Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.,

In the Matter of SIMPLICITY PATTERN COMPANY, INC., and INTER- NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOOKBINDERS Case No. R-1732 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES April 06, 1940 On March 11, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings.,' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on April 2, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sev- enth Region (Detroit, Michigan). On April 5, 1940, the Regional 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 an Election Report. 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 on eligibility list------------------------------------ 316 Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 292 Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 6 Total blank ballots---------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots----------------------------------------- 0 Total valid votes cast------------------------------------ 286 Votes cast for Independent Association of Pattern Makers, Inc----------------------------------------------------- 69 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor--------- • 196 Votes cast for neither------------------------------------- 21 Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the result of the election, we find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenges. 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, as amended, A 21 N. L. R. B. 499. 23 N. L. R. B., No. 20. 252 SIMPLICITY PATTERN COMPANY, INC. 253 IT Is HEREBY OERTIFIED that International Brotherhood of Book- binders, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and office employees of Simplicity Pattern Company, Inc., at its Niles, Michi- gan, plant excepting those in the pressroom, cutting room, composing room, the photoengraving and stereotype departments now under contract with the A. F. of L. printing-trade unions, and excluding all employees in a supervisory or managerial capacity, as their rep- resentative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pur- suant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Rela- tions Act, International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment.