The Constitution Publishing Co.

In the Matter of THE CONSTITUTION. PUBLISHING COMPANY and ATLANTA NEWS CARRIERS AND CIRCULATION EMPLOYEES' UNION No. 445, AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PRINTING PRESSMEN ASSISTANTS' UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Case No. 11-2017 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 1941 On January 21, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed- ings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on February 11, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Georgia). On February 13, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pur- suant 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 number eligible--------------------------------------- 184 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 157 Total number ballots cast for Atlanta News Carriers and Circulation Employees' Union No. 445, Affiliated with the International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North America-------------------------------------------------- 52 Total number ballots cast against Atlanta News Carriers and Circulation Employees' Union No. 445, Affiliated with the Inter- national Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North America-------------------------------------------------- 5 Total number of challenged ballots------ --------------------- 0 Total number of void ballots--------------------------------- 0 Total number of blank 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 Relations Act, 129 N. L R. B. 105. 30 N. L. R. B., No. 16. 96 CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING COMPANY 97 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 Atlanta News Carriers and Circulation Employees' Union No. 445, affiliated with the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America, has been desig- nated and selected by a majority of the newspaper carriers, including carriers who are also district managers or supervisors, who are em- ployed by The Constitution Publishing Company, Atlanta, Georgia, to deliver the Atlanta Constitution in Atlanta and environs, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pur- suant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the'National Labor Rela- tions Act, Atlanta News Carriers and Circulation Employees' Union No. 445, affiliated with the International Printing Pressmen & As- sistants' Union of North America, 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. I f 'n'}