United States Lines Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jan 21, 1941

29 N.L.R.B. 126 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter Of UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY - and NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION 'MASTERS,- MATES & PILOTS
In the Matter of UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY and MARINE
ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
In the Matter of UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY and MARINE
DIVISION, COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS UNION, A. F. of L.
Cases Nos. R-29055 to R-53207, inclusive
AMENDMENT TO DECISION
AND
DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS
January 531, 1941
On January 4, 1941, the Board issued a Decision and Direction
of Elections in the above-entitled case.' The Board therein directed
elections among licensed deck officers, licensed engineer officers, and
radio operators of United States Lines Company "who are employed
on the vessels operated by the United States Lines Company at the
time the vessels are posted and still employed in the same capacity
at the time the respective elections are held, excluding those who
have since quit or been discharged for cause." For the reasons'
rioted below, the Board is of the opinion that a different eligibility
standard must be directed for the election among the radio operators.
Accordingly, the Board hereby amends its Decision and Direction
of Elections,by :
Deleting the first word of the third paragraph of Section V, and
inserting instead the words "In respect to the elections among the
licensed deck and engineer officers, those";
Inserting as the fourth paragraph of Section- V the words "The
A. C. A. had a closed-shop contract with the Company which expired
and which was renewed during the pendency of this proceeding.
Consequently, the C. T. U. proposed that radio operators employed
during the hearing be eligible to participate in the election. The
A. C. A. agreed to this proposal, and we adopt it. Accordingly, we
shall direct that all radio 'operators employed by the Company on
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December 12, 1940, including employees who did not work on that
date because they were ill or on vacation and employees who were
-then or who have since been temporarily laid off, but excluding
employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause, shall
be eligible to vote.";
Deleting from the Direction of Elections the clause which begins
with the words "who are employed on the vessels" and ends with
the words "discharged for cause" and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)
quid inserting instead the following :
"(a) All licensed deck officers, excluding masters, who are em-
ployed on the vessels operated by the United States Lines Company
at the time the vessels are posted and still employed in the same
capacity at the time the election is held, excluding those who have
since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether they
desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining
by National Organization Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, affili-
ated with the American Federation of Labor, or by United Licensed
Officers, or by neither ;
"(b) All licensed engineer officers, who are employed on the
vessels operated by the United States Lines Company at the time
the vessels are posted and still employed in the same capacity at
the time the election is held, excluding those who have since quit
or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not they desire
to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining by Marine
Engineers' Beneficial Association, affiliated with the Congress of
Industrial Organizations ;
"(c) All' radio operators, who were employed on December 12,
1940, including employees who did not work on that date because
they were ill or on vacation and employees who; were then or
have since been temporarily laid off, but excluding employees who
have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether
they desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing by Marine Division, Commercial Telegraphers, Union, affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor, or by American Communi-
cations Association, affiliated with the Congress _ of Industrial
Organizations, or by neither."
CHAIRMAN HARRY A. MII.LIs took no part in the consideration of
the above Amendment to Decision and Direction of Elections.