The Texas Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 1, 1939

18 N.L.R.B. 38 (N.L.R.B. 1939)

In the Matter of THE TEXAS COMPANY and AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATION, MARINE DIVISION
In the Matter of THE TEXAS COMPANY and MARINE ENGINEERS' BENE-
FICIAL ASSOCIATION
Cases Nos. R-1025 and R-1026 respectively
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
December 1, 193.9
On December 27, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the
above-entitled proceedings.' On February 8, 1939, the Board issued
an Amendment to Direction of Elections.2 The Direction of Elections,
as amended, provided that elections by secret ballot be conducted as
soon as convenient and beginning as promptly as practicable after the
date of the Direction, under the direction and supervision of the
Regional Director for the Second Region, among those employees of
The Texas Company, herein called the Company, who fell within the
groups described below: (1) among the radio operators of all the
vessels owned and operated under the American flag by the Company,
to determines whether or not they desired to be represented by Ameri-
can Communications Association, Marine Division, for the purposes of
collective bargaining; and (2) among the engineers of all vessels owned
and operated under the American flag by the Company to determine
whether or not they desired to be represented by Marine Engineers'
Beneficial Association, for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, as amended, elections by
secret ballot were conducted among the above-described employees of
the Company, under the direction and supervision of the Regional
Director for the Second Region. On November 20, 1939, the Regional
Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor
110 N. L. R. B. 824.
2 11 N. L. R. B. 59.
18 N. L. R. B., No. 7.
38
THE TEXAS COMPANY 39
Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly
served upon the parties to the proceeding her Election Report. No
objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have
been filed by any of the parties.
As to the results of the secret ballots, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
(1) Among the group of employees listed in paragraph (1) of the
Direction :
Total number eligible to vote____________________________ 24
Total number of ballots cast____________________________ 23
Total number of ballots counted_________________________ 22
Total number of votes in favor of American Communica-
tions Association, Marine Division_____________________ 8
Total number of votes against afore-mentioned organization- 14
Total number of void ballots_____________________________ 1
(2) Among the group of employees listed in paragraph (2) of the
Direction :
Total number eligible to vote____________________________ 105
Total number of ballots cast_____________________________ 103
Total number of ballots counted_________________________ 100
Total number of votes in favor of Marine Engineers' Bene-
ficial Association______________________________________ 17
Total number of votes against afore-mentioned organization- 83
Total number of challenged ballots_______________________ 3
The results of the elections show that no collective bargaining rep-
resentative has been selected by a majority of the employees in each
group. The petitions for investigation and certification of representa-
tives of employees of The Texas Company will therefore be dismissed.
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,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petitions for investigation and cer-
tification of representatives of employees of The Texas Company, filed
.by American Communications Association, Marine Division, and
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, be, and they hereby are,
dismissed.
283029-41-vol. 18-4