American France Line et al.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 5, 1938

8 N.L.R.B. 816 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of AMERICAN FRANCE LINE et al. (MooEE'& MCCORMACS
COMPANY, INC.) _ and INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN'S UNION OFAMERICA
Case, No. R-157
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
August 5, 1938
On July 16, 1937, the National Labor Relations Board, herein 'alled
the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections 1 in the above-
entitled case. The Direction of Elections directed that elections by
secret ballot be conducted among the unlicensed personnel employed
in the deck, engine, and stewards' departments, except wireless and
radio operators,. chief electricians on electrically driven ships and
junior engineers who hold licenses, on the vessels operated out of
Atlantic and Gulf ports by 52.named companies, including Moore
& McCormack Company, Inc., New York City. By a Supplemental
Decision and Direction of Elections 2 issued September 17, 1937,
similar elections were directed to be held in nine additional companies.
Supplemental or amended decisions have also been issued in this case
on August 16,8 September 11,4 and November 10, 1937,6 and May 25,
1938,8 dealing with various matters which need not be set forth in
detail here.
The Board has been informed by the Regional Director for the
Second Region (New York City) that Moore & McCormack Coin-
pally, Inc. are not presently employers of any unlicensed personnel
employed on any vessels operating out of the Atlantic and Gulf. ports.
Since Moore & McCormack Company, Inc. does not now employ any
persons coming within the classification among which the elections
were. directed to be held, we shall accordingly dismiss the petition
requesting an investigation and certification of representatives of
the unlicensed personnel employed by Moore & McCormack Com-
pany, Inc.
13 N. L. R. B. 84.
s 3 N. L. R. B. 64, 80.
3 N. L. R. B. 64, 74.
4 3 N. L . R. B. 64, 76.
°4 N. L. R. B. 112.
° 7 N. L. R . B. 439.
8 N. L. R. B., No. 97.
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DECISIONS AND ORDERS
ORDER
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By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act,
49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Section 8, of National Labor
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, it is
ordered that the petition for investigation and certification of repre-
sentatives of the employees of Moore & McCormack Company, Inc.,
.filed by International Seamen's Union of America, be, and it hereby
is, dismissed.