Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.,

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 26, 1940

23 N.L.R.B. 252 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of SIMPLICITY PATTERN COMPANY, INC., and INTER-
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOOKBINDERS
Case No. R-1732
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 06, 1940
On March 11, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceedings.,' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted on April 2, 1940, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sev-
enth Region (Detroit, Michigan). On April 5, 1940, 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 an Election Report. No objections
to the conduct of the ballot or 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------------------------------------ 316
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 292
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 6
Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes cast------------------------------------ 286
Votes cast for Independent Association of Pattern Makers,
Inc----------------------------------------------------- 69
Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Bookbinders,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor--------- • 196
Votes cast for neither------------------------------------- 21
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,
A 21 N . L. R. B. 499.
23 N. L. R. B., No. 20.
252
SIMPLICITY PATTERN COMPANY, INC. 253
IT Is HEREBY OERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Book-
binders, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been
designated and selected by a majority of all production and office
employees of Simplicity Pattern Company, Inc., at its Niles, Michi-
gan, plant excepting those in the pressroom, cutting room , composing
room , the photoengraving and stereotype departments now under
contract with the A. F. of L. printing-trade unions, and excluding
all employees in a supervisory or managerial capacity, as their rep-
resentative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pur-
suant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, 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.