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In the Matter of KLING FACTORIES, AN ASSUMED TITLE USED BY D. D. KLING, A. J. KLING, AND C. E. HELGREN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHAUTAUQUA CABINET Co., BROCTON FURNITURE CO., HERRICK FURNITURE CO., JOHN A. KLING (SUCCESSOR TO CRANDALL PANEL Co., AND FREWSBURG FURNITURE Co.) and LOCALS 12, 13, 14, AND 15 ORGANIZED FURNITURE WORKERS OF JAMESTOWN, N. Y. Case No. R-757 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 1938 On September 23, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, here- in 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 within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Direction among all the wage workers employed by Chautauqua Cabinet Co., Mayville, New York; Brocton Furniture Co., Brocton, New York; Herrick Furniture Co., Falconer, New York; John A. Kling (successor to Crandall Panel Co.), Brocton, New York; and'Frewsburg Furniture Co., Frewsburg, New York, who were employed by the Companies during the pay-roll period immediately preceding April 11, 1938, excluding clerical and super- visory employees, and those who had since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not they desired to be repre- sented by Organized Furniture Workers for the purposes of col- lective bargaining. Pursuant to this Decision and Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on October 7, 1938, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Third Region (Buf- falo, New York). On October 10, 1938, the said Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section q, of National Labor Rela- tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties his Intermediate Report on the ballot. No objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report have been filed by any of the parties. 18 N L. R. B 1228 9 N. L. R . B., No. 68. 753 754 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number employees eligible to vote------------------ 370 Total number of valid ballots cast------------- ------------- 333 Ballots in favor of Organized Furniture Workers------------ 255 Ballots against Organized Furniture Workers-------------- 78 Blank Ballots---------------------------------------------- 2 Void Ballots----------------------------------------------- 2 Challenged ballots------------------------------------------ 20 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, 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 Organized Furniture Workers has been designated and selected by a majority of all the wage workers of Chautauqua Cabinet Co., Mayville, New York; Brocton Furniture Co., Brocton, New York; Herrick -Furniture Co., Falconer, New York; John A. Kling (successor to Crandall Panel Co.), Brocton, New York; and Frewsburg Furniture Co., Frewsburg, New York, excluding clerical and supervisory employees, as their representa- tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Organized Fur- niture Workers is the exclusive representative of all such wage workers for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and, other conditions of employment.