Levingston Shipbuilding Co.

In the Matter of LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY and INTER- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, LOCAL No. 1457 In the Matter of LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY and MARINE PIPE FITTERS AND WELDERS AND APPRENTICES, LOCAL No. 414 III the, Matter of LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY and INTER- NATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL No. 450 Cases Nos. R-3329 to R-3331, Inclusive, Respectively AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS February 28, 194,2 On January 31, 1942 the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding,-' the elections to be held not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the Direction, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sixteenth Region (Fort Worth, Texas). The Board, having been advised by the Regional Director that a longer period within which to hold the elections is necessary, hereby amends the Direction of Elections by striking there- from the words "not later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Direction" and substituting therefor the words "not later than forty- five (45) days from the date of this Direction." 1 38 N L R B 882 39 N L R B, No 66. 394 In the Matter of LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY and INTERNA- TIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, LOCAL No. 1457 In the Matter of LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY and MARINE PIPE FITTERS AND WELDERS AND APPRENTICES, LOCAL No. 414 In the Matter of LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY and INTERNA- TIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL No. 450 Case Nos . R-33.9 to R-3331, inclusive and respectively SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES AND ORDER March 31, 1942 On January 31, 1942, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceeding., On February 28, 1942, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Elections.' Pursuant to the Direc- tion of Elections, as amended, elections by secret ballot were con- ducted on March 5, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Sixteenth Region (Fort Worth, Texas). On March 7, 1942, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regula- tions-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report on the ballot. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. "isNLRBSS2 39 N L R B 394 39 N. L R. B, No 66a. 395 396 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : ' i BALLOT A Total on eligibility list______________________________________ 64 Total ballots cast____________________________________________ 35 Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------ 0 Total blank ballots ----------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total valid votes counted__________________________ ________ 35 Votes cast for International Association of Machinists, Local No. 1457-------------------------------------------------- 29 -Votes cast against International Association of Machinists, Local No. 1457------------------------------------------- 6 BALLOT B Total on eligibility list- ------------------------------------ 31 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 14 Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------- 0 Total blank ballots- ---------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------- 1 Total valid votes counted ----------------------------------- 13 Votes cast for Marine Pipe Fitters and Welders and Appren- tices, Local No. 414__________________ ------------------ ------- --------------- 12 Votes cast against Marine Pipe Fitters and Welders and Ap- prentices , Local No. 414----------------------------------- 1 BALLOT C Total on eligibility list------------------------------------- 11 Total ballots cast ___________________________________________ 9 Total ballots challenged ------------------------------------ 0 Total blank ballots__________________________________________ 0 Total void ballots------------------------------------------ 0 Total valid votes counted____________________________________ 9 Votes cast for International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 450-------------------------------------------- 1 Votes cast against International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 450 ----------------------------------- 8 BALLOT D Total on eligibility list------------------------------- _ 327 Total ballots cast------------------------------------------- 205 Total ballots challenged------------------------------------- 1 Total blank ballots----------------------------------------- 0 Total void ballots ____________________________________ 1 Total valid votes counted----------------------------------- 203 Votes cast for International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America , Local No. 408 ---------- 91 Votes cast against International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, - Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America, Local No. 408-__ 112 The results of the elections conducted among the employees in Bal- lot C and Ballot D above show that no collective bargaining repre- sentative has been selected by a majority of those employees. The petition for investigation and certification of representatives of em- LEVIN'GST''ON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 397 ployees of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, filed by International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 450, upon which the election described as Ballot C was held, will be dismissed. CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 International Association of Machinists, Local No. 1457, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has been designated and selected by a majority of all machinists, ma- chinists' apprentices and helpers, and welders working with the machinists, of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, ex- cluding all supervisory employees, as their representative .for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, International Association of Machinists, Local No. 1457, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 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. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Marine Pipe Fitters and Welders and Apprentices, Local No. 414, has been designated and selected' by a majority of all marine pipe fitters, coppersmiths, apprentices, helpers, and welders working with pipe fitters and coppersmiths of Leving- ston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, excluding all supervisory employees, as their representative for the purposes of collective bar- gaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Marine Pipe Fitters and Welders and Apprentices, Local No. 414, 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. ORDER' By virtue of 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 IB HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certi- fication of representatives of employees of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, filed by International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 450, be, and it hereby is, dismissed.