Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 23, 1941

34 N.L.R.B. 864 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of ROBINS DRY DOCK & REPAIR COMPANY and INDUS-
TRIAL UNION OF MARINE AND SHIPBUILDING `YORKERS OF AMERICA,
LOCAL 39, C. 1. 0.
Case No. 8-9608
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 23, 1941
On June 27, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board, herem
called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in
the above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Elec-
tion, an election by secret ballot was conducted on July 25, 1941,
under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the
Second Region (New York, New York). On July 29, 1941, the Re-
gional 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 his Election' Report. No
objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have
been filed by any of the parties.
The Regional Director reported the following results of the
balloting :
Total number eligible to vote____ ___________________________ 3741
Total number of ballots cast___ ____________________________ 3254
Total number of valid ballots______________________________ 3228
Total number of votes for Yard Workers Association , Inc____ 756
Total number of votes for Local 39, C . I. O__________________ 2182
Total number of votes for Marine Workers Metal Trades
Council, Port of New York, A. F. of L_____________________ 129
Total number of votes for none of these . organizations-------- 161
Total number of blank ballots______________________________ 5
Total number of void ballots______________________________ 8
Total number of challenged ballots______ ___________________ 13
Since the number of challenged ballots cannot affect the result of
the election, we find it unnecessary to pass upon the challenges.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
lations 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,
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34 N. L. R. B., No. 107.
864
ROBINS DRY DOCK & REPAIR COMPANY 865
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Industrial Union of Marine and Ship-
building Workers of America, Local 39, affiliated with the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and selected by a
majority of all production and maintenance employees at the Com-
pany's Erie Basin Yard, including snappers (or subforemen), watch-
men, floating-equipment men, tool keepers, garage men, storeroom
workers, and practical or operating engineers, but excluding dock
hands, store keepers in the safety-equipment room, technical engi-
neers, chauffeurs, traffic-department dispatchers, timekeepers, jani-
tresses, draftsmen, office and clerical employees, supervisors, foremen,
and assistant foremen, as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act,
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America,
Local 39, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 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. EDWIN S. SMITH took no part in the consideration of the above
Certification of Representatives.