The Western Union Telegraph Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 8, 1940

19 N.L.R.B. 122 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and
COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS UNION, INDPLS. LOCAL #7, WESTERN
UNION Div. #2, AFF. WITH A. F. OF L.
Case No. R-1415
SUPPLEMENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO
DIRECTION OF ELECTION
January 8, 1940
On November 14, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board,
herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elec-
tion in the above-entitled proceedings.' On December 1, 1939, the
Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Election.2 The Direc-
tion of Election, as amended, directed that an election by secret
ballot be conducted, at such time as the Board should in the future
direct, among the employees in the traffic, commercial, messenger,
and plant departments, who were employed by the Company in
Indianapolis, Indiana, during the pay-roll period next preceding
the date of the Direction of Election, including employees who
did not work during such pay-roll period because they were ill
or on vacation, and furloughed employees on the pay roll of the
Company, but excluding executives, lawyers, and employees with,
the right to hire and discharge, to determine whether or not they
desired to be represented by Commercial Telegraphers Union, In-
dianapolis Local #7, Western Union Division #2, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
The Board hereby supplements and amends its Direction of
Election, as amended, to read as follows :
DIRECTION OF ELECTION
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, and pursuant to Article III, Section 8, of National Labor,
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, it is hereby
117 N. L. R. B. 683.
2 18 N. L. R. B. 37.
19 N. L. R. B., No. 17.
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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 123
DIRECTED that, as part of the investigation authorized by the
Board to ascertain representatives for the purpose of collective
bargaining with The Western Union Telegraph Company, Indianap-
olis, Indiana, an election by secret ballot shall be conducted as
early as possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the date
of this Supplement and Second Amendment to Direction of Elec-
tion, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director
for the Eleventh Region, acting in this matter as agent for the
National Labor Relations Board, and subject to Article III, Sec-
tion 9, of said Rules and Regulations, among the employees in the
traffic, commercial, messenger, and plant departments, who were
employed by the Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the
pay-roll period next preceding the date of this Supplement and
Second Amendment to Direction of Election, including employees
who did not work during such pay-roll period because they were ill
or on vacation, and furloughed employees on the pay roll of the
Company, but excluding executives, lawyers, and employees with
the right to hire and discharge, to determine whether or not they
desire to be represented by Commercial Telegraphers Union, Indi-
anapolis Local #7, Western Union Division #2, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.