Joyce, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 27, 1942

41 N.L.R.B. 404 (N.L.R.B. 1942)

In the Matter of JOYCE, INC. and UNITED SHOE WORKERS OF AMERICA,
LOCAL 122, C. I. O.
Case No. R-3678
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 07, 1942
On April 14, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election,' and on April 28, 1942, issued
an Amendment to Direction of Election,2 in the above-entitled pro-
ceeding. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an elec-
tion by secret ballot was conducted on May 13, 1942, under the
direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-
first Region (Los Angeles, California). On May 14, 1942, the Re-
gional 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 'his Election Report. No
objections to the conduct of the ballot or to 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------------------------------------- 312
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 200
Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 9
Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes counted------------------------------------ 251
Votes cast for United Shoe Workers of America, Local 122,
C. I. 0-------------------------------------------------- 189
Votes cast for Independent Shoe Workers Union-------------- 54
Votes cast for neither--------------------------------------- 8
By 'virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National LaboryRela-
tions 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
140 N. L. R. B 504.
2 40 N L. R. B. 514.
41 N. L. R. B., No. 86.
404
JOYCE, INC. - 405
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that the United Shoe Workers of America,
Local 122 , C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority
of all employees of Joyce, Inc., excluding employees having authority
to hire and discharge or to recommend hire and discharge, executive
officers, and administrative , office, and maintenance employees, as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that, pursuant to the provisions of Section ' 9 (a) of the Act , United
Shoe Workers of America, Local 122, C. I. 0., is the exclusive repre-
sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing with respect to rates of pay , wages, hours of employment, and
other conditions of employment.