United Scientific Laboratories, Inc.

In the Matter Of UNITED SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES, INC. and -LOCAL 430 OF THE UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O. Case No. R-2196 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 1941 On January 24, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed- ing.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election an election by secret ballot was conducted on February 13, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Acting Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City). On February 17, 1941, the Acting Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued his Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Acting Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 63 Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 56 Total number of valid ballots--------------------------------- 39 Total number of votes in favor of Local 430 of the United Elec- trical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, C. I. 0_________ 37 Total number of votes in favor of Local B-1010 of the Interna- tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, A. F. of L______ 2 Total number of votes in favor of neither union__ ____________ 0 Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0 Total number of challenged votes_____________________________ 17 The Acting Regional Director further reported that he made no recommendation as to the challenged votes, inasmuch as they were not essential to the determination of the result of the election. By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re- 129 N L R B 198 30 N. L. R. B., No. 37. 254 UNITED SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES, INC. 255 lations 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 Local 430 of the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, C. I. 0. has been designated and selected by a majority of all the employees in the production departments of United Scientific Laboratories, Inc., New York City; including working supervisors, but excluding -engineering, labora- tory, watchmen, porters, maintenance, and toolroom, time-study men, timekeepers, experimental workers, foremen, non-working supervi- sors, stockroom employees, shipping and receiving-room employees, office, clerical, and all other non-production employees, as their rep- resentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pur- suant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Local 430 of the' United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers of America, C. I. 0., is the execlusive 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.