Indianapolis Times Publishing Co.

In the Matter Of INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY and THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWSPAPER GUILD Case No. R-862 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 1938 On September 27, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled case.' The Direction of Election directed that an election by secret ballot be conducted under the direction and super- vision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh Region (Indianapo- lis, Indiana) within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Direction, among all employees of Indianapolis Times Publishing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, herein called the Company, who were employed during the pay-roll period next preceding June 27, 1938, excluding executives, confidential employees, the country sales manager, the street sales manager, station captains, independent contract haulers, editorial employees covered by the existing contract with the Indian- apolis Newspaper Guild, herein called the Guild, and employees covered by the five separate agreements between the Company and the following labor organizations : International Typographical Union, Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1; International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union, Indianapolis Stereotypers Union No. 38; International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North Am- erica, Newspaper Printing Pressmen's Union No. 37; Mailers Trade District Union, Indianapolis Mailers Union No. 10; and International Photo Engravers Union of North America, Indianapolis Photo En- gravers Union No. 2, and further excluding those employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the Committee for Industrial Organization, for the purposes of collec- tive bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was con- ducted on October 12, 1938, by the said Regional Director. On October 13, 1938, the said Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and 18 N. L R. B. 1256. 9 N. L. R. B., No. 57. 638 DECISIONS AND ORDERS 639 Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued, and on October 14, 1938, served upon the parties an Intermediate Report on the election. No objections or 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 of Employees Eligible to. Vote_______________ 100 Total Number of Votes Cast_______________________________ 99 Total Number of Votes for the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the Committee for Industrial Organization____________________ 52 Total Number of Votes Against the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the Committee for Industrial Organization ----------- 39 Total Number of Blank Ballots_______________ ----------------------------- 0 Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0 Total Number of Challenged Ballots ------------ -------------- 3 - By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re- lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein called the Act, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the Com- mittee for Industrial Organization, has been designated and selected by a majority of the employees of Indianapolis Times Publishing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, excluding executives, confidential employees, the country sales manager, the street sales manager, sta- tion captains, independent contract haulers, editorial employees cov- ered by the existing contract with the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, and employees covered by the five separate agreements between the Company and the following labor organizations: International Typo- graphical Union, Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1; Interna- tional Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union, Indianapolis Stereo- typers Union No. 38; International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America, Newspaper Printing Pressmen's Union No. 37; Mailers Trade District Union, Indianapolis Mailers Union No. 10; and International Photo Engravers Union of North America, Indianapolis Photo Engravers Union No. 2, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the Committee for Indus- trial Organization, is the exclusive representative of all such em- ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.