Western Union Telegraph Co.

In the Matter Of WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR, COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS UNION Case No. R-2246 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 1941 On April 14, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election,' on May 12, 1941, its Amendment to Decision and Direction of Election,' and on July 8, 1941, its Second Amendment to Decision and Direction of Election,3 in the above- entitled proceeding. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted on August 5, 1941, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sixth Region (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). On August 6, 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. No objections to the conduct of the election or the Elec- tion Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total on eligibility list------ -------------------------------- 459 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 368 Total ballots challenged -------------------------------------- 3 Total blank ballots---- -------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots -------------------------------------------- 1 Total valid votes cast-- -------------------------------------- 364 Votes cast for American Federation of Labor, Commercial Teleg- raphers Union --------------------------------------------- 219 Votes cast for American Communications Association Local No. 54-B, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Orgailizations- 138 Votes cast for neither--------------------------------------- 7 By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela- tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, 130 N L R B 1169. 2 31 N. L. R. B. 861. 3 33 N. L R B. 183. 34 N. L. R. B., No. 105. 860 WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 861 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, IT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED that American Federation of Labor, Com- mercial Telegraphers Union has been designated and selected by a majority of all employees of Western Union Telegraph Company working in Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the commercial, traffic plant, and accounting departments, excluding executives, law- yers, confidential employees, temporary messengers, J. W. Bartell, and the other supervisory employees occupying the positions listed in Appendices A, B, C, and D, attached to the Decision and Direction of Election, 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, American Federation of Labor, 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. - i MR. EDWIN S. SMITH took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.