United Gas Pipe Line Co.

In the Matter of UNITED GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, UNION PRODUCING COMPANY AND UNITED OIL PIPE LINE COMPANY and OIL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, CIO Case No. 16-R-1089 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND DIRECTION March 30, 1945 On January 4, 1945, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Decision and Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on February 3, 1945, under the direction and supervision of the 'Regional Director for the Sixteenth Region (Fort Worth, Texas). At the conclusion of the election, a Tally of Ballots was furnished the parties in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Board. No objections were filed by any of the parties within the time provided therefor. As to the balloting and its results, the Tally of Ballots shows as follows : Approximate number of eligible voters---------------------- 128 Valid votes counted--------------------------------------- 118 Votes cast for Oil Workers International Union, CIO--------- 60 Votes cast against participating Union-----------------!---- 58 Challenged ballots----------------------------------------- 3 Void ballots---------------------------------------------- 0 As reflected by the Tally of Ballots, the challenged ballots are sufficient in number to affect the results of the election. Accordingly, the Regional Director investigated each of the aforesaid challenges and on March 13, 1945, issued and duly served upon the parties his Report on Challenged Ballots in which he recommended that the challenged ballots be opened and counted. No exceptions to the Regional Director's report were filed by any of the parties within the time provided therefor. We hereby adopt the recommendations of 159 N. L R. B. 1438. 61 N. L. R. B., No. 20. 159 160 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD the Regional Director and overrule, the challenges to the ballots of James M. Denard, Moss J. Turnley, and W. J. Turnley, and we shall direct that these ballots be opened and counted. DIRECTION 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, and pursuant to Article III, Section 10, of National Labor Rela- tions Board Rules and Regulations-Series 3, as amended, it is hereby DmEarED that, as part of the investigation to ascertain representa- tives for the purpose of collective bargaining with United Gas Pipe Line Company, Union Producing Company, and United Oil Pipe Line Company, Shreveport, Louisiana, the Regional Director for the Sixteenth Region shall, pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Board set forth above, and subject to Article III, Sections 10 and 11, of said Rules and Regulations, within ten (10) days from the date of this Direction open and count the ballots of James M. Denard, Moss J. Turnley and W. J. Turnley, and thereafter prepare and cause to be served upon the parties in this proceeding a Supplemental Tally of Ballots, embodying therein his findings and his recommendations as to the results of the ballot.