Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 19, 1940

26 N.L.R.B. 747 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

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In the Matter of LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP CO., INC. and NAT'L.
ORG., MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 17,
INC.
Case No. R-1827
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION
AND
ORDER
August 19, 1940
On July 13, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein
called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the
above-entitled proceeding.' The Direction of Election provided that
an'election'by secret ballot be conducted within thirty (30) days from
the date of the Direction among the'four pilots of Luckenbach Steam-
ship Co., Inc., herein called the Company, engaged in' piloting 'the
Company's 'vessels from Astoria to Portland and Vancouver, Wash-
ington„and from Vancouver, Washington, and Portla'nd,'to Astoria
on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, and its tributaries and
intermediate points, to determine whether they desire to be represented
by National Organization, Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, Local
No. 17, Inc., or by Licensed Marine Deck Officers, L. I. Union, Local
No. 998, for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither.
Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was held
on July 31, 1940, at Portland, Oregon, under the direction and super-
vision of the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region.2 On
August 1, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III,
Section 9 of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-
Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Elec-
tion Report containing a tally of the ballots. In his Report the
'Regional Director certified that the ballot was fairly and impartially
conducted, that the ballots cast were duly and fairly counted under
his supervision, and that statements to such effect had been filed with
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1 Prior to the election, on July 23, 1940, a stipulation for the conduct of the election was entered into be-
tween the Company, the unions, and the representative of the Board. On July 27, 1940, the Board issued
its Order Approving Stipulation.
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him by the observers. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or
to 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 on eligibility list___________________________________
Total,ballotsicast___________- --------------------------
,Total votes in favor of National Organization, Masters, Mates
& Pilots of America, Local No. 17, Inc------------------- 2
Total votes in favor of Licensed Marine Deck Officers, L. I.
Union, Local No. 998------ ' - ___________________ 2
The results of the election sho'w' that no collective bargaining
representative has been selected by a majority of the employees in
the appropriate unit. The petition of National Organization, Masters,
Mates & Pilots of America, Local No. '17, Inc., for investigation and
certification of representatives of employees of Luckenbach Steamship
Co., Inc., will, therefore be dismissed.
'ORDER
By virtue of Sectibn 9 (c) of the National Labor 'Relations 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 ORDERED that the petition for investigation and,
certification of representatives of employees of Liickenbach Steamship
Co., Inc., filed by National Organization, Masters, Mates & Pilots of
America Local No. 17, Inc., be,+ and it hereby is, dismissed.