Sykes Brothers, Inc.

In the Matter of SYKES BROTHERS INC. and INDEPENDENT CARPET YARN ASSOCIATION In. the Matter of SYKEs BROTHERS INC. and PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE WORKERS JOINT BOARD Cases Nos. R-2918 and R-919, respectively CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES October 20, 1941 On September 20, 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 October 2, 1941, under the direction and super- vision of the Regional Director for the Fourth Region (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). On October 7, 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 Re- port, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objec- tions to the conduct of the ballot 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 : Total on eligibility list-------------------------------------- 274 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 261 Total valid ballots------------------------------------------ 246 Ballots cast for Independent Carpet Yarn Association---------- 139 Ballots cast for Philadelphia Textile Workers Joint Board, C. I. 0--------------------------------------------------- 102 Ballots cast for neither-------------------------------------- 5 Challenged ballots ------------------------------------------ 13 Blank ballots ----------------------------------------------- 0 Void ballots------------------------------------------------ 2 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 1 35 N. L. R. B., No. 134. 36 N. L. R. B., No. 67. 352 SYKES BROTHERS INC. 353 National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT rs' HEREBY CERTIFIED that Independent Carpet Yarn Association has been selected by a majority of all the production and maintenance employees in the Kensington and Manayunk plants of Sykes Brothers Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, excluding non-working . foremen,. supervisors, office and clerical employees, engineers, firemen, and truck drivers, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain- ing, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Na- tional Labor Relations Act, Independent Carpet Yarn Association 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. 133118-42-vol. 36-24