Tampa Inter-Ocean Steamship Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 27, 1939

18 N.L.R.B. 728 (N.L.R.B. 1939)

In the Matter of TAMPA INTER-OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LYKES
BROTHERS STEAMSHIP CO., INC., LYKES BROTHERS COASTWISE, LINE,
INC., and COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS' UNION, MARINE DIVISION,
A. F. L.
Cases Nos . R-1340, R-1341, and R-1342
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 27, 1939
On July 31 , 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board , issued its Decision and Direction of Election in
the above -entitled proceeding .' Pursuant to the Direction of Elec-
tion, an election by secret ballot was conducted between September 3,
1939, and November 27, 1939, under the direction and supervision
of the Regional Director for the Fifteenth Region ( New Orleans,
Louisiana ). On December 4, 1939 , the Regional Director , acting
pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served upon the
parties his Election Report. No Objections to the conduct of the
ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the
balloting :
Total on eligibility list------------------------------------ 37
Total ballots cast----------------------------------------- 33
Total ballots challenged----------------------------------- 24
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- 0
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- 0
Total valid votes cast------------------------------------- 33
Votes cast for Commercial Telegraphers' Union, Marine Di-
vision, A. F. of L---------------------------------------- 5
Votes cast for American Communications Association (ACA),
C. I. 0------------------------------------------------ 24
Votes cast for neither organization------------------------- 0
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and
'13 N. L. R. B. 1336.
2 The four challenged ballots, since they cannot affect the majority result , were not
passed on and remain unopened and uncounted , but for the purpose of this report,have
been treated as valid ballots.
18 N. L. R. B., No. 86.
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TAMPA INTER-OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY 729
9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-
Series 2,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that American Communications Associa-
tion, C. I. 0., has been selected by a majority of the radio operators
employed in actual service on board vessels operated by Tampa
Inter-Ocean Steamship Co., Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc., and
Lykes Brothers Coastwise Line, Inc., or who have a "stand-by" status,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and
that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act,
American Communications Association, C. I. 0., is the exclusive
bargaining representative of all such employees for the purposes
of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of
employment, and other conditions of employment.