Aluminum Line

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Oct 7, 1938

9 N.L.R.B. 72 (N.L.R.B. 1938)

In the Matter of ALUMINUM LINE, AMERICAN SOUTH AFRICAN LINE,,
INC., ANCHOR LINE, CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE, DONALDSON AT-
LANTIC LINE, ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FRENCH LINE, GULF
PACIFIC LINES, LTD., HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE NORTH GERMAN
LLOYD, HOLLAND AMERICAN LINE, LUCKENBACH GULF STEAMSHIP
CO., INC., GRACE LINE, MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE, NIPPON YUSEN
KAISHA LINE, PAN-ATLANTIC STEAMsmr CORPORATION, SCANDINA-
VIAN-AMERICAN LINE, TAMPA INTER OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., NORTON
LILLY Si' CO., PLANT LINE STEVEDORING Co., INC., E. S. BINNINGS,
THE NEW YORK AND PORTO RICO STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LYKES BROS.
RIPLEY SS. CO., SOUTHERN STEVEDORING Co., T. SMITH & SON, INC.,
VOGEMANN-GOUDRIAAN CO., INC., METROPOLITAN STEVEDORING CO.,
INC., AMERICAN BALTIC CHARTERING & SHIPPING CO., INC., LLOYD
BRASILEIRO, ATLANTIC S-, GULF STEVEDORES, INC., Ross & HEYN, INC.,
J. C. LIVERSEDGE ST1 tMsrnP AGENT, STIIACHAN, SHIPPING COMPANY,
OCEANIC STEVEDORING Co. OF LA., INC., GULF SHIPPING COMPANY,
TEXLA STEVEDORING CO., WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP.-RYAN STEVE-
DORING Co., ALFRED LE BLANC, INC., J. P. FLORIO & Co., TEXAS
TRANSPORT & TERMINAL CO., INC., PAGE L'HoTE Co., LTD., JOHN B.
HONOR & CO., INC., MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING Co., INC., GEO. H. KENT &
SONS, INC., A. K. MILLER COMPANY, INC, RICHARD MEYER COM-
PANY, NEW ORLEANS STEVEDORING CO., MURRAY SHIPPING COMPANY,
INC., EAST GULF STEVEDORING Co., INC., DELTA LINE and INTERNA-
TIONAL LONGSHOREMEN AND WVAREIIOUSEMEN'S UNION
In the Matter Of WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION and INTERNA-
TIONAL LONGSHOREMEN AND WAI IA-IOUSENIEN's UNION
In the Matter Of RYAN STEVEDORING COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL
LONGSHOREMEN AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION
In the Matter Of STRACHAN SIIIPPINO COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL
LONGSHOREMEN AND '"TAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION
In the Matter of SWAYNE dL' HOYT, LTD. and INTERNATIONAL LONG-
SHOREMEN AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION
In the Matter of NEW ORL I•ANS SITAM SIITP ASSOCIATION and INTER-
NA'IIONAL LONr.SIIORF.RIEN AND W`'AREIIOUSEMI:N'S UNION
In the Matter Of MOOREMACK GULF LINES, INC. and INTERNATIONAL
LONGSHOREMEN AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION
9 N. L. R. B, No. 16.
72
DECIS IONS AND OR DERS 73
In the Matter of COASTAL, FRn:u:HT HANDLERS , INC. and INTERNATIONAL
LONGSHOREMEN AND WAREHOUSEMEN 'S UNION
la'theW'Matter Of UNITED FRUIT COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL LONG-
SHOREM EN'S ASSOCIATION
In the Mai ter Of STANDARD FRUIT & Sm iiISHIP COMPANY and INTER-
NATIONAL LONosIioREmEN's ASSOCIATION
In the Matter of GULF PORTS SERVICE CORPORATION and INTERNA-
TIONAL LONGSHOREMEN AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION
Cases Nos. R-870 to R-899, inclusive, XV-R-198, R-900, R-901,
R-901, XV-R-SOP,, R-903 to R-925, inclusive
AMENDMENT TO DECISION AND DIRECTION OF
ELECTIONS
October 7, 1938
On September 29, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election 1 in
the above-entitled proceeding. In paragraph numbered 3 of the
Direction, the Board directed separate elections among the banana
handlers employed at the Port of New Orleans by United Fruit
Company and Standard Fruit R Steamship Company, respectively,
to determine whether they desire to be represented by International
Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with the Com-
mittee for Industrial Org:ulization, or by International Longshore-
mmen's.-Association, for the purpose of collective bargaining, or by
neither. The International Longshoremen's Association has advised
the Regional Director for the Fifteenth Region that it wishes to be
designated on the ballot as "Banana Handlers, International Long-
shoremen's Association, Local No. 1515" and we shall so direct.
The Board hereby amends the Direction of Elections by striking
from paragraph numbered 3 of the Direction the words, "Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Association," and by substituting therefor the
words, "Banana Handlers, International Longshoremen's Association,
Local No. 1515."
The Board hereby farther amends the Decision and Direction of
Elections by striking "Agwilines, Inc." from the first paragraph of
footnote 27 and from appendix B and by adding the words "Ag-
:wilines, Inc," to the second paragraph of footnote 27 and to appen-
dix E.
MR. DONALD WAKEFIELD SMITH took no part in the consideration
of the above Amendment to Decision and Direction of Elections.
18 N L R. B 1325
74
{SAME TITLE
NATIONAL LABOI; HI':L A'I IONS BO A-111)
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
DIRECTION OF ELECTION
AND
ORDER
November 9, 19-38
On September 29, 1938, the Board issued a Decision, Direction of
Elections and Order in the above-entitled case. On October 7, 1938,
the Board issued an amendment to its Decision and Direction of
Elections.
Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot
were conducted on October 14, 1938, by the Regional Director for the
Fifteenth Region. Full opportunity was afforded all the parties to
the investigation to participate in the conduct of the secret ballots
and make challenges. On October 19, 1938, the Regional Director
for the Fifteenth Region issued and, on October 20, 21, and 22, 1938,
duly served upon the parties to the proceeding his Intermediate Re-
port on the ballot. On October 24, 1938, the Regional Director issued
and on October 25, 1938, duly served upon the parties affected 1 his
supplemental Intermediate Report. No objections to the ballots or
Intermediate Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the results of the secret ballots the Regional Director for the
Fifteenth Region reported as follows :
LONGSHORE EMPLOYEES
AGWILINES , INC., NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote-------------- 86
Total Number of Votes Cast------------------------------- 67
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0----------- 16
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L-------- 50
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's Be-
nevolent Association, Inc, Old Union Local 1226,
Unaffiliated -------------------------------------------- 0
Total Number of Votes for No Organization ----------------- 1
'These parties are : Sty aclan Shipiiing Cuiapany , Oceanic Stevedoring Company of
Louisiana , Inc.; International Longshoremen 's Association , Nos. 1415 and 1419; Interna-
tional Longshoremen 's Association , Local No. 149 7; International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen 's Union ; Stevedores and Longshoremen 's Benevolent Society, Inc
'The Regional Director referred to "no organization " as "neither organization " through-
out his Intermediate Report.
Dl CTSIO\S AND ORDIE:HS 75
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total -Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
ATLANTIC & GULF STEVEDORES. INC., NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 163
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 130
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0----------- 39
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L_____ 88
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc. Old Union Local 1226, Unaf-
filiated ------------------------------------------------ 3
Total Number of Votes for' No Organization_______________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
ALFRED LERLANC, INC., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 101
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 70
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0----------- 10
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L----- 57
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226, Unaf-
filiated ------------------------------------------------ 1
Total Number of Votes for No Organization---------------
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots______________________ 1
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 1
COASTAL FREIGHT HANDLERS, INC., NEW OHLE\NS, LOU[SIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 219
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 183
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. 1 0------------ 11
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L------ 170
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc, Old Union Local 1226, Unaf-
filiated------------------------------------------------- 1
Total Number of Votes for No Organization---------------- I
Total Number of Blank Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots ----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots ----------------------- 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots_ ------------------------- 0
'76 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
EAST GULP' STEVEDORING CO.. INC., NEW 0121 FANS, LOUISIANA'
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 3
Total Number of Votes Cast_______________________________ 3
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O---------- I
Total - Number - of Votes for International -Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L____ 2
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226, Unaf-
filiated ------------------------------------------------- 0
Total Number of Votes for No Organization---------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots ----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots ------------------------ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots___________________________ 0
GEORGE H. KENT & SONS, INC., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 62
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 54
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0 ------------- 5
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated With A. F. L-------- 46
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226, Unaf-
filiated-------------------------------------------------
2'
Total Number of Votes for No Organization________________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots ----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ -0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots--------------------------- 1
J. P. F7ORIO & COMPANY, INC., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 259
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 197
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O_____________ 57
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L_________ 131
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226, Unaf-
filiated------------------------------------------------- 5
Total Number of Votes for No Organization* ---------------- 1
Total Number of Blank Ballots ---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots ----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots --------------------------- 3
JOHN B I IONOB R CO, INC, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees-Eligible to Vote---------------- 71
Total Number of Votes Cast------------------------------- 54
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O--------- -- 7
DECISIONS AND ORDERS 77
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L_____ 44
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226, Un-
affiliated ----------------------------------------------- 1
Total, Number of Votes for No ,Organization________________
^
1
Total Number of Blank Ballots+ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots___________________________ 1
LYKES BROS -RIPLEY STEAMSHIP CO., INC., NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote ---------------- 403
Total Number of Votes Cast_______________________________ 298
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O____________ 92
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. I------ 199
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc.,; Old Union Local 1226, Un-
affiliated ----------------------------------------------- 6
Total Number of Votes for No Organization---------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 1
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots___________________________ 0
LUCKENBACH GULF STEAMSHIP CO., INC., NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 156
Total Number of Votes Cast_______________________________ 141
Total Number, of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O____________ 49
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L------ 87
Total- Number of Votes for Stevedores & ,Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc, Old Union Local 1226, Un-
affiliated ------------------------------------- ---- 3
Total Number of Votes for No Organizatiou________________ 0
Total Number of Blank B,allots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 2
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots___________________________ 0
MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 257
Total Number of Votes Cast_______________________________ 212
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O------------ 44
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A F. L______ 162
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc.. Old Union Local 1226, Un-
affiliated ----------------------------------------------- 2
78 NATION.\I. L.\BOI{ 1iI..LA'I.lONS BOAIU)
Total Number of Votes for'No Organization---------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots----------------------- 4
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots--------------------------- 0
METROPOLITAN STEVEDORING CO, INC., NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote---------------- 29
Total Number of Votes Cast------------------------------ 19
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0------------ 5
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L------ 13
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226,
Unaffiliated---------------------------------------------- 1
Total Number of Votes for No Organization---------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots------------------------------ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots---------------------- 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots-------------------------- 0
NEW ORLEANS STEVEDORING CO. INC, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote-------------- 155
Total Number of Votes Cast------------------------------ 131
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0---------- 103
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L------- 23
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc, Old Union Local 1226,
Unaffiliated--------------------------------------------- 4
Total Number of Votes for No Organization-------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots-------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots---------------------- 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots-------------------------- 1
THE NEW YORK AND PORT O RICO SI EAMSAIP COMPANY,
NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote---------------- 73
Total Number of Votes Cast------------------------------ 64
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0---------- 5
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L__-- 57
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Asso(iatiou, Inc, Old Union Loc.il 1226,
Unaffiliated---------------------------------------------- 1
Total Number of Votes for No Organization---------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots----------------------- 1
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots-------------------------- 0
DECISIONS A M) ORDERS 79
OCEANIC STEVEDORING CO. (01 LOUISIANA) INC., NL W
ORLFANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote-------------- 82
Total Number of Votes Cast------------------------------ 56
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated With C. I. O------------ 2:i
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L____ 24
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226,
Unaffiliated--------------------------------------------- 7
Total Number of Votes for No Organization______________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots-------------------------- - 0
Total Number of Void Ballots---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots------------------------ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots-------------------------- 0
PLANT IJNE S'EVICDORING CO, INC, NLW ORLI NS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote--------------- 91
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 77
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
- Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O------------ 15
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L------- 59
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc, Old Union Local 1226, Un-
affiliated----------------------------------------------- 1
Total Number of Votes for No Organization--------------- 1
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots______________________ 1
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots____________________ 0
RYAN STEVEDORING CO, INC, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 273
Total Number of Votes Cast----------------------------- 215
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O------------ 27
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L----- 182
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoreirien's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226, Un-
affiliated------------------------------------------------ 2
Total Number of Votes for No Organization--------------- 2
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots--------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots______________________ 3
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
80 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BUAllli
STANDARD FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote-------------- _ 132
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 79'
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0__--_--_--- 8
Total Number of Votes for International. Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L____ 68
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & 'Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc.. Old Union Local 1226,
Unaffiliated -------------------------------------------- 0
Total Number of Votes for No Organization--------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots-------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots---------------------- 2
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots-------------------------- 1
T. SMITH & SON, INC, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote--------------- 634
Total Number of Votes Cast----------------------------- 499
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
'Warehousemen's, Union., affiliated with C. I. 0---------- 111
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Locals 1418-1419, affiliated with A. F. L----- 376
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's
Benevolent Association, Inc., Old Union Local 1226, Un-
affiliated ----------------------------------------------- 10
Total Number of Votes for No Organization------------------ U
Total Number of Mink- Ballots------ ------------------------ 2
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots ------------------------- 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots ----------------------------- 0
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 145
Total Number of Votes Cast --------------------------------- 139
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. 0______________ 3
'fotal- Number of Votes -for. international Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Locals 1413-1419, affiliated with A. F. L.---_-_--_ 136
Total Number of Votes for Stevedores & Longshoremen's Be-
nevolent Association, Inc.. Old Union Local 1226, Unaffiliated- 0
Total Number of Votes for No Organization----------------- 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots------------------------------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots------------------------- 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots---------------------------- 0
CLEIIKS AND CHECKERS
- AOWILINES. INC. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIAN
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote----------------- 11
Total Number of Votes Cast-------------------------------- 0
DECISIONS AND OI{DEHS 81
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with the C. I. O.______--_ 0
Total Number,, of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L._______________ 7
;Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization_____________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
(Total Number of Challenged Ballots_________________________ 2
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots____________________________ 0
AMERICAN BALTIC CHARTERING & SHIPPING CO., NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_________________ 1
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Umoo, affiliated with C. I. O_____________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L________________ 0
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization______________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots --------------------------------- 0
Total^Number of Challenged Ballots_________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots___________________________ 0
ALFRED LEBLANC, INC., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_________________ 9
Total Number of Votes Cast_________________________________ 6
Total, Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union,'affiliated with C: I. O._________-__ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L______________ 3
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization ------------ 3
Total Number of Blank Ballots ---------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots-------------------------- 0
E S BINNINOS, NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA
Total Number ofEEmplo^ees Eligible to Vote_______________ 2
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 2
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O----------- 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L---------- 0
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization ----------- 2
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
COASTAL FREIGHT HANI11.1 RS, INC.. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIAN A
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 1G
Total Number of Votes Cast------------------------------ 10
82 NATIONAL LABOR 'KI;LA'1']ONS IlOAHD
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C I. O____________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's . '
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L___________ 10
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization___________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ '0
Total Number of Void Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ • 0
GULF PORTS SERVICE CORPORATION, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 14
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 12
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O___________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L___________ 8
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization___________ 1
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots ____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 3
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots_____ _____________________ 0
LUCKENBACH GULF STEAMSIIIP CO.. INC, NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ .24
Total Number of Votes Cast__ 22
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O___________ 1
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L___________ 9
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization___________ 12
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_____________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
LLOYD BRASILEIRO, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_________________ 6
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 5
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O'___________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association. Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L___________ 3
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization___________ 2
Total Number of Blank Ballots________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
DECISIONS AND ORDERS 83-
LYKES BROS -RIPLEY STEAMSHIP CO., INC, NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number- of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 17
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 11
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O------------ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L______________ 1
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization ------------ 10
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total- Number-.of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 13
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 8
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O___________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's As-
sociation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L______________ 8
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization____________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots____________________________ 0
Total- Number of- Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 0
THE NEW YORK AND PORTO RICO STEAMSHIP COMPANY, NEW
ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 4
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 3
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's Asso-
ciation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L__________________ 2
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization____________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged' Ballots__________________------------------------ 1
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots______________________ ______ 0
OCEAN DOMINION STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, NEW ORLEANS
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 3
Total Number of Votes Cast --------------------------------
3
l u ber of Votes for In ernational Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's Asso-
ciation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L__________________ 1
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization____________ 2
Total Number of Blank Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots______________________ ______ 0
134068-39-vol ix-7
84 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
PAN-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CORPORATION , NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 36
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 22
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union; affiliated with C. I. O______________ 6
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's Asso-
ciation, Local-1497, affiliated with A. F. L__________________ 15
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization____________ 1
Total Number of Blank Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots ----------------------------- 0
PLANT SHIPPING COMPANY, INC., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number-of Employees Eligible to Vote__________________ 3
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 2
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 1
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen' s Asso-
ciation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L__________________ 0
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization______________ 1
Total Number of Blank Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots ---------------------- -------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots_____________________________ 0
ROSS & HEYN , INC., NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote__________________ 3
Total Number of Votes Cast_________________________________ 3
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O_______________ 0
Total Number of -Votes for International Longshoremen's Asso-
ciation,-Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L___________________ 3
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization______________ 0
Total Number of Blank, Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots__________________________ .0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots_____________________________ 0
RICHARD MEYER COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_________________ 2
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 2
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's Asso-
ciation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L__________________ 0
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization______________ 2
Total Number of Blank Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0^
Total Number of Challenged Ballots__________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots_____________________________ 0
DECISIONS AND ORDERS 85
_ STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA a '
Total-Number of Employees Eligible to Vote__________________ 2
Total Number of Votes Cast_________________________________ 1
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's Asso-
ciation, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L__________________ 1
Total Number -of Votes for Neither Organization______________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots --------------- - ------------ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots_____________________________ 0
SWAYNE & HOYT, LTD., NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 31
Total Number of Votes-Cast ------------------------------- 22
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L______________ 2
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization______________ 20
Total Number of Blank Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots____________________________ 0
STANDARD - FRUIT & STEAMSHIP COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS,
-- LOUISIANA
Total Number of'Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 5
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 0
Total Niuliber of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization____________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots ---------------------- _------- - 0
Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Nuxilber of Challenged Ballots___________________------------------------ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots____________________________ 0
T. SMITH & SON , INC., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 8
Total Number of Votes Cast_______________________________ 6
Total Number- of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I O______________ 1
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L.____________ 5
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization____________ 0
At the time the Intermediate Report was prepared by the Regional Director, the one
ballot which had been cast In the election among the employees of Strachan Shipping
Company had not been counted. The Regional Director subsequently opened the ballot
and counted it and issued his supplemental Intermediate Report concerning it. The
Regional Director reported that the ballot had been cast for the Clerks and Checkers Local.
86 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Total Number of Blank.Ballots----------------------------- 0
Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots____________________________ 0
TEXAS TRANSPORT & TERMINAL CO., INC , NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote__________________ 6
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 6
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L______________ 6
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization______________ 0
Total Number-of Blank Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots________________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots____________________________ 0
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote________________ 14
Total Number of Votes Cast________________________________ 12
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O______________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L____________ 0
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization____________ 12
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots___________________________ 0
WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote_______________ 5
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 3
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O___________ 0
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1497, affiliated with A. F. L___________ 3
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization___________ 0
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots_____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots_______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled. Ballots__________________________ 0
BANANA HANDLERS
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote______________ 385
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 385
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O____________ 51
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1515, affiliated with A. F. L_____________ 327
DECISIONS AND ORDERS 87
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization___________ 5
Total Number of Blank Ballots___________________________ 1
Total Number of Void Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots______________________ 0
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots__________________________ 1
STANDARD FRUIT & STEAMSHIP COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA
Total Number of Employees Eligible to Vote______________ 397
Total Number of Votes Cast______________________________ 397
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with C. I. O____________ 180
Total Number of Votes for International Longshoremen's
Association, Local 1515, affiliated with A. F. L___________ 213
Total Number of Votes for Neither Organization----------- 2
Total Number of Blank Ballots__________________________ 0
Total Number of Void Ballots____________________________ 0
Total Number of Challenged Ballots______________________ 1
Total Number of Spoiled Ballots_________________________ 1
No elections were conducted among the longshore employees of
Tampa Interocean Steamship Company or of J. L. Stulb, doing
business under the trade name of Texla Stevedoring Company, or
among the clerks and checkers employed by Tampa Interocean
Steamship Company, Ryan Stevedoring Company, Inc., Page,
L'Hote Company Ltd., J. L. Stulb, doing business under the trade
name of Gulf Shipping Company, and Vogemann-Goudriaan Co.,
Inc. The Regional Director reported that no elections were con-
ducted among these groups because the companies involved did not
employ any persons eligible to participate in such elections within
the provisions of the Direction of Elections, as amended.
Upon the entire record in the case the Board makes the following :
SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT
In its Decision the Board made no final determination as to the
appropriate units for the purposes of collective bargaining with
those companies which employed both longshoremen and checkers 4
The Board decided that the final determination of the units at such
companies should depend upon the , results of elections which the
Board directed at these companies. If, at a given company, both
groups of employees chose the I. L. W. U. they were together to
constitute a single bargaining unit; if they did not, each group choos-
ing to be represented by a union was to constitute a separate bar-
gaining unit.
In accordance with this principle and in view of the results of the
elections which have been noted previously we find that the persons
4 These are the companies listed in appendix "E" of the original Decision.
88 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
employed to do longshore work by each of the companies listed in
appendix "H," respectively, including longshoremen, sack sewers
and water boys and excluding car loaders and warehousemen who
are not also employed as longshoremen, foremen paid on a monthly
or weekly basis, banana handlers, superintendents, assistant super-
intendents, watchmen, timekeepers, paymasters, and clerks and
checkers constitute units appropriate for the purposes of collective
bargaining, and that said units will insure to the afore-mentioned
employees the full benefit of their right to self-organization and
collective bargaining and otherwise effectuate the policies of the Act.
We further find that the persons employed as clerks and checkers
by Agwilines, Inc., Coastal Freight Handlers, Inc., Mississippi Ship-
ping Co., Inc., The New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company,
and T. Smith & Son,-Inc.; respectively, excluding chief clerks and
those who are not -employed to check cargo to and from ships con-
stitute units appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining
and that said units will insure to the afore-mentioned employees the
full benefit of their right to self-organization for collective bargain-
ing and otherwise effectuate the policies of the Act.
Since a majority of the clerks and checkers employed by each of
the companies listed below b did not choose to be represented by a
union, they do not, pursuant to our Decision, constitute appropriate
bargaining units. We shall therefore, dismiss the petitions for in-
-vestigation and certification of representatives of employees of these
companies in so far as the petition relates to those employed as clerks
and checkers.
We shall also dismiss the petitions for investigation and certifica-
tion of representatives of employees of the following companies since
no persons were eligible to vote at the elections directed among them :
Tampa Interocean Steamship Company, J. L. Stulb, doing business
under the trade name of Texla Stevedoring Company, J. L. Stulb,
doing business under the trade name of Gulf Shipping Company,
Page L'Hote Company, Ltd., Vogemann-Goudriaan Co., Inc.
We shall also dismiss the petitions for investigation and certifica-
tion of employees of the following companies since a majority of
those voting at the elections conducted among the respective em-
ployees of these companies have not signified that they desire to be
'represented by a labor organization : American Baltic Chartering &
Shipping Co., Inc., E. S. Binnings, Richard Meyer Company, Ocean
Dominion Steamship Corporation, Plant Shipping Company, Inc.,
'Swayne & Hoyt, Ltd.
5 Alfred LeBlanc , Inc., Luckenbach Gulf Steamship Company Inc., Lykes Bros.-Ripley
Steamship Co, Inc., Ryan Stevedoring . Company, Inc . ( no election held because no em-
ployees eligible), Standard Fruit & Steamship Company, and United Fruit Company.
DECISIONS AND ORDERS'
Oceanic Stevedoring Company (of Louisiana), Inc.
89
The results of the election at Oceanic Stevedoring Company (of
Louisiana) Inc. show that all those voting at the election have indi-
cated a desire to bargain collectively with the company, but that
none of the three competing labor organizations has been given a
majority of the ballots cast. The Regional Director reported in his
supplemental Intermediate Report that the I. L. W. U. had notified
him that it desired a run-off election to determine whether or not
the employees of this company desire to be represented by the
I. L. W. U., the union receiving the greatest number of votes, for
the purposes of collective bargaining. It has been the practice of
the Board to grant such a request in similar circumstances.s The
Board finds that in order fully to resolve the question concerning
representation, a run-off election should be held and will so direct.
Strachan Shipping Company
As we have previously noted, only one of the two persons eligible
to vote at the election conducted, among the employees of Strachan
Shipping Company voted. Nevertheless, we shall in accordance with
our past decisions certify the Clerks and Checkers Local; for whom
the vote was cast, as the exclusive bargaining representative of the
employees of Strachan Shipping Company.7
Upon the basis of the above findings of fact and upon the entire
record in the case, the Board makes the following :
SUPPLEMENTAL CONCLusIONs OF LAW
1. The persons employed to do longshore work by each of the
-companies listed in appendix "H," respectively, including long-
shoremen, sack sewers and water boys, and excluding car loaders and
warehousemen who are not also employed as longshoremen, foremen
paid on a monthly or weekly basis, banana handlers, superintend-
ents, assistant superintendents, watchmen, timekeepers, paymasters,
and clerks and checkers, constitute units appropriate for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining within the meaning of Section 9 (b)
of the National Labor Relations Act. -
2. The persons employed as clerks and checkers by Agwilines, Inc.,
'Coastal Freight Handlers, Inc., Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., The
'Matter of Fedders Manufacturing Co. and Lodge No 1753, Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America , through Steel Workers Organizing Com-
mittee, 4 N L. R. B 770; Matter of Tidewater Associated Oil and Marine Cooks & Stewards
Association of the Pacific Coast, 8 N. L R. B. 829. Utah Copper Company, a corporation,
and Kennecott Copper Corporation, a corporation and International Union of Mine, Mill &
Smelter Workers, Local No 392, 8 N. L. R . B. 968; Matter of Elliott Bay Lumber Com-
pany, Elliott Bay Mill Company and Plywood and Veneer Workers Union , Local No. 26,
9N L. R.B 3
7 Matters of Williams Dimond it Company et al., 2 N. L R. B. 859.
90 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company, and T. Smith &
Son, Inc., respectively, excluding chief clerks and those who are not
employed to check cargo to and from ships, constitute units ap-
propriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the mean-
ing of Section 9 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1,
as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that General Longshore Workers, Inter-
national Longshoremen's Association, Nos. 1418 and 1419, has been
designated and selected by a majority of the persons employed to do
longshore work at the Port of New Orelans by each of the com-
panies listed in appendix "F," respectively, including longshoremen,
sack sewers, and water boys and excluding car loaders and ware-
housemen who are not also employed as longshoremen, foremen paid
on a monthly or weekly basis, superintendents, assistant superintend-
ents,-watchmen; timekeepers, paymasters, and clerks and checkers as
their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and
that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, General Longshore Work-
ers, International Longshoremen's Association Nos. 1418 and 1419 is
the exclusive 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;
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union has been. designated and selected by a major-
ity of the persons employed to do longshore work at the Port of
New Orleans by New Orleans Stevedoring Company, Inc., including
longshoremen, sack sewers and water boys and excluding car load-
ers and warehousemen who are not also employed as longshoremen,
foremen paid on a monthly or weekly basis, superintendents, assist-
ant superintendents, watchmen, timekeepers, paymasters and clerks
and checkers as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining and that pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Interna-
tional Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union is the exclusive
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;
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that International Longshoremen's Associa-
tion Local No. 1497 has been designated and selected by a majority
of the persons employed as clerks and checkers at the Port of New
DECISIONS AND ORDERS 91
Orleans by each of the companies listed in appendix "G," respec-
tively, excluding chief clerks and clerks who are not engaged in the
checking of cargo to and from ships, as their representative for the
purposes of collective bargaining and that pursuant to Section 9 (a)
of the Act, International Longshoremen's Association Local No. 1497
is the exclusive 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;
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Banana Handlers International Long-
shoremen's Association, Local No. 1515, has been designated and
selected by a_ majority of the persons employed as banana handlers
at the Port of New Orleans by United Fruit Company and Standard
Fruit & Steamship Company, respectively, as their representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining and that pursuant to the
provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Banana Handlers Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Association, Local No. 1515, is the exclusive
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.
DIRECTION OF ELECTION
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, Section 8, of
National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1,
as amended, it is hereby
DIRECTED that, as part of the investigation authorized. by the
Board to ascertain representatives for the purposes of collective
bargaining with Oceanic Stevedoring Company (of Louisiana),
Inc., an election by secret ballot shall be conducted within fifteen
(15) days from the date" of this Direction under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Fifteenth Region,
acting in this matter as agent for the National Labor Relations
Board, and subject to Article III, Section, 9, of said Rules and
Regulations, among the persons employed to do longshore work at
the Port of New Orleans by Oceanic Stevedoring Company (of
Louisiana), Inc., including longshoremen, sack sewers, and water
boys, and excluding car loaders and warehousemen who are not also
employed as longshoremen, foremen paid .on a monthly or weekly
basis, superintendents, assistant superintendents, watchmen, time-
keepers, paymasters, and clerks and checkers, to determine whether
or not they desire to be represented by International Longshoremen
and Warehousemen's Union, affiliated with the Committee for In-
dustrial Organization, for the purposes of collective bargaining.
92 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Eligibility to vote in the election will be determined by the stand-
ards set, forth in the Direction of Elections which originally directed
an election to be held among the persons employed to do longshore
work by Oceanic Stevedoring Company (of Louisiana), Inc.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED' that the petitions which were filed by Inter-
national Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union for investigation
and certification of representatives of employees of American Baltic
Chartering & Shipping Co., Inc., E. S. Binnings, Richard Meyer
Company, -Ocean Dominion Steamship Corporation, Page L'Hote
Company, Ltd., Plant Shipping Company, Inc., J. L. Stulb, doing
business under the trade name of Gulf Shipping Company, J. L.
Stulb, doing business under the trade name of Texla Stevedoring
Company, Swayne & Hoyt, Ltd., Tampa Interocean Steamship Com-
piiny, and' Vogemann-Goudriaan Co., Inc. be, and they hereby are,
dismissed.
:IT-is HEREBY ORDERED that the petitions which were filed by Inter-
national Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union for investiga-
tion and certification of representatives of employees of Alfred
LeBlanc, Inc., Luckenbach Gulf" Steamship' Company, Inc., Lykes
Bros.-Ripley Steamship Co., Inc., Ryan Stevedoring Company, Inc.,
Standard Fruit & Steamship Company, and United Fruit Company
in so far as they relate to the clerks and checkers employed by these
companies be, and they hereby are, dismissed.
APPENDIX F
Agwilines, Inc.
Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.
Alfred LeBlanc, Inc.
Coastal Freight Handlers, Inc.
East Gulf Stevedoring Co., Inc.
George H. Kent & Sons, Inc.
J. P. Florio & Company, Inc.
John B. Honor & Co., Inc.
Lykes Bros.-Ripley Steamship Co., Inc.
Luckenbach Gulf Steamship Company, Inc.
Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc.
Metropolitan Stevedoring Co., Inc.
The New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Plant Line Stevedoring Co., Inc.
Ryan Stevedoring Company, Inc.
Standard Fruit & Steamship Company
T. Smith & Son, Inc.
United Fruit Company
DECISIONS AND ORDERS
APPENDIX G
Agwilines, Inc.
Coastal Freight Handlers, Inc.
Gulf Ports Service Corporation
Lloyd Brasileiro
Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc.
The New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation
Ross & Heyn, Inc.
Strachan Shipping Company
T. Smith & Son, Inc. '
Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc.
Waterman Steamship Corporation
APPENDIX H
Agwilines, Inc.
Alfred LeBlanc,, Inc.' .
Coastal Freight Handlers, Inc.
Luckenbach Gulf Steamship Company, Inc.
Lykes Bros.-Ripley Steamship Co., Inc.
Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc:
The New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Ryan Stevedoring Company, Inc.
T. Smith & Son, Inc. ' - -
Standard Fruit & Steamship Company
United Fruit Company
9 N. L. R . B., No. 16a. -
93