Western Union Telegraph Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 19, 1941

36 N.L.R.B. 1135 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and COM-
MERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS' UNION, LOCAL No. 8
Case No. R-2904
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 19/1
On September 25, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election,' and on October 9, 1941, an
Amendment to Decision and Direction of Election ,2 in `the above-
entitled proceeding. Pursuant to the Direction of Election,. as
amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on October 22,
1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director
for the Eighteenth Region (Minneapolis, Minnesota). On October
23, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Sec-
tion 9 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-
Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which
were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of
the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
'Total on eligibility lisf - ------------------------------------ 376
Total ballots cast_____________ _____________________________ 223
Total ballots challenged____________________________________ 1
Total blank ballots_________________________________________ 1
Total void ballots--------------------------------------- -_ 1
Total
Total
valid
cast
votes cast______________________________________
for COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS ' UNION,
220
MINNEAPOLIS LOCAL NO. 8 (A. F. L.) -------------- 213
Total cast against COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS ' UNION,
MINNEAPOLIS LOCAL NO. 8 (A. F. L.) ---------------- 7
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 2,
as amended,
135 N. L. R. B., No 173
2 35 N. L. it. B, No. 173a.
36 N. L . R. B., No. 233.
1135
1136 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that Commercial Telegraphers' Union,
Minneapolis Local No. 8 (A. F. L.), has been designated and selected
by a majority of all employees of Western Union Telegraph Com-
pany at Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the commercial, traffic, account-
ing, and plant departments, excluding the employees occupying posi-
tions listed in Appendix A, attached to the Direction of Election,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and
that pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National
Labor Relations Act, Commercial Telegraphers' Union, Minneapolis
Local No. 8' (A. F. L.), is the exclusive representative of all such
employees for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to
rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
;employment.
MR. GERARD D. REILLY took no part in the consideration of tli3
above Certification of Representatives.