Hillman Transportation Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 23, 1941

31 N.L.R.B. 256 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of HILLMAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY and NATIONAL
MARITIME UNION OF AMERICA, INLAND BOATMEN'S DIVISION, AFFILI-
ATED WITH C. I. O. '-
Case No.'R-2245
1 0
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
April 23, 1941
On January 31, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding .11 Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an
election by secret ballot was conducted on February 25, 1941, on board
the Steamers A. B. Sheets, Henry A. Roemer, J. H. Hillman, and Joe
Carter, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director
for the Sixth Region (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). On March 3, 1941,
the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as
amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served
upon National Maritime Union of America, Inland Boatmen's Divi-
sion, affiliated with the C. 1. 0., herein called the N. M. U., and Hillman
Transportation Company, herein called the Company.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
Total number eligible ---------------------------------------- 64
Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 64
Total number of ballots cast for National Maritime Union of
America, Inland Boatmen's Division, affiliated with the
C I. 0--------------------------------------------------- 25
Total number of ballots cast against National Maritime Union
of America, Inland Boatmen's Division, affiliated with the
C. I. 0--------------------------------------------------- 39
Total number^of blank ballots------------------------------- 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged ballots___________________________ 0
On March 8, 1941, the N. M. U.. filed with the Regional Director
Objections' to the Election, in which it requested that the balloting
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be declared null and void and that hearings be held to determine the
validity of its objections. The N. M. U.,objected to the election, in
substance, on the grounds that the Company had coerced employees
in the exercise of their rights to select representatives of their own
choosing. On April 5, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pursuant
to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules
and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued his Report on Objec-
tions, copies of which were duly served upon the parties.
The Board has considered the Election Report, the Objections to the
Election filed by the N. M. U., and the Report on Objections, and
finds that the objections filed by the N. M. U. do not present substan-
tial or material issues with respect to the conduct of the ballot or
Election Report.
The results of the election show that no collective bargaining rep-
resentative has been selected by a majority of the employees in the
appropriate unit. We shall therefore, dismiss the N. M. U.'s petition.
ORDER
By virtue of 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, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for, investigation and certifi-
cation of representatives of employees of Hillman Transportation
Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, filed by National Maritime
Union, Inland Boatmen's Division, affiliated with the C. I: 0., be, and
it hereby is dismissed.