The Western Union Telegraph Co.

In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, DALLAS CHAPTER Ins the Matter of THE ' WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, AMARILLO CHAPTER - In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and ;TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, FORT WORTH CHAPTER In the Matter of THE WESTERN, UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, HOUSTON CHAPTER 'In, the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION, TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, OKLAHOMA- CITY CHAPTER In the Matter of THE' WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION_ No. 22679, TULSA CHAPTER In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, GALVESTON CHAPTER In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION, No. 22679, SHREVEPORT CHAPTER In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL UNION, No. 22679, ' NEw ' ORLEANS, 4 CHAPTER ' In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY' and, TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR. UNION No. 22679, . EL PASO. CHAPTER . , , ' In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS' FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, FLOATING GANG DEPARTMENT, DALLAS CHAPTER ' 47 N. L. R. B., No. 84. 624 , 'THE WESTERN UNION: TELEGRAPH 'COMPANY 625 In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION NO. 22679, DISTRICT No., 1 CHAPTER In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, DISTRICT No. 2 CHAPTER In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and TELEGRAPH WORKERS FEDERAL LABOR UNION No. 22679, DISTRICT No. 3 CHAPTER Cases Nos. 8-3101 thru R-3108, R-3110, R-3111, and R-3504 thru R-3527, respectively SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES- February 15, 1943 On December 23, 1942, Telegraph Workers Federal Labor Union No. 22679, herein called the Union, filed with the National Labor Relations Board a petition to consolidate into one appropriate unit the. units, which the Board had theretofore found appropriate in these, cases for the purposes of, collective bargaining with The Western Union Telegraph Company, herein called the Company, and for which separate chapters of the Union had theretofore been certified by the Board as exclusive representative," and to certify the, Union as the exclusive representative of such consolidated unit. The.. Company stated that it had no objection to the proposed consolidation. Upon the entire record in the.cases, the Board makes the following supplemental findings of fact which, to the extent that they are incon- sistent therewith, supersede the findings of fact heretofore made in these cases: SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT We are of the opinion that the employees in the several units hereto- fore found to be appropriate constitute at this time a single appropriate unit. We accordingly find that all employees in the offices located in District No. 1, District No. 2, and District No. 3 of the Gulf Division "37 N. L R. B. 804 and 40 N. L. R. B. 273 (Dallas) ; 37 N, L R B 922 ( Amarillo) ;' 38 N. L. R. B . 101 (Fort worth) ; 37 N. L. R B 576 (Houston) ; 37 N. L R.' B 920 '(Okla-, homa City) ; 37 N. L. R B. 698 (Tulsa) ; 37 N. L. R. B 696 (Galveston) '; 38 N. L. R. B 475 (Shreveport ) ; 38 N. L R. B. 99 (New Orleans) ; 38 N. V' R B` 97' (El. Paso) ; 40 N. L R. B 587 (Floating Gang) ; 40 N L. R B. 194 ( District No 1) ; 40 N L R. B 190 (District No. 2) ; 40 N. L. R. B. 98 (District No. 3). 513024-43-vol 47-40 626 DECISIONS"' OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD and all employees at the Dallas, Amarillo, Fort Worth, Houston, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Galveston, Shreveport, New Orleans, and El Paso offices and all Floating Gang employees in the Gulf Division of the Company, including regular ^nd part-time messengers, relief managers, and managers of district offices, but excluding employees listed in Appendix A, constitute a single unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining, within the meaning of Section 9 (b) of the Act. CERTIFICATION OF 'REPRESENTATIVES By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act and pursuant to Article III, Sections 9 and 10, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Telegraph Workers Federal Labor Union No. 22679, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of The Western Union Telegraph Company in the offices located in District No. 1, District No. 2, and District No. 3 of the Gulf Division and all em- ,ployees at the Dallas, Amarillo, Fort Worth, Houston, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Galveston, Shreveport, New Orleans, and El Paso offices and. all Floating Gang employees in the Gulf Division, including regular- and part-time messengers, relief managers, and managers of district offices, but excluding employees listed in Appendix A, as their repre- sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Telegraph Workers Federal Labor Union No. 22679, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. APPENDIX A EXCLUDED EMPLOYEES DALLAS Traffic Department Traffic Manager. T & R Chief. Assistant Chief Operators. Automatic Chief. Chief Clerk.' Night Traffic Managers. Wire Chief. THE WESTERN -UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY -627, Division Plant Department Plant Superintendent. Supervisor of Maintenance. Supervisor of Lines. Supervisor of Equipment. Ticker Supervisor. Plant Engineer. Valuation and Tag Engineer. Chief Clerk. Maintenance Foremen. Equipment Foremen. Equipment Supervisor. Building Supervisor. General Foremen. Chief Inspector. Foremen. Gang Foremen. City Foremen. Shop Foremen. Assistant Foremen. Divisional Headquarters Office General Manager. Chief Clerk. Division Commercial Managers. District Manager. Division Sales Manager. Division Sales Representatives. Confidential Clerks. District Headquarters Offices District Superintendents. District Manager. District Sales Manager. Commercial Representatives. Dallas Commercial Department City Superintendent. City Commercial Manager' Cashier. Manager Distribution Department: V 628 DECISIONS, OF NATIONAL. LABOR =RELATIONS BOARD Sales Manager. - :: - , Manager Delivery Department. Superintendent's Confidential Clerks. Division Auditor Department Division Auditor. Chief Accountant. Supervisor. ' Supervisor of Accounting Center. Traveling Auditors. Manager. Assistant Manager. Dallas Accounting Center Purchasing and Stores Department Division Supervisor. Uniform Depot Manager. Division Traffic Department Traffic Superintendent. Traffic Wire Chief. Traffic Engineer. Traffic Supervisor. Traffic Inspectors. Chief Clerk. Dispatchers. Engineer Assistants. Traffic Accountants.' Amarillo Superintendent. Chief Operators. Manager of Delivery Department. T & R Chief. Temporary Employees. Fort Worth Superintendent. Manager of Delivery Department. Sales Manager. Chief Operators. T & R Chief. City Foreman. Temporary Employees. THE WESTERN••UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 629 Houston, - Superintendent. Manager Delivery Department. Sales Manager. Traffic Managers. T & R Chief. Automatic Chief. Assistant Chief Operator. Manager of Revenue Accounting Center. City Foreman. Temporary Employees. Oklahoma City Superintendent. Manager of Delivery Department. Sales Manager. Chief Clerk. Assistant Chief Operator. T & R Chief. District Managers. City Foreman. Temporary Employees. Tulsa Superintendent. Chief Operators. Manager of Delivery Department. Sales Manager. Chief Clerk. Automatic Chief. - City Foreman. Temporary Employees. Superintendent. Chief Operators. Galveston Manager of Delivery Department. Temporary Employees. Shreveport Superintendent. ' - Manager of Delivery Department., T & R Chief. Sales Manager. Chief Operators. City Foreman. Temporary Employees. 630 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL' LABOR - RELATIONS BOARD New Orleans Superintendent. I Assistant Chief Operators. Manager of Delivery Department. Sales Manager. Chief Clerks. T & R Chief. Traffic Managers. City Foreman. Automatic Chief. Building Supervisor. Manager of Accounting Center. Temporary Employees. El Paso Superintendent. Commercial Representative. Manager of Delivery Department. T &,R Chief. Night Traffic Managers. Traffic Manager. Temporary Employees. Foremen. Floating Gang District No. 1 Temporary Employees. Managers and Chief Operators at Functional, Offices. District No. v Temporary Employees. Managers and Chief Operators at Functional Offices. District No. 3 Temporary Employees.' Managers and Chief Operators at Functional Offices.