Elk Tanning Co.

In the Matter of ELK TANNING COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL FuR AND LEATHER WORKERS' UNIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE C. I. O. Case No. IR-1941 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 1941 On January 29, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Second Supplemental Decision and Second Direction of Election in this proceeding.' Pursuant to the Second Direction ' of Election an election by secret ballot was conducted on February 21, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sixth Region (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). On February 24, 1941, 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___ ___________________________________ 202 Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 200 Total ballots challenged_____________________________________ 0 Total blank ballots _________________________________________ 0 Total void ballots-------------------------------------------- 0 Total votes cast____________________________________________ 200 Votes cast for International Fur and Leather Workers' Union, affiliated with the C. I. O_________________________________ 111 Votes cast for Tannery Workers -Union --------------------- 89 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 International Fur and Leather Work- ers' Union, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all hourly production and maintenance 1 29 N. L R B 272 30 N. L. It. B., No. 41. 277 278 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD employees of Elk Tanning Company at its Ridgway, Pennsylvania, plant, excluding clerical and supervisory employees, as their repre- sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining and that , pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, International Fur and Leather Workers' Union, affiliated with the C. I. 0., 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. MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.