Western Union Telegraph Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 16, 1941

31 N.L.R.B. 940 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter Of WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and CoM-
MERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS' UNION, WESTERN UNION LOCAL No. 5,
A. F. of L.
Case No. R-2398
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 16, 19!1
On April 12, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled pro-
ceeding., Pursuant to the, Direction of , Election an election by
secret ballot was conducted on April 30, 1941, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Eighth Region
(Cleveland, Ohio). On May 2, 1941, the Regional Director, acting
pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations
Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued an Elec-
tion 'Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties.
No objections to the conduct 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 :
Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 581
Total ballots cast__________________________________________ 296
Total ballots challenged____________________________________ 0
Total blank ballots________________________________________ 0
Total void ballots ------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes cast______________________________________ 296
Votes cast for Commercial, Telegraphers ' Union, Western
Union Local No. 5 (AFL) -------------------------------- 288
Votes cast against Commercial Telegraphers' Union, Western
Union Local No. 5 (AFL) -------------------------------- 8
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor
Relations 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 30 N. L. R. B. 1138.'
31'N. L. R. B., No. 159.
940
WE'S'TERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMP 'ANY 941
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Commercial Telegraphers' Union,
Western Union Local No. 5 (A. F. of L .)> has been designated and
selected by a majority of all employees of The Western Union
Telegraph Company working in and about Cleveland, Ohio, in the
commercial , messenger , traffic, plant , and accounting departments,
excluding the employees occupying the positions listed in Appen-
dices A, B, C, and D, attached to the Direction of Election , 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, Commercial Telegraphers ' Union, Western Union
Local No. -5 (A. F. of L.) is the exclusive representative of all such
employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to
rates of pay, wages , hours of employment , and other conditions of
employment.
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