In the Matter of the

REPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEES

of

I&M RAIL LINK, LLC

Machinists and Machinists Apprentices

26 NMB No. 40

CASE NO. R-6649

CERTIFICATION

March 11, 1999

The services of the National Mediation Board were invoked by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO on December 21, 1998, to investigate and determine who may represent for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as provided by Section 2, Ninth, thereof, personnel described as "Machinists and Machinists Apprentices," employees of I&M Rail Link, LLC.

At the time this application was received, these employees were represented by the I&M Rail Workers Council.

The Board assigned Investigator Sean J. Rogers to investigate.

FINDINGS

The investigation disclosed that a dispute existed among the craft or class of Machinists and Machinists Apprentices, and by direction of the Board, the Investigator was instructed to conduct an election by secret ballot to determine the employees' representation choice.

The following is the result of the election as reported by Investigator Rogers who was assigned to count the ballots in this case.

Number of Employees Voting:
I&MRWC	IAM	Number of Employees Eligible
Machinists and Machinists Apprentices	0	14	16

The National Mediation Board further finds that the Carrier and employees in this case are, respectively, a Carrier and employees within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; that this Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein; and that the interested parties, as well as the Carrier, were given due notice of the Board's investigation.

CERTIFICATION

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Section 2, Ninth, of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and based upon its investigation pursuant thereto, the National Mediation Board certifies that the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO has been duly designated and authorized to represent for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, the craft or class of Machinists and Machinists Apprentices, employees of I&M Rail Link, LLC, its successors and assigns.

By direction of the NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD.

Stephen E. Crable

Chief of Staff