Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD In the Matter of CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., INC. and UNITED GARMENT WORB:ERS.OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 297, AFFILIATED WITH THE A. F. OF L. Cage No. R-2402 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 1941 On April 30, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued its Decision and.Direction of Election in this proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on May 8, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director-for the Tenth Region (Atlanta, Georgia). On May. 12, 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. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible_______________________________________ 750 Total ballots cast___________________________________________ 733 Total number ballots cast for United Garment Workers of. America, Local No. 297, affiliated with the A. F. of L__________ 346 Total number.of ballots cast for Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0_____________________ 385 Total 'number ballots cast for neither________________________ ' 2 Total' number of challenged ballots___________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots_________________________________ ' 0 Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0, On May 16, 1941, the United filed its Objections to the Election Report. On May 20, 1941, the Amalgamated filed a Memorandum in Opposition to` Objections to Election Report. On June 16, 1941, the Regional Director issued his Report on Objections, and on June 17, 1941, an Amended Report on Objections. The Board has considered the Election Report, the Objections thereto, the Memorandum of the 131 N. L. R. B. 505. - 33 N. L. R. B., No. 9. 52 CLUETT, PEIABODY & CO., INC. 53 Amalgamated, and the Regional Director's Amended Report oil Ob- jections and finds that the objections do not raise substantial and material issues in respect to the conduct of ballot or the Election Report. The objections are hereby overruled. 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 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and maintenance employees of Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, at its Atlanta plant, excluding supervisory and clerical employees, as their representative for the pur- poses of cellective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 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 con- ditions of employment. - M1