New York Mail & Newspaper Transportation Co.

In the Matter of NEW YORK MAIL & NEWSPAPER TRANSPORTATION Co. and COMMITTEE FOR INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION, ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW YORK MAIL & NEWSPAPER TRANS- PORTATION CO. Case No. B-401 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 1938 On September 17, 1937, the United Mail Tube Workers Local Industrial Union No. 474, herein called the United, filed with the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City) a petition alleging that a question affecting commerce had arisen con- cerning the representation of employees of New York Mail & News- paper Transportation Co., New York City; herein called the Com- pany, and requesting an investigation and certification of representa- tives pursuant to Section 9 (c) of'the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein called the Act. Pursuant to notice duly served upon the Company and upon the United, a hearing was held at .New York City, on November 26, 1937, before Emanuel Bloch, the Trial Examiner duly designated by the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board. On January 19, 1938, the Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 which provided that an election by secret ballot be held within fifteen (1'5) days from,the date of the Direction among the mail handlers, maintenance men, and repairmen of the Company, who were on the Company's pay roll of November 10, 1937, exclud- ing supervisory and office employees and those who quit or were dis- charged for cause between such date and the date of election, to determine whether or not they desired to be represented by United Mail Tube Workers Local Industrial Union No. 474, for the pur- poses of collective bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was con- ducted on February 3, 1938. Full opportunity was accorded to all of the parties to this investigation to participate in the conduct of the secret ballot and to make challenges. Thereafter, on February 7, 1938, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, 14 N L R B. 1066 618 DECISIONS AND ORDERS 619 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties to the pro- ceeding her Intermediate Report on- the, ballot. No exceptions to the Intermediate Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results the Regional Director reported as follows : Total Number Eligible to Vote____________________________ 112 Total Number of Ballots Cast____________________________ 111 Total Number of Ballots Counted__________________________ 111 Total Number of Votes for United Mail Tube Workers Local Industrial Union No. 474__________________________ 94 Total Number of Votes against United Mail Tube Work- ers Local Industrial Union No. 474______________________ 17 Total Number of Blank Ballots ___________________________ 0 Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0 Total Number of Challenged Ballots___ ____________________ 0 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, Section 8, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Mail Tube Workers Local Industrial Union No. 474, has been designated and selected by a majority of the mail handlers, maintenance men, and repairmen of New York Mail & Newspaper Transportation Co., New York City, excluding supervisory and office employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Sec- tion 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, United Mail Tube Workers Local Industrial Union No. 474, is the exclusive represent- ative 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.