Star Woolen Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 2, 1938

10 N.L.R.B. 84 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of STAR WOOLEN Co. and COHOES KNIT GOODS
WORKERS UNION No. 21514, A. F. OF L.
Case No. R-1019
AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION
December 2, 1938 -
On November 23, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 in the
above-entitled matter, the election to be held within fifteen (15) days
from the date of the Direction, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City).
The Board,"having been advised that Textile Workers Organizing
Committee, Local No. 238, does not desire its name to appear upon
the ballot, hereby amends the Direction of Election issued on Novem-
ber 23, 1938, by striking therefrom the words "to determine whether
they desire to be represented by Cohoes Knit Goods Workers Union,
No. 21514, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by,
Textile Workers Organizing Committee, Local No. 238, affiliated with
the Committee for Industrial Organization, for the purposes of col-
lective bargaining, or by neither" and substituting therefor the words
"to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by Cohoes
Knit Goods Workers Union, No. 21514, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, for the purposes of collective bargaining."
10 N. L. R. B., No. 8.
[ SAME TITLE ]
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 30, 1938
On November 23, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled case. On December 2,. 1938, the Board issued an
Amendment to Direction of Election. The Direction of Election,
as' amended, directed that an election by secret ballot be conducted
within fifteen (15) • days from the date of the Direction, among all
the-production workers whose names appear on the pay roll of Star
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DECISIONS AND ORDERS 85
Woolen Company, Cohoes, New York, of June 25, 1938, including
fixers, excluding salesmen, millwrights, sorters, watchmen, female
hag cleaners, clerical workers, foremen, and executives, and all those
employees who had since quit or been discharged for cause, to deter-
mine whether or not they desire to be represented by Cohoes Knit
Goods Workers Union, No. 21514, affiliated with the American Fed-
eration of Labor, for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction, as amended, an election by secret ballot
was conducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional
Director for the Second Region. Full opportunity was afforded all
parties to this investigation to participate in the conduct of the
secret ballot and to make challenges. On December 10, 1938, said
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na-
tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as
amended, issued, and duly served upon the parties an Intermediate
Report on the election. No objections or exceptions to the Inter-
mediate 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 -------------------------------- 71
Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 65
Total number of ballots counted_____________________________ 64
Total number of votes in favor of Cohoes Knit Goods `workers
Union No. 21514, A F. of L________________________________ 63
Total number of votes against afore-mentioned union-- --..---- 1
Total number of blank votes_________________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged votes____________________________ 1
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, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY crRTIFIED that Cohoes Knit Goods Workers Union,
No. 21514, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been
designated and selected by a majority of the production workers of
Star Woolen Company, Cohoes, New York, including fixers, exclud-
ing salesmen, millwrights, sorters, watchmen, female bag cleaners,
clerical workers, foremen, and executives, as their representative for
the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to the pro-
vision of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Cohoes Knit Goods Workers
Union, No. 21514, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor,
is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes
of collective bargaining in respect to wages, rates of pay, hours of
work, and other conditions of employment.
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