The Texas Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Dec 9, 1940

28 N.L.R.B. 415 (N.L.R.B. 1940)

In the Matter of THE TEXAS COMPANY and TEXAS TANKER OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
Cases Nos. R-1818 and R-1819
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 9, 1940
On May 20,1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called
the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-
;entitled case." Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by
,secret ballot were conducted between August 12,-1940, and Novem-
ber 9, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Di-
rector for the Second Region (New York City). On November 20,
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 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 its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
(LICENSED ENGINEERS)
Total Number Eligible to Vote----------------------------- • 112
Total Number of Ballots Cast------------------------------ 104
Total Number of Valid Ballots----------------------------- 102
Total Number of Votes in favor of Texas Tanker Officers
Association --------------------------------------------- 87
Total Number of Votes against aforementioned union ----- 15
Total Number of Blank Votes------------------------------ 1
Total Number of Void Ballots----------------------------- 1
Total Number of Challenged Votes----------------------- 0
(LICENSED DECK OFFICERS),
Total Number Eligible to Vote----------------------------- 116
Total Number of Ballots Cast-- ---------------------------- 113
Total Number of Valid Ballots---------------------------- 110
Total Number of Votes in favor of Texas Tanker Officers
Association --------------------------------------------- 94
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Total Number of Votes against aforementioned union ___----- 16
Total Number of Blank Votes______________________________ 3
Total Number of Void Ballots______________________---------------------- ------- 0
Total Number of Challenged Votes_________________________ 0
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor
Relations Board by Section 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 CERTIFIED that Texas Tanker Officers Association has
been designated and selected by a majority of the licensed engineers
employed on the ocean-going vessels of The Texas Company, includ-
ing but not limited to chief engineers, chief assistant engineers, sec-
ond assistant engineers; and third assistant engineers, as -their repre-
sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant
to the -provisions of Section '9 (a) of -the National Labor Relations
-Act, Texas Tanker Officers Association 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 ; dnd -
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Texas Tanker Officers Association'.has
been designated and selected by a majority of licensed deck officers
employed on. the ocean-going vessels of The Texas Company, includ-
ing but not limited to masters, first mates, second mates, and third
mates, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargain-
ing, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 -(a) of the
National Labor Relations Act, Texas Tanker Officers Association 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.