James McWilliams Blue Line, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Jul 8, 1940

25 N.L.R.B. 236 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of JAMES MCWILLIAMS BLUP7 LINE, INC. and' INLAND
BOATMEN'S DIVISION , NATIONAL MARITIME UNION, C. I. O. and
LOCAL 933-1, INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
Case No. RE-6
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 8, 1940
On March 11, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued its
Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.'
Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot
was conducted from June 1 to June 12, 1940, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region
(New York City). On June 18, 1940, the Regional Director, acting
pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations
Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended,. issued an Elec-
tion Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties.
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------------------------------- 42
Total number of ballots cast______________________________ 40
Total number of valid ballots--___----------------------------- 37
Total number of votes in favor of Inland Boatmen's Division,
National Maritime Union, C. I. 0.------------------------ 10
Total number of votes in favor of Tidewater Boatmen's Union,
Local 933-1, International Longshoremen's Association,
A. F of L------------------------------------------------ 25
Total number of votes in favor of neither union - ---------- 2
Total number of blank votes------------------------------ 0
Total number of void ballots -------------------------------- 2
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-
121N L R B 470.
25 N. L. R. B., No. 26.
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JAMES McWILLIAMS BLUE. LINES, INC. 237
tions Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9,
of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series
2, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Tidewater Boatmen's Union, Local
933-1, International Longshoremen's Association, A. F. of L., has
been designated and selected by a majority of all coal-barge and
stake-boat captains employed by James McWilliams Blue Line, Inc.,
New York City, as their representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of
the National Labor Relations Act, Tidewater Boatmen's Union, Local
933-1, International Longshoremen's Association, A. F. of L., 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.
MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in -the consideration of
the above Supplemental Decision and Certification of Representatives.
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