John J. Boland

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 5, 1940

28 N.L.R.B. 346 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

-In the Matter of JOHN J. BOLAND AND JOHN J. BOLAND, JR., and
NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OF AMERICA, AFFILIATED WITH THE
C. I. O. ,
Case No. R-202
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 5, 1940
On September 30, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled pro-
ceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by
secret ballot was conducted on October 17, 1940, under the direction
and supervision of the Regional Director for the Third Region
(Buffalo, New York). On November 4, 1940, the Regional Director,
acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Rela-
tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series .2, as amended, issued
and duly served upon the parties to the proceeding his 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 the results thereof, the Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total on eligibility list ------------------------------------ 21
Total ballots cast---------------------------------------- 21
Total ballots challenged ----------------------------------- None
Total blank ballots--------------------------------------- None
Total void ballots---------------------------------------- None
Total valid votes cast------------------------------------ 21
Votes cast for National Maritime Union of America, affiliated
with the C. I. 0---------------------------------------- - 13
Votes cast against National Maritime Union of America, affil-
iated with the C. I. 0---------------------------------- 8
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
2, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that National Maritime Union of America,
affiliated with the C. I. 0., has been designated and selected by a
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majority of the unlicensed seamen employed by John J. Boland and
John J. Boland, Jr., Buffalo, New York, on the steamship Lake
Chelan as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Rela-'
tions Act, National Maritime Union of America, affiliated with 'the
'C. I. O.,'is the exclusive representative of all such employees for
the purposes of collective bargaining with 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.
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