Sagamore Manufacturing Co.

In the Matter of SAGAMORE MANUFACTURING Co. and TEXTILE.. WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA (C. I. 0.) Case No. R-3500 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 1942 On March 18, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings., Subsequently the American Federation of Textile Operatives with- drew from the ballot. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on April 15, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the First Re- gion (Boston, Massachusetts). On April 16, 1942, the Regional Di- rector, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly, served upon the parties an Election Report on the ballot. 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 its results, the Regional Director reported as follows: Total number eligible to vote------------------------------ 2, 225 Total number of votes cast-- ------------------------------ 1 602 Total number of valid votes ------------------------------- 1, 597 Total number of votes cast for Textile Workers Union of America (C. 1 C) ------------------------------------- 1,350 Total number of votes cast against Textile Workers Union of America ( C. I. 0.) ------------------------------------- 247 Total number of blank ballots----------------------------- 0 Total number of void ballots----------------------------- 5 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 Re- lations 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, 139 N L R B 909 41 N. L. R B., No 5a 18 SAGAMORE MANUFACTURING CO. 19 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Textile Workers Union of America-, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations , has been designated- and .selected by a majority of all production and; mainte- nance employees of Sagamore Manufacturing Co., Fall River , Massa- chusetts, excluding shipping and receiving employees , executives, and supervisory , office and clerical employees,. as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining , and that, pursuant to Section 9 '(a) of the Act , Textile Workers Union of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations , is the exclusive representa- tive 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.