Superior Sleep-Rite Corp.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 17, 1942

40 N.L.R.B. 650 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of SUPERIOR SLEEP -RITE CORPORATION and UNITED
OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 24 , C. I. O.
Case No. R-3529
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 17, 1942
On March 9, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued its
Decision and Direction of Election in the above -entitled proceeding.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Election , an election by secret ballot was
conducted on April 1 , 1942 , under the direction and supervision of
the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago, Illinois).
On April 2 , 1942 , the Regional Director , acting pursuant to Article
III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 2, as amended , issued an Election Report, copies of
which were duly served upon the parties . No objections to the con-
duct 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 :
Number eligible--------------------------------------------- 31
Number of ballots cast -------------------------------------- 30
Number of blank ballots------- ------------------------------ 0
Number of void ballots -------------------------------------- 0
Number of ballots challenged ( not opened ) ------------------- 3
Number of valid ballots counted- ---------------------------- 27
Number of valid ballots counted plus unopened chal-
lenged ballots-------------------------------------------- 30
Number of valid ballots necessary for majority --------------- 16
Number of valid ballots cast for the union -------------------- 16
Number of valid ballots cast against the union--------------- 11
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, I
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Office and Professional Workers
of America , Local 24, C. I. 0., has been selected by a majority of all
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SUPERIOR SLEEP-RITE CORPORATION 651
office and clerical employees of Superior Sleep-Rite Corporation,
Chicago, Illinois, excluding supervisory employees, -executives, and
production and maintenance employees, 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, United Office
and. Professional Workers of America, Local 24, C. I. O., is the ex-
clusive representative of :all' such employees for the purposes of col-
lective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of em-
ployment, and other conditions of employment.