Cities Service Oil Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 2, 1940

22 N.L.R.B. 657 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of CrrIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY and UNITED LICENSED
OFFICERS OF THE U. S. A.
.Cases Nos. R-1032 and R-1033
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS
April 2, 1940
On January 4, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the
above-entitled matter.' On January 11, 1939, United Licensed Officers
of the United States of America, herein called the U. L. 0., pursuant
to permission to withdraw from the ballot granted in the above
Decision, requested the Board to omit its name from the ballot. On
March 4, 1940, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, herein called
the M. E. B. A., requested the Board to omit its name from the ballot.
The Board hereby grants the requests of the U. L. O. and the
M. E. B. A.
Thereafter, Cities Service Oil Company, herein called the Com-
pany, and Deepwater Officers Association, herein called the D. O. A.,
jointly requested the Board to amend its Direction of Elections by
striking from paragraphs numbered (1) and (2) thereof the word:
"listed on Board Exhibit No. 3, entitled `Men on last pay rolls as of
September 23, 1938,' including those listed under the subheading `Men
on vacation from last completed voyages"' and substituting therefor
the words "who were on the pay roll on February 15, 1940, including
men on vacation from the last completed voyage." The Board hereby
grants the request of the Company and the D. O. A.
The Board hereby amends, its Directioii of Elections by striking
therefrom the paragraphs numbered (1) and (2) and substituting
therefor the following:
(1) Among the licensed deck officers, including masters, employed
by Cities Service Oil Company on vessels operating out of Atlantic and
Gulf ports who were on the pay roll on February 15, 1940, including
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men on vacation from the last completed voyage and excluding those
who since have quit or have been discharged for cause, to determine
whether or not they desire to be represented by Deepwater Officers
Association for the purposes of collective bargaining; and
(2) Among the licensed engineers employed by Cities Service Oil
Company on vessels operating out of Atlantic and Gulf ports who
were on the pay roll on February 15, 1940, including men on vacation
from the last completed voyage and excluding those who since have
quit or have been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not
they desire to be represented by Deepwater Officers Association for
the purposes of collective bargaining.
The Board hereby further amends its Direction of Elections by
striking the words, "of said Rules and Regulations," appearing at the
end of the second unnumbered paragraph, and substituting therefor
the words, "of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula-
tions-Series 2, as amended."