KMOX Broadcasting Station

In the Matter of KMOX BROADCASTING STATION and ST. Louis LOCAL, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF RADIO ARTISTS, AFFILIATED WITH A. F. OF L. In the Matter of KWK BROADCASTING STATION and ST. LOUIS LOCAL, AMERICAN FEDERATION or RADIO ARTISTS, AFFILIATED WITH A. F. OF L. In the Matter of KSD BROADCASTING STATION and ST. Louis LOCAL, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF RADIO ARTISTS, AFFILIATED WITH A. F. OF L. In the Matter of WEW RADIO STATION and ST. Louis LOCAL, AMER- ICAN FEDERATION OF RADIO ARTISTS , AFFILIATED WITH A. F. or L. Cases Nos. R-980, R-981, R-989, and R-984, respectively CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 1939 On December 12, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision, Certification of Representatives, and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding., On January 20, 1939, the Board issued a Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representatives.2 The Direction of Elections di- rected inter alia that an election by secret ballot be conducted among all staff actors, singers, and announcers, and all free-lance actors, singers, and announcers employed by St. Louis University, at Radio Station WEW, St. Louis, Missouri, who performed before the micro- phone in a regular program at such station from March 1 through May 31, 1938, including minors, but excluding "hillbillies" and staff actors, singers, and announcers who had quit or had been discharged for cause since March 1, 1938, to determine whether or not they de- sired to be represented by St. Louis Local, American Federation of Radio Artists, affiliated with A. F. of L., for the purposes of collec- tive bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, an election by secret ballot was conducted on January 6, 1939, under the direction and super- vision of the Regional Director for the Fourteenth Region ( St. Louis, 310 N L. R. B. 479. 10 N. L R. B. 490. 11 N. L. R. B., No. 2. 6 KMOX BROADCASTING STATION ET AL. 7 Missouri). Full opportunity was accorded to all the parties to this investigation to participate therein and to make challenges. On January 7, 1939, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Reg- ulations-Series 1, as amended, issued an Intermediate Report on the election, copies of which were duly served upon the parties on January 10, 1939. 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 Eligible to Vote_____________________________ 8 Total Number of Ballots Cast_______________________________ 6 Total Number of Votes for St. Louis Local, American Feder- ation of Radio Artists, affiliated with A. F. of L------------ 4 Total Number of Votes against St. Louis Local, American Federation of Radio Artists, affiliated with A. F. of L____ 2 Total Number of Blank Votes_______________________________ 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 Rela- tions 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 St. Louis Local, American Federation of Radio Artists, affiliated with A. F. of L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all staff actors, singers, and announcers, and all free-lance actors, singers, and announcers employed by St. Louis University, at Radio Station WEW, including minors, but excluding "hillbillies," as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Act, St. Louis Local, American Federation of Radio Artists, affiliated with A. F. of L., is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in re- spegt to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other condi- tions of employment.