Form NLRB-4910
`(4-2015)
`
`United States of America
`National Labor Relations Board
`NOTICE OF ELECTION
`
`PURPOSE OF ELECTION: This election is to determine the representative, if any, desired by the eligible
`employees for purposes of collective bargaining with their employer. (See VOTING UNIT in this Notice of
`Election for description of eligible employees.) A majority of the valid ballots cast will determine the results
`of the election. Only one valid representation election may be held in a 12-month period.
`SECRET BALLOT: The election will be by secret ballot carried out through the U.S. mail under the
`supervision of the Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). A sample of the official
`ballot is shown on the next page of this Notice. Voters will be allowed to vote without interference,
`restraint, or coercion. Employees eligible to vote will receive in the mail Instructions to Employees Voting
`by United States Mail, a ballot, a blue envelope, and a yellow self-addressed envelope needing no postage.
`ELIGIBILITY RULES: Employees eligible to vote are those described under the VOTING UNIT on the next page
`and include employees who did not work during the designated payroll period because they were ill or on
`vacation or temporarily laid off. In a mail ballot election, employees are eligible if they are in the VOTING
`UNIT during both the designated payroll period and on the date they mail in their ballots. Employees who
`have quit or been discharged for cause since the designated payroll period and who have not been rehired
`or reinstated prior to the date of this election, or, in a mail ballot election, before the date they mail in their
`ballots, are not eligible to vote.
`CHALLENGE OF VOTERS: An agent of the Board or an authorized observer may question the eligibility of a
`voter. Such challenge must be made at the time the ballots are counted.
`AUTHORIZED OBSERVERS: Each party may designate an equal number of observers, this number to be
`determined by the NLRB. These observers (a) act as checkers at the counting of ballots; (b) assist in
`identifying voters; (c) challenge voters and ballots; and (d) otherwise assist the NLRB.
`
`METHOD AND DATE OF ELECTION
`The election will be conducted by United States mail. The mail ballots will be mailed to employees
`employed in the appropriate collective-bargaining unit from the office of the National Labor Relations
`Board, Region 05, Washington Resident Office, 1015 Half Street, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20570, on
`Monday, May 6, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Voters must sign the outside of the envelope in which the ballot is
`returned. Any ballot received in an envelope that is not signed will be void.
`Those employees who believe that they are eligible to vote and did not receive a mail ballot by Monday,
`May 13, 2024, as well as those employees who require a duplicate mail ballot kit, should communicate
`immediately with the Regional Office by calling the Washington Resident Office at 202-208-3000.
`All ballots will be commingled and counted at the Washington Resident Office on Monday, June 3, 2024, at
`3:00 p.m. ET. In order to be valid and counted, the returned ballots must be received in the Washington
`Resident Office prior to the counting of ballots.
`
`WARNING: This is the only official notice of this election and must not be defaced by anyone. Any markings that you may see on any
`sample ballot or anywhere on this notice have been made by someone other than the National Labor Relations Board, and have not
`been put there by the National Labor Relations Board. The National Labor Relations Board is an agency of the United States
`Government, and does not endorse any choice in the election.
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`Form NLRB-4910
`(4-2015)
`
`United States of America
`National Labor Relations Board
`NOTICE OF ELECTION
`
`VOTING UNIT
`
`EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO VOTE: All full-time and regular part-time editorial department
`employees, including reporters, senior reporters, service editors, assistant editors, and
`editors-at-large who were employed by the Employer during the payroll period ending
`April 14, 2024.
`
`EMPLOYEES NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE: All other employees, managerial employees,
`confidential employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
`National Labor Relations Board
`National Labor Relations Board
`05-RC-340119
`05-RC-340119
`OFFICIAL SECRET BALLOT
`OFFICIAL SECRET BALLOT
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`R IDENTITY. MARK AN "X" IN THE SQUARE OF YOUR CHOICE ONLY. If
`you make markings inside, or anywhere around, more than one square, you may request
`o make arkings inside, or anywhere around, more than one square, you may reque:
`a new ballot by referring to the enclosed instructions. If you submit a ballot with
`a new ballot by referring to the enclosed instructions. If you submit a ballot with
`markings inside, or anywhere around, more than one square, your ballot will not be
`markings inside, or anywhere around, more than one square, your ballot will not be
`counted.
`counted.
`The National Labor Relations Board does not endorse any choice in this election. Any markings that you may see on any sample
`ballot have not been put there by the National Labor Relations Board.
`
`WARNING: This is the only official notice of this election and must not be defaced by anyone. Any markings that you may see on any
`sample ballot or anywhere on this notice have been made by someone other than the National Labor Relations Board, and have not
`been put there by the National Labor Relations Board. The National Labor Relations Board is an agency of the United States
`Government, and does not endorse any choice in the election.
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`Form NLRB-4910
`(4-2015)
`
`United States of America
`National Labor Relations Board
`NOTICE OF ELECTION
`
`RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES - FEDERAL LAW GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO:
`Form, join, or assist a union
`
`Choose representatives to bargain with your employer on your behalf
`
` Act together with other employees for your benefit and protection
`Choose not to engage in any of these protected activities
`
`In a State where such agreements are permitted, the Union and Employer may enter into a lawful union-
`
`security agreement requiring employees to pay periodic dues and initiation fees. Nonmembers who
`inform the Union that they object to the use of their payments for nonrepresentational purposes may be
`required to pay only their share of the Union's costs of representational activities (such as collective
`bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment).
`It is the responsibility of the National Labor Relations Board to protect employees
`in the exercise of these rights.
`The Board wants all eligible voters to be fully informed about their rights under Federal law and wants both
`Employers and Unions to know what is expected of them when it holds an election.
`If agents of either Unions or Employers interfere with your right to a free, fair, and honest election the election
`can be set aside by the Board. When appropriate, the Board provides other remedies, such as reinstatement for
`employees fired for exercising their rights, including backpay from the party responsible for their discharge.
`The following are examples of conduct that interfere with the rights of employees
`and may result in setting aside of the election:
`Threatening loss of jobs or benefits by an Employer or a Union
`
`Promising or granting promotions, pay raises, or other benefits, to influence an employee's vote by a
`
`party capable of carrying out such promises
` An Employer firing employees to discourage or encourage union activity or a Union causing them to be
`fired to encourage union activity
` Making campaign speeches to assembled groups of employees on company time where attendance is
`mandatory, within the 24-hour period before the mail ballots are dispatched
`Incitement by either an Employer or a Union of racial or religious prejudice by inflammatory appeals
`
`Threatening physical force or violence to employees by a Union or an Employer to influence their votes
`
`The National Labor Relations Board protects your right to a free choice.
`Improper conduct will not be permitted. All parties are expected to cooperate fully with this Agency in
`maintaining basic principles of a fair election as required by law.
`Anyone with a question about the election may contact the NLRB Office at (202)208-3000 or visit
`the NLRB website www.nlrb.gov for assistance.
`
`WARNING: This is the only official notice of this election and must not be defaced by anyone. Any markings that you may see on any
`sample ballot or anywhere on this notice have been made by someone other than the National Labor Relations Board, and have not
`been put there by the National Labor Relations Board. The National Labor Relations Board is an agency of the United States
`Government, and does not endorse any choice in the election.
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`FORM NLRB-4175
` (5-20)
`
` United States of America
` National Labor Relations Board
`Instructions to Eligible Employees Voting
`By United States Mail
`
`2.
`
`3.
`
`INSTRUCTIONS
`1. MARK YOUR BALLOT IN SECRET BY PLACING AN X IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX. DO NOT SIGN OR WRITE
`YOUR NAME OR INCLUDE OTHER MARKINGS THAT WOULD REVEAL YOUR IDENTITY.
`IF YOU SUBMIT A BALLOT WITH MARKINGS INSIDE, OR ANYWHERE AROUND, MORE THAN ONE
`SQUARE, YOUR BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED. YOU MAY REQUEST A NEW BALLOT BY CALLING THE
`REGIONAL OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW.
`IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE SECRECY OF YOUR BALLOT. DO NOT SHOW YOUR BALLOT TO
`ANYONE AFTER YOU HAVE MARKED IT.
`4. PUT YOUR BALLOT IN THE BLUE ENVELOPE AND SEAL THE ENVELOPE.
`5. PUT THE BLUE ENVELOPE CONTAINING THE BALLOT INTO THE YELLOW ADDRESSED
`RETURN ENVELOPE.
`SIGN THE BACK OF THE YELLOW RETURN ENVELOPE IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. TO BE COUNTED, THE
`YELLOW RETURN ENVELOPE MUST BE SIGNED.
`7. DO NOT PERMIT ANY PARTY – THE EMPLOYER, THE UNION(S), OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, OR AN
`EMPLOYEE-PETITIONER – TO HANDLE, COLLECT, OR MAIL YOUR BALLOT.
`8. MAIL THE BALLOT IMMEDIATELY. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY. For further information, call the
`Regional Office at:
`202-208-3000
`TO BE COUNTED, YOUR BALLOT MUST REACH THE REGIONAL OFFICE
`BY Monday, June 3, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
`
`6.
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`

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`RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES
`Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees have the right:
` To self-organization
` To form, join, or assist labor organizations
` To bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing
` To act together for the purposes of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or
`protection
` To refuse to do any or all of these things unless the union and employer, in a state
`where such agreements are permitted, enter into a lawful union-security agreement
`requiring employees to pay periodic dues and initiation fees. Nonmembers who inform
`the union that they object to the use of their payments for non representational purposes
`may be required to pay only their share of the union's costs of representational activities
`(such as collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment).
`It is the responsibility of the National Labor Relations Board to protect employees in the
`exercise of these rights.
`The Board wants all eligible voters to be fully informed about their rights under Federal
`law and wants both employers and unions to know what is expected of them when it
`holds an election.
`If agents of either unions or employers interfere with your right to a free, fair, and honest
`election, the election can be set aside by the Board. Where appropriate, the Board
`provides other remedies, such as reinstatement for employees fired for exercising their
`rights, including backpay from the party responsible for their discharge.
`The following are examples of conduct that interfere with the rights of employees and may
`result in the setting aside of the election:
` Threatening loss of jobs or benefits by an employer or a union
` Promising or granting promotions, pay raises, or other benefits to influence an
`employee's vote by a party capable of carrying out such promises
` An employer firing employees to discourage or encourage union activity or a union
`causing them to be fired to encourage union activity
` Incitement by either an employer or a union of racial or religious prejudice by
`inflammatory appeals
` Threatening physical force or violence to employees by a union or an employer to
`influence their votes.
`The National Labor Relations Board protects your right to a free choice
`Improper conduct will not be permitted. All parties are expected to cooperate fully with
`this Agency in maintaining basic principles of a fair election as required by law. The
`National Labor Relations Board as an agency of the United States Government does not
`endorse any choice in the election.
`
`NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
`an agency of the
`UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
`
`