Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 10, 1942

42 N.L.R.B. 1373 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter Of WESTINGHOUSE RADIO STATIONS, INC. a,,-,d AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF RADIO ARTISTS, A. F OF L,
Case No. R-4080.-Decided August 10, 1942
Investigation and Certification of Representatives : stipulation for ceitification
upon pay-loll check
Mr. John F LeBus, for the Board.
Mr. William E Miller, of Pittsburgh, Pa, for the Company.
Mr Vic Connors, of New York City, for the A F. of L.
Mr. Mozart G Ratner, of counsel to the Board
DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION. OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Upon petition duly filed by the American Federation of Radio
Artists, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, herein
called the A F of L , alleging that a question affcctuig commerce
had arisen concerning representation of employees of the Westing-
house Radio Stations, Inc, herein called the Company, engaged in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in commercial broadcasting, the National
Labor Relations Board provided for an appropriate hearing upon
due notice On June 30, 1942, before a hearing was held, the Com-
pany, the A F. of L, and the Regional Director for the Sixth Region
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), entered into a "Stipulation for Certifi-
cation Upon Pay-roll Check " '
Pursuant to the stipulation, a pay-roll check was conducted on
June 22, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional
Director among all staff announcers of the Company located at radio
station KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to determine whether or
not they desired to be represented by the A. F. of L. for the purposes
of collective bargaining On July 23, 1942, the Regional Director
issued and duly served upon the parties a Report on Results of
Investigation and Inspection of Records. No objections to the Re-
port have been filed by any of the parties
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As to the investigation and its results, the Regional Director
reported as follows
The comparison of the application-for-membership cards of the
Union with the pay roll of the Company as of June 27, 1942,
showed that 8 of the 8 eligible employees designated the Union
to, represent them as their collective bargaining representative.
Upon the basis of the stipulation, the 'Report and the entire record
in the case, the Board makes the following.
FINDINGS of FACT
1 A question affecting conmleice has arisen concerning the repre-
sentation of the employees of' Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) and
Section 2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act
2 All staff announcers employed by the Company at its radio
station KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, constitute a unit appro-
priate ;for. the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning
of Section 9((b) of the^Act
3 American Federation of Radio Artists, affiliated with the Amer-
ican Federation of Labor, has been designated and relected by a
majority of the employees in the above unit as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining and is the exclusive repre-
sentative of all employees in the said unit within the meaning of
Section 9 (a) of the Act.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Boaid by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor
Relations Act,
IT IS HERFBY CERTIFIED that American Federation of Radio Artists,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been desig-
nated and selected" `by a mad ority of 'all staff, announcers, employed
by the Company at its radio station KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania, as their representative for the purposes of collective baigain-
ing and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Ameiicau Federa-
tion of Radio Artists, affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor, 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
MR WM M LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
tlb'o' e Ike si,ain > ,Certification of -Representatives