Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 11, 1938

9 N.L.R.B. 139 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. and AMERICAN
COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY AMERICAN RADIO TELEG-
RAPHISTS' ASSOCIATION)
Case No. R-813
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 11, 1938
On July 22, 1938 the National Labor Relations Board, herein called
the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-
entitled case.' The Direction of Election directed that an election
by secret ballot be conducted as soon as convenient and beginning as
promptly as practicable after the date on which the Direction was
issued among the radio broadcasting technicians and engineers of
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., who were employed during the
pay-roll period of May 28, 1938, at all its stations, except KMOX,
excluding supervisory employees and those who quit oror were
discharged for cause between such date and date of election, to
determine whether they desired to be represented by American Com-
munications Association or by Associated Broadcast Technicians,
for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither.
Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director
for the Second Region. Full opportunity was afforded all the parties
to this investigation to participate in the conduct of the secret ballot
and to make challenges. On September 21, 1938, said Regional
Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued
and duly served upon the parties an Intermediate Report on the
elections. No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report
were filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total Number Eligible to Vote______________________________ 208
Total Number of Ballots Cast______________________________ 204
Total Number of Ballots Counted__________________________ 200
'8 N.L.R B 508
9 N. L. R . B., No. 23.
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140 NATIONAL LABOR RE LATIONS BOARD
Total Number of Votes in favor of
American Communications Association, C. I. 0------------ 68
Associated Broadcast Technicians------------------------- 128
Neither Union-------------------------------------------- 4
Total Number of Blank Votes------------------------------ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots------------------------------ 0
Total Number of Challenged Votes-------------------------- 4
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, herein called the Act, and pursuant to Article
III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and
Regulations-Series 1, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Associated Broadcast Technicians has
been designated and selected by a majority of all the radio broad-
casting technicians and engineers of Columbia Broadcasting System,
Inc. at all its stations, except KMOX, exclusive of supervisory
employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a)
of the Act, Associated Broadcast Technicians is the exclusive repre-
sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bar-
gaining in respect to wages, rates of pay, hours of work, and other
conditions of employment.
MR. DONALD WAKEFIELD SMITH took no part in the consideration
of the above Certification of Representatives.