Indianapolis Times Publishing Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 2, 1938

9 N.L.R.B. 638 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter Of INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY and THE
INDIANAPOLIS NEWSPAPER GUILD
Case No. R-862
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 2, 1938
On September 27, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled case.' The Direction of Election directed that an
election by secret ballot be conducted under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Eleventh Region (Indianapo-
lis, Indiana) within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Direction,
among all employees of Indianapolis Times Publishing Company,
Indianapolis, Indiana, herein called the Company, who were employed
during the pay-roll period next preceding June 27, 1938, excluding
executives, confidential employees, the country sales manager, the
street sales manager, station captains, independent contract haulers,
editorial employees covered by the existing contract with the Indian-
apolis Newspaper Guild, herein called the Guild, and employees
covered by the five separate agreements between the Company and the
following labor organizations : International Typographical Union,
Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1; International Stereotypers
and Electrotypers Union, Indianapolis Stereotypers Union No. 38;
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North Am-
erica, Newspaper Printing Pressmen's Union No. 37; Mailers Trade
District Union, Indianapolis Mailers Union No. 10; and International
Photo Engravers Union of North America, Indianapolis Photo En-
gravers Union No. 2, and further excluding those employees who
have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether
or not they desire to be represented by the Indianapolis Newspaper
Guild, affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the
Committee for Industrial Organization, for the purposes of collec-
tive bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was con-
ducted on October 12, 1938, by the said Regional Director. On
October 13, 1938, the said Regional Director, acting pursuant to
Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and
18 N. L R. B. 1256.
9 N. L. R. B., No. 57.
638
DECISIONS AND ORDERS 639
Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued, and on October 14, 1938,
served upon the parties an Intermediate Report on the election. No
objections or exceptions to the Intermediate Report have been filed
by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as
follows :
Total Number of Employees Eligible to . Vote_______________ 100
Total Number of Votes Cast_______________________________ 99
Total Number of Votes for the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild,
affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the
Committee for Industrial Organization____________________ 52
Total Number of Votes Against the Indianapolis Newspaper
Guild, affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and
with the Committee for Industrial Organization ----------- 39
Total Number of Blank Ballots_______________----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots ------------ -------------- 3
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By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, herein called the Act, and pursuant to Article
III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and
Regulations-Series 1, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild,
affiliated with the American Newspaper Guild and with the Com-
mittee for Industrial Organization, has been designated and selected
by a majority of the employees of Indianapolis Times Publishing
Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, excluding executives, confidential
employees, the country sales manager, the street sales manager, sta-
tion captains, independent contract haulers, editorial employees cov-
ered by the existing contract with the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild,
and employees covered by the five separate agreements between the
Company and the following labor organizations: International Typo-
graphical Union, Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1; Interna-
tional Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union, Indianapolis Stereo-
typers Union No. 38; International Printing Pressmen and Assistants
Union of North America, Newspaper Printing Pressmen's Union No.
37; Mailers Trade District Union, Indianapolis Mailers Union No.
10; and International Photo Engravers Union of North America,
Indianapolis Photo Engravers Union No. 2, as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that pursuant to Section
9 (a) of the Act, the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, affiliated with
the American Newspaper Guild and with the Committee for Indus-
trial Organization, is the exclusive representative of all such em-
ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates
of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment.