American France Line et al.

In the Matter of AMERICAN FRANCE LINE et al. (MooEE'& MCCORMACS COMPANY, INC.) _ and INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN'S UNION OFAMERICA Case, No. R-157 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER August 5, 1938 On July 16, 1937, the National Labor Relations Board, herein 'alled the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections 1 in the above- entitled case. The Direction of Elections directed that elections by secret ballot be conducted among the unlicensed personnel employed in the deck, engine, and stewards' departments, except wireless and radio operators,. chief electricians on electrically driven ships and junior engineers who hold licenses, on the vessels operated out of Atlantic and Gulf ports by 52.named companies, including Moore & McCormack Company, Inc., New York City. By a Supplemental Decision and Direction of Elections 2 issued September 17, 1937, similar elections were directed to be held in nine additional companies. Supplemental or amended decisions have also been issued in this case on August 16,8 September 11,4 and November 10, 1937,6 and May 25, 1938,8 dealing with various matters which need not be set forth in detail here. The Board has been informed by the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City) that Moore & McCormack Coin- pally, Inc. are not presently employers of any unlicensed personnel employed on any vessels operating out of the Atlantic and Gulf. ports. Since Moore & McCormack Company, Inc. does not now employ any persons coming within the classification among which the elections were. directed to be held, we shall accordingly dismiss the petition requesting an investigation and certification of representatives of the unlicensed personnel employed by Moore & McCormack Com- pany, Inc. 13 N. L. R. B. 84. s 3 N. L. R. B. 64, 80. 3 N. L. R. B. 64, 74. 4 3 N. L. R. B. 64, 76. °4 N. L. R. B. 112. ° 7 N. L. R. B. 439. 8 N. L. R. B., No. 97. 816 DECISIONS AND ORDERS ORDER 817 By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Section 8, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, it is ordered that the petition for investigation and certification of repre- sentatives of the employees of Moore & McCormack Company, Inc., .filed by International Seamen's Union of America, be, and it hereby is, dismissed.