings. Pursuant to Direction of Election as amended, an election
by secret ballot was conducted on November 19, 1941, .under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh
Region (Indianapolis, Indiana). On November 22, 1941, the Re-
gional 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. No
objections to the conduct of the election or to the Election Report
have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 142
Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 130
Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 13
Total blank ballots__________________________________________ o
Total void ballots___________________________________________ o
Total valid votes counted___________________________________ 117
Votes east for Stationery Workers Union, Local No. 483, affili-
ated with the International Printing Pressmen's and Assist-
ants' Union of North American (AFL) --------------------- 73
Votes cast against Stationery Workers Union, Local No 483,
affiliated with the International Printing Pressmen's and
Assistants' Union of North America (AFL) ---------------- 44
By virtue, of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor
'35N L. R B, No. 172.
2 36 N . L. R. B. 377.
37 N., L. R. B., No. 111.
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RYTEX COMPANY 695
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 Stationery Workers Union, Local
#483, affiliated with the International !P'rinting Pressmen's and
Assistants' Union of North America (A. F. L.). has been designated
and selected by a majority of the employees of the printing, engrav-
ing, envelope, box, offset, shippingi sample, and maintenance depart-
ments, and inspectors of Rytex Company, Indianapolis, Indiana,
excluding clerical and supervisory employees and all employees of
the composition department, as their representative for the purposes
of collective bargaining, and that,•pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, Stationery Workers Union Local
#483, affiliated with the International Printing Pressmen's and As-
sistants' Union of North America (A. F. L.) is the exclusive repre-
sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment; and
other conditions of employment.
MR. GERARD D. REILLY took no part in the consideration of the
above Certification of Representatives.