The Western Union Telegraph Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 9, 1942

38 N.L.R.B. 134 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and
COMMERCIAL TELEGRA PHER'S UNION, LOCAL #48, A. F. L.
Case No. R-3163
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 19.1
On November 29, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
a 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 December 15, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region (Los
Angeles, California). On December 16, 1941, the Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and
duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the ballot. 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 ------ ----------------------------- 1, 291
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 556
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 19
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes cast------------------------------------- 537
Votes cast for Commercial Telegrapher's Union, Local No. 48,
A. F. L------------------------------------------------- 515
Votes cast against Commercial Telegrapher's Union, Local
No. 48, A F. L----------------------------------------- 22
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 37 N L. R. B 166.
38 N. L. R B, No. 32.
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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 135
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Commercial Telegrapher's Union, Local
#48, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been
designated and selected by a majority of all employees in the traffic,
commercial, and accounting departments in the Los Angeles office of
The Western Union Telegraph Company, including all branch man-
agers, monitors, and regular messengers, but excluding plant depart-
ment employees, automatic supervisors, telephone supervisors,
distributing-center supervisors, service-department supervisors, con-
fidential file clerks, confidential secretaries, confidential stenographers,
"other employment" employees, nurse, supervisors in the accounting
section, superintendent, chief clerk in commercial department, man-
ager of delivery department, sales manager, city commercial manager,
commercial representatives, cashier, manager of credits and collec-
tions, personal-service representatives, night manager, division traffic
supervisor, traffic managers, assistant chief operators, T. & R. chief,
automatic chief, chief clerk in traffic department, manager of account-
ing center, distribution messengers, and temporary employees, as their
representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that,
pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Commercial Telegrapher's
Union, Local #48, 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.