Joyce, Inc.

In the Matter of JOYCE, INC. and UNITED SHOE WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 122, C. I. O. Case No. R-3678 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES May 07, 1942 On April 14, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Direction of Election,' and on April 28, 1942, issued an Amendment to Direction of Election,2 in the above-entitled pro- ceeding. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an elec- tion by secret ballot was conducted on May 13, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty- first Region (Los Angeles, California). On May 14, 1942, the Re- gional Director, 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 'his Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to 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 on eligibility list------------------------------------- 312 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 200 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------ 9 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes counted------------------------------------ 251 Votes cast for United Shoe Workers of America, Local 122, C. I. 0-------------------------------------------------- 189 Votes cast for Independent Shoe Workers Union-------------- 54 Votes cast for neither--------------------------------------- 8 By 'virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National LaboryRela- tions 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, 1 140 N. L. R. B 504. 2 40 N L. R. B. 514. 41 N. L. R. B., No. 86. 404 JOYCE, INC. - 405 IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that the United Shoe Workers of America, Local 122, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of Joyce, Inc., excluding employees having authority to hire and discharge or to recommend hire and discharge, executive officers, and administrative , office, and maintenance employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section '9 (a) of the Act , United Shoe Workers of America, Local 122, C. I. 0., is the exclusive repre- sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain- ing with respect to rates of pay , wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.