Princely Products, Inc.

In the Matter of PRINCELY PRODUCTS , INC. and UNITED SHOE WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O. Case No. R-1455 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES October 16, 1939 On September 16, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings. The Direction of Election directed that an election by secret ballot be conducted among all the production employees of Princely Products, Inc., Cohoes, New York, who were employed during the pay-roll period last preceding the date of the Direction, including any who did not work during that period because they were ill or on vacation and any who were then or have since been temporarily laid off, excluding supervisors, foremen, porters, office and clerical help, shipping and receiving clerks, salesmen, executives, and machinists, and any employees who have since quit or been dis- charged for cause, to determine whether they desired to be represented by American Federation of Labor, Local 21514, or by United Shoe Workers of America, Joint Council No. 13, C. I. 0., or by neither, for the purposes of collective bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on September 27, 1939, under the direction and super- vision of the Regional Director for the Second Region, New York City. On September 28, 1939, the Regional. Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report. The Regional Director reported the following results of the ballot: Total number eligible to vote------- ----------------------- 132 Total number of ballots cast------------------------------- 126 Total number of ballots counted--------------------------- 126 Total number of votes in favor of American Federation of Labor, Local 21514-------------------------------------- 25 115 N. L. R. B. 438. 16 N. L. R. B., No. 3. 12 PRINCELY PRODUCTS, INC. 13 Total' number of votes in favor of United Shoe Workers of America, Joint Council No. 13, C. I. 0.________________ 88 Total, number of votes in favor of neither organization----- 13 Total number of blank ballots____________________________ None Total number of void ballots____________________________ None Total number of challenged votes_________________________ None No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. 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 2, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Shoe Workers of America, Joint Council No. 13, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of the production employees of Princely Products, Inc., Cohoes, New York, excluding supervisors, foremen, porters, office and clerical help, shipping and receiving clerks, salesmen, executives, and machinists, as their representative for purposes of collective bargain- ing, and pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Shoe Workers of America, Joint Council No. 13, C. I. 0., is the exclusive representa- tive of all such employees for the purpose of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.