J.J. Little & Ives Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 4, 1938

7 N.L.R.B. 12 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of J. J. LITTLE & IVES COMPANY and BINDERY WOMEN'S-
UNION, LOCAL No. 43
Case No. R-614
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
May 4,1938
On April 4, 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 within fifteen (15) days from
the date of the Direction among the female workers in the the bindery-
department of J. J. Little & Ives Company, New York City, who were
employees of the Company on December 1, 1937, excluding gold
layers and office and clerical workers, and excluding those who had
since quit or been discharged for cause, but including those who had
only temporarily been laid off, to determine whether or not they
desired to be represented by Bindery Women's Union, Local 66, In-
ternational Brotherhood of Bookbinders, affiliated with the American.
Federation of Labor.
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 (New York City) on April 14, 1938. There-
after the said Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III,
Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties
her Intermediate Report on the ballot. No objections or exceptions
to the Intermediate Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the ballotting and its results, the Regional Director reporte&
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 79
Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 65
Total number of ballots counted _____________________________ 65
Total number of votes in favor of Bindery Women's Union,
Local 66, International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, affil-
iated with the American Federation of Labor______________ 26
Total number of votes against the afore-mentioned union------ 39
16 N. L. R. B. 411.
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Total number of blank votes_________________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged votes____________________________ 0
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining rep-
resentative has been selected by a majority of the employees. The
petition for investigation and certification of representatives of em-
ployees of the Company will therefore be dismissed.
ORDER
By virtue of 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 1,
as amended, it is hereby
ORDERED that, the petition for investigation and certification of
representatives of the female workers in the bindery department of
J. J. Little & Ives Company, filed by Bindery Women's Union, Locals
No. 43, be, and it hereby is, dismissed.