Sbicca, Inc.

In the Matter of SBICCA, INC. and UNITED SHOE WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS and BOOT AND, SHOE WORKERS' UNION, LOCAL No. 141, AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION. OF LABOR, PARTY TO THE CONTRACT Cases Nos. C-1514 and R-1687 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 1941 On March 5, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision, Order and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Elec- tion, an election by secret ballot was conducted on March 21, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Fourth Region (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). On March 26, 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 on the ballot. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total eligibility list-------- ------------------------ 63 Total ballots cast -------------------------------------------- 61 Total valid ballots cast-------------------------------------- 60 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 1 a. Challenged ballots determined eligible ----------------- 0 b. Challenged ballots determined non-eligible ------------- 0 Total blank ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 0 Votes cast for Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, Local No. 141, A. F. of L------------------------------------------------ 46 Votes for United Shoe Workers of America, C. I. 0------------ 13 Votes cast for neither--------------------------------------- 1 On April 7, 1941, United Shoe Workers of America, affiliated'with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, herein called the United, 130 N. L. R. B., No. 11'. 36 N. L. R. B., No. 101. 504 SBICCA, INC. 505 filed Objections to the Conduct of the Ballot and the Election Report. On May 16, 1941, the Regional Director issued a Report on Objections to Election Report. The objections of the United and the Regional Director's Report thereon were duly considered by the Board, and cn May 21, 1941, the Board issued an Order directing hearing on Objections to Election Report. On September 24, 1941, the Regional Director issued a Notice of Hearing, which was duly served upon the parties.2 Thereafter on October 8, 1941, the United requested permission from the Board to withdraw its Objections. The United's request is hereby granted. In view of the United's withdrawal of its objections, the Board will make disposition of the proceeding on the record as now constituted. 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, Section 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations, Series 2, as amended, IT IS.IrEREBY CERTIFIED that Boot and. Shoe Workers' Union, Local No. 141, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production employees of Sbicca, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including working fore- men, but excluding supervisory and clerical employees, as their repre- sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pur- suant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, Local No. 141, affiliated with the American 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 the conditions of employment. ZOn October 10, 1941, the Regional Director issued a notice of adjournment of hearing.