Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.

In the Matter Of MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY, INCORPORATED and RETAIL CLERKS INTERNATIONAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 905, A. F. of L. In the Matter Of MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY, INCORPORATED and UNITED OFFICE & PROFESSIONAL WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL #9, C.I.O. Cases Nos. R-1759 and R-1760 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 1941 - On January 8, 1941 , the National Labor Relations Board , herein called the Board , issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in this proceeding., Pursuant to the Direction of Elections , elections by secret ballot were conducted on January 16, 1941, under the direc- tion and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty-first Region (Los Angeles, California ). On January 16, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended , issued an Election Report in respect to each election and duly served such reports upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report for either election have been filed by any, of the parties. As to the balloting among employees other than office employees and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list_______ ______________________________ 32 Total ballots cast__________________________________________ Total ballots challenged____________________________________ Total blank ballots_________________________________________ Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total ballots not counted___________________________________ 0 Total ballots counted________________________ Total votes for Retail Clerks International Protective Asso- ciation, Local 905, A. F. of L.---------------------------- 19 Total votes against Retail Clerks International Protective Asso- ciation, Local 905, A. F. of,L._____________________________ 0 1281N. L. R. B. 942. 29 N. L. R. B., No. 54. 19 0 0 282 MONTGOMERY, WARD & COMPANY 283 As to-the balloting among office employees and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 11 Total ballots cast ------------------------------------------ 9 Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------ 0 Total blank ballots ----------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total ballots not counted----------------------------------- 0 Total ballots counted--------------------------------------- 9 Total votes for United Office & Professional Workers of Amer- ica, Local #9, C. I. 0------------------------------------- 9 Total ballots against United Office & Professional Workers of America, Local #9, C. I. 0-------------------------------- 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 2, as amended, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Retail Clerks International Protec- tive Association, Local 905, A. F. of L., has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of Montgomery" Ward & Company, Incorporated, San Pedro, California, at its San Pedro, California, store, including sale's clerks, warehousemen, teamsters, and electricians, but excluding the store manager, the assistant manager, office. employees, and the extra office girl in the warehouse, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and chat pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 905, A. F. of L., 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; and IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Office & Professional Workers of America, Local #9, C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all office employees of Montgomery Ward & Com- pany, Incorporated, San Pedro, California, at its San Pedro, Cali- fornia, store, including the extra office girl in the warehouse but excluding the store manager and the assistant manager, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, United Office & Professional Workers of America, Local #9, C. I. O., - 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.