NLRB Certifies Typesetters' Election; Support of Printers' Strike Uncertain

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday certified the election of six University typesetters to Local 300 of the Graphic Arts International Union, but neither union officials nor the typesetters would say whether the group will join the printers in their strike against the University.

The employees of the Typing and Copy Center, who have never unionized before, voted unanimously on April 24 to join the striking local but had to wait eight days for NLRB certification before they could legally join the union.

Paul Golden, vice president of Local 300, said yesterday, "I just don't know at this point how we're going to handle it."

One typesetter said yesterday that the group has not been contacted by Local 300, and declined to comment on whether the typesetters would support the printers' strike.