Sussex Hats, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Sep 13, 1941

35 N.L.R.B. 422 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of SUSSEx HATS, INC., and UNITED HATTERS, CAP AND
MILLINERY WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 88 -(A. F. L.)
Case No. R-2581
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 13, 1941
On July 7, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued a
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.,
Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was conducted
on July 25, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional
Director for the First Region (Boston, Massachusetts). On July 29,
1941, the Regional 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 an
Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the election or
the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.2
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote------------------------------- 145
Total number of votes cast---------------------------------- 122
Total number of valid votes--------------------------------- 117
Total number of ballots cast in favor of United Hatters, Cap
and Millinery Workers International Union, Local 88
(A. F. L.)------------------------------------------;---- 78
Total number of ballots cast against United Hatters, Cap and
Millinery Workers International Union , Local 88 (A. F . L.)_ 39
Total number of blank ballots ------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 0
Total number of challenged ballots--------------------------------- 5
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
133 N. L . R. B. 140.
2 On July 19 , 1941, Sussex Hats, Inc , filed a motion requesting postponement of the
election on the ground that a substantial number of its eligible employees would be un-
available to participate therein. Since the Election Report, as hereinafter set forth,
shows that only 23 of the 145 eligible employees failed to vote in the election and that
their votes could not affect the results of the election , the motion is hereby denied.
35 N. L. R. B., No. 89.
422
SUSSES HATS IN C. 423
9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series
2, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Hatters, Cap and Millinery
Workers International Union, Local 88 (A. F. L.), has been desig-
nated and selected by a majority of the production employees of
Sussex Hats, Inc., Holyoke, Massachusetts, including packers and
shippers, but excluding executives, foremen, foreladies, assistant
foreman, assistant foreladies, designers, and maintenance and
clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of col-
lective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section
9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, United Hatters, Cap, and
Millinery Workers International Union, Local 88 (A. F. L.), is the
,exclusive representative for all such employees for the purposes of
collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of
employment and other conditions of employment.