Natural Gas Pipe Line Co. of America

In the Mattel of NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY OF AMERICA and INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 259, AFFILI- ATED WITH THE A F. OF L. In the Matter of TEXOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY and OIL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 463, AFFILIATED WITH THE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS Cases Nos 'R-3589 and R-3590, respectively SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES AND ORDER July 3, 1942 On May 5, 1942, the National Lahor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Elections 1 in the above-entitled proceed- ings. Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret bal- lot were conducted on May 28 and June 2, 1942, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Thirteenth Region (Chicago,. Illinois) On June 8, 1942, 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 election or the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties - Texoma Natural Gas Company As to the balloting and its results among certain employees of Tex- oma Natural Gas Company, the Regional Director reported as follows Numbet eligible------------------------------------------ 96 Number of ballots cast------------------------------------ 81 Number of blank ballots---------------------------------- 0 Number of void ballots----------------------------------- 0 Number of ballots challenged (not opened) ---------------- 3 Number of valid ballots counted--------------------------- 78- Number of valid ballots counted plus unopened challenged ballots-------------------------------------------------- 81 1 40 N L R B 1193 42 N L R B, No 13 51 52 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Number of valid i otes necessary for majoiity-------------- 41 Number of valid ballots cast foi Oil Workers Inteinational Union, Local 463, C I 0 ------------------------------- 65 Number of valid ballots cast against Oil Workers Interna- tional Union, Local 463, C I 0 ------------------------- 13 Since the counting of the challenged ballots could not affect the result of the election, we find it unnecessary to make any determina- tion of the challenges. By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Boaid 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 Oil Woikeis International Union, Local 463, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and selected by a majority of all production and main- tenance employees of Texoma Natural Gas Company in its gasoline and compressor station plants at Fi itch, Texas, excluding supervisory, clerical, and laboratory employees, and employees in the pipe-line and communications departments, as their representative for the pur- poses of collective barganung, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Oil Workers International Union, Local 463, affiliated with the Congress of Indus- trial Organizations, is the exclusive representative of all such em- ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employ- ment Natural Gas Pipe Line Company of America As to the balloting and its results among ceitam employees of Natu- ral Gas Pipe Line Company of America, the Regional Director re- ported as follows Number eligible------------------------------------------ 77 Number of ballots cast------------------------------------ 68 Number of blank ballots------------- -------------------- , p Number of void ballots ----------------------------------- 1 Number of ballots challenged (not opened)---------------- 5- Number of valid ballots counted --------------------------- 62- Number of valid ballots counted plus unopened challenged ballots------------------------------------------------- 67 Number- of valid ballots necessai y for major ity--- ---------- 34 Number of valid ballots cast for International Union of Opei- ating,Engineers, Local 251), AFL------------------------- 17 Number of valid ballots cast against International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 259, AFL-------------------- 45 - NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY 53 Since the counting of the challenged ballots could not affect the result of the election, we find it unnecessary. to make any deteintma- tion of the challenges. The results of the election show that no collective bargaining iep- resentulve has been selected by a majority of the employees of the Co nl)any in the unit heretofore" found to be appropriate foi collec- tive bargaining We shall, therefore, dismiss the petition for inves- tigation and ceitification of representatives of employees of the Company ORDER By virtue of and puisuant 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 IHE1iEBY ORDERED that the petition for investigation and certifi- cation of representatives of employees of Natural Gas Pipe Line -Company of-America, Chicago, Illinois, filed by International Union of Operating Engineeis, Local 259, affiliated with the A F of L, be, and it hereby is, dismissed