The Western Union Telegraph Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 3, 1942

40 N.L.R.B. 165 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and CoM-
MERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS ' UNION, LOCAL 33
Case No. R-3576
SECOND AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION
April 3,1942
On March 9, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called
the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-
entitled proceeding.' On March 26,1942,.the Board issued an Amend-
ment.to Decision and Direction of Election 2
The Board, having been advised by ,the Regional Director that a
.longer time -in which to hold the election is necessary, hereby amends
its Direction of.Election, as amended,•by striking therefrom the words
"within thirty (30), days from the date of this Direction" and substi-
tuting the words therefor-"within forty-five (45)=days from the date
of this Direction."
1 39 N. L. R B.,596.
2 39 N. L. R. B. 600.
40 N. L. R. B., No. 23.
'165
I
In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and
COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS' UNION, LOCAL 33, AFFILIATED WITH THE
A.-F. OF L.
Case No. 8-3576
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 1942
On March 9, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board; herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction, of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.' On March 26, 1942, the Board issued an
Amendment to Decision and Direction of Election.2 On April 3,
1942, the Board issued a Second Amendment to Direction of -Elec-
tion, Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an elec-
tion by secret ballot was conducted on April 15, 1942, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifteenth
Region (New Orleans, Louisiana). On April 17, 1942, 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 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____________________________________ 117
Total ballots cast_________________________________________ 97
Total ballots challenged__________________________________ 0
Total blank ballots --------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots--- -------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted_________________________________ 97
Votes cast for Commercial Telegraphers' Union, Local 33,
affiliated with A. F. of L_________________________________ 96
Votes cast against Commercial Telegraphers' Union, Local 33,
affiliated with A. F. of L________________________________ 1
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,
1 39 N. L . R. B. 596.
2 39 N. L. R. B. 600.
2 40 N. L. R. B. 165.
40 N. L . R. B., No. 23a.
166
THE WESTERN- UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 167
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended.
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED, that Commerical Telegraphers' Union, Local
33, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been des-
ignated and selected by a majority of all employees at the Little
Rock,' Arkansas, office of The Western Union Telegraph Company,
excluding the city superintendent, sales manager, delivery-manager,
.traffic managers, assistant chief operator, T. and R. chief, city fore-
man, temporary employees, and messengers engaged exclusively in
errand and distribution service, as their representative for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the Act, Commercial Telegraphers' Union, Local 33, 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.