Paragon Slipper Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 1, 1938

9 N.L.R.B. 8 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter Of SAMUEL GOLDENBERG, DOING BUSINESS, AS AN IN-
DIVIDUAL UNDER THE FIRM NAME AND STYLE OF PARAGON SLIPPER
COMPANY and BOOT & SHOE WORKERS UNION, A. F. OF L.
Case No. R-756
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 1, 1938
On June 27, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the-
above-entitled case." On July 12, 1938, the Board issued an Amend-,
ment to Direction of Election.2 The Direction of Election directed
that an election by secret ballot be conducted among all production
employees of Samuel Goldenberg, an individual doing business un-,
der the firm name and style of Paragon Slipper Company, who were
employed by the Company during the period of 3 weeks prior to.
and including February 25, 1938, excluding supervisory, office, and
maintenance employees, those who have the power to hire or dis-
charge, and those employees who quit or were discharged for cause
between such date and the date of election, to determine whether
they desire to be represented by Boot & Shoe Workers Union, af-
filiated with the American Federation of Labor, or by United Shoe
Workers of America, affiliated with the Committee for Industrial
Organization, for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither.
Pursuant to the Decision and Direction of Election and the Amend-
ment to Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on July 15, 1938, under the direction and supervision of the,
Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City). On
July 18, 1938, the said Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article-
III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regu-
lations-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties
an Intermediate Report on the election. No objections or exceptions
to the Intermediate Report have been filed by any of the parties.
1 7 N. L. R B. 1213.
28 N.L . R B 243.
9 N. L. R. B., No. 3
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DECISIONS AND OHDEIu 9
As to the balloting and its results , the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote------------------------------ 150
Total number of ballots cast------------------------------ 121
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of challenged ballots--------------------------- 0
Total number of votes in favor of Boot & Shoe Workers Union,
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor---------- 19
Total number of votes in favor of United Shoe Workers of
America, affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Or-
ganization------------------------------------------------ 102
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
lations 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 CERTIFIED that United Shoe Workers of America, af-
filiated with the Committee for Industrial Organization, has been
designated and selected by a majority of the production employees
of Samuel Goldenberg, an individual 'doing business under the firm
name and style of Paragon Slipper Company, excluding supervisory,
office, and maintenance employees, and those who have the power to
hire or discharge, as their representative for the purpose of collec-
tive bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act,
United Shoe Workers of America, affiliated with the Committee for
Industrial Organization, is the exclusive representative of all such
employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates
of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment.
MR. DONALD WAKEFIELD SMITH took no part in the consideration
of the above Certification of Representatives.