Federated Fishing Boats of New England and New York, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 30, 1939

17 N.L.R.B. 1054 (N.L.R.B. 1939)

In the Matter of FEDERATED FISHING BOATS OF NEw ENGLAND AND
NEw YORK, INC. and AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,
MARINE DIVISION, AFFILIATED WITH THE C. 1. 0.
Case No. R-1120
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 30, 1939
On October 13, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceedings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election,
an election by secret ballot was conducted from October 30, 1939,
through November 14, 1939, except on Sundays and Holidays, under
the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the First
Region (Boston, Massachusetts). On November 15, 1939, the
Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of Na-
tional Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued
and duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the election.
No Objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report
have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible to vote_______________________________ 52
Total number ballots cast___________________________________ 51
Total number valid ballots cast_____________________________ 49
Total number of ballots cast for "American Communications
Association, Marine Division, CIO"________________________ 10
Total number of ballots cast for "Commercial Telegraphers
Union, Marine Division, AFL"____________________________ 38
Total ballots cast for "neither"______________________________ 1
Total number of challenged ballots__________________________ 2
Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board and Section 9 (c) of the National Labor
Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8
and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-
Series 2,
1 15 N. L. R. B. 1080.
17 N. L. R. B., No. 103.
1054
FEDERATED FISHING BOATS OF NEW ENGLAND AND N. Y., INC. 1055
IT. IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Commercial Telegraphers Union, Ma-
rine Division, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has
been designated and selected by a majority of all radio operators
employed by Booth Fisheries Corporation, John Chisholm Vessels
Company, General Seafoods Corporation, Haskins Fish Company,
Trawler Hekla, Inc., Trawler Maris Stella., Inc., Massachusetts
Trawling Co., R. O'Brien and Co.; Ocean Trawling Corporation,
O'Hara Bros. Company, Inc., F. J. O'Hara and Sons, Inc., Portland
Trawling Company, and Usen Trawling Company, as their repre-
sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant
to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Commercial Telegra-
phers Union, Marine Division, affiliated with the American Federa-
tion of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees
for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay,
wages, hours of employment, a.nd other conditions of employment.
MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the
above Certification of Representatives.