In the Matter of the

REPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEES

of

PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORP.

Passenger Service Employees

29 NMB No. 25

CASE NO. R-6840

CERTIFICATION

January 11, 2002

The services of the National Mediation Board were invoked by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) on September 5, 2001, 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 "Passenger Service Employees," employees of Pakistan International Airlines Corp.

At the time this application was received, these employees were not represented by any organization or individual.

The Board assigned Investigator Mary L. Johnson to investigate.

FINDINGS

The investigation disclosed that a dispute existed among the craft or class of Passenger Service Employees, 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 Johnson who was assigned to count the ballots in this case.

Number of Employees Voting:

IBT	Number of Employees Eligible
Passenger Service Employees

17

21

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 Brotherhood of Teamsters has been duly designated and authorized to represent for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, the craft or class of Passenger Service Employees, employees of Pakistan International Airlines Corp., its successors and assigns.

By direction of the NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD.

Stephen E. Crable

Chief of Staff