Baltimore Insular Line Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 30, 1940

28 N.L.R.B. 252 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE Co., and SEAFARERS' INTER-
. NATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
Case No. R-2028
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 30, 1940
On September 24, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing,' directing that elections be conducted as soon as practicable among
certain unlicensed personnel employed on the vessels operated by
Baltimore Insular Line, Inc., herein called the Company. Pursuant
to the Direction of Election, elections by secret ballot were conducted
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the
Second Region (New York City), on October 12, October 18, October
22, and October 31, 1940, upon the vessels operated by the Company.
On November 8, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Arti-
cle III, Section 9, of 'National Labor Relations Board Rules and
Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the
parties her Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot
or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results the Regional-Director reported
as follows :
Total Number Eligible to Vote------------------------------ 89
Total Number of Ballots Cast --------------------------------- 84
Total Number of Valid Ballots------------------------------ 81
Total Number of Votes in favor of National Maritime Union
of America (C. I. 0.) ------------------------------------- 21
Total Number of Votes in favor of Seafarers' International
Union of North America---------------------------------- 59
Total Number of Votes in favor of neither union--------------- 1
Total Number of Blank Votes-------------------------------- 1
Total Number of Void Ballots------------------------------- 1
Total Number of Challenged Votes--------------------------- 1
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,
1 27 N. L. R. B. 426.
28 N. L. R. B., No. 43.
252
BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE CO. 253
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2,
as amended,
IT IS AF.RRRY ' CERTIFIED that Seafarers' International Union of
North America has been designated and selected by a majority of the
unlicensed personnel in the deck, engine, and stewards' departments,
excluding wireless and radio operators, chief electricians on electri-
cally driven ships, and junior engineers who hold licenses, employed on
the vessels operated by Baltimore Insular Line, Inc., New York City,
as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining and
that,` pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National' Labor Relations Act,
Seafarers' International Union of North America is the exclusive rep-
resentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other
conditions of employment.
CHAIRMAN HARRY A. MILLIS took no part in the consideration of
the above Certification of Representatives.