The Western Union Telegraph Co., Inc.

In the Matter of THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, INC. and' THE COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS' UNION Case No. R-2886 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES October V, 1941 On September 8,,1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.: Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was. conducted on October 1, 1941, under the direction and supervision of- the Regional Director for the Ninth Region (Cincinnati, Ohio). On October 2, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III,. Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations- Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of the bal- loting or to the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and the results thereof,. the Regional Director- reported as follows : Number of alleged eligible voters----------------------------- 101 Number of ballots placed in ballot box------------------------ 58 Number of unchallenged ballots for Commercial Telegraphers' Union, A. F. of L----------------------------------------- 55 Number of unchallenged ballots against Commercial Telegra- phers' Union , A.T. of L----------------------------------- 1 Number of challenged ballots -------------------------- 2 Number of spoiled 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 Commercial Telegrapher's Union has. been selected by a majority of all employees of The Western Union Telegraph Company, Inc., at Dayton, Ohio, in the traffic, commercial, and plant departments, excluding the chief operator, automatic chief,. early night assistant automatic chief, late night assistant automatic 135 N. L. R. B.. No. 55. 36 N. L. R. B., No. (ii. 335 336 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD chief, automatic supervisors, telephone supervisors, and the statistical clerk in the traffic department; the superintendent, delivery manager, office manager (cashier), and the commercial representative, in the commercial department; the city foreman in the plant department; and the company attorneys, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Commercial Telegraphers' Union is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. MR. GERARD D. REILLY took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.