L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc.

In the Matter of L. SONNEBORN SONS, IN O., and UNITED OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERS OF AMERICA, C. I. O. Case No. R-2385 AMENDMENT TO DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION April 28,19/1 On April 14, 1941, the Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding." By letter dated April 16, 1941, United Office and Professional Work- ers of America, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organiza- tions, herein called the United, advised the Board that it wished to withdraw its petition in the above-captioned proceeding and that it did' not desire to appear on the ballot. Local 22026, American Fed- eration of Labor, whose name is also to appear on the ballot pursuant to the original Direction of Election, has not requested that its name be withdrawn. The Board hereby denies the United's request to withdraw the peti- tion but grants its request to withdraw from the election and amends the concluding portion of the original Direction of Election to read : "... to determine whether or not they desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining by Local 22026, American Federation of Labor." [SAME TITLE] CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 1941 On April 14, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding." On April 28, 1941, the Board issued an amendment to the said Direction of Election .'- Pursuant to the Di- 130 N. L R. B. 1164. '30 N . L.R B 1190. 31 N. L. It. B., No. 67. 431 432 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD rection of Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot was con- ducted on May 1, 1941, by the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City). On May 3, 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 his Election Report. 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 Regional Director reported as follows : Total number of ballots cast _______________________________ 10 Total number eligible to vote______________________________ 10 Total number of votes cast in favor of Local 22026, American Federation of Labor ------------------------------------- 10 ITotal number of votes cast against Local 22026 , American Federation of Labor____________________________________ 0 Total number of blank ballots______________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots_______________________________ 0 Total number of challenged 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, 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 22026, American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all office and laboratory assistants employed by L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., at its Belleville, New Jersey, plant, excluding chemists, supervisory, main- tenance, and production employees, and O'Connell, as their representa- tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Local 22026, Amer- ican 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. 31 N. L. R. B, No. 67a.