Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey

In the Matter Of STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY and UNITED LICENSED OFFICERS OF THE U. S. A. In the Matter of STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, MARINE DEPARTMENT and JERSEY STANDARD' TANKERS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION In the Matter of STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY and MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION Cases Nos. R-825, R-826, R-827, and R-832 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 1939 On August 16, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled cases. On September 15, 1938, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Elections,2 and on October 4, 1938, a Second Amendment to Direction of Elections.3 The Direction of Elections, as amended, directed that elections be held as soon as con- venient and beginning as promptly as practicable after the date of the Direction of Elections, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City) among the licensed engineers of all the vessels owned and operated by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, herein called the Company, employed in such capacity by said Company on June 3, 1938, except those who since had quit or had been discharged for cause, to deter- mine whether they desired to be represented by Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Association or by Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso- ciation or by none of them, for the purposes of collective bargain- ing; and among the licensed deck officers, including the masters, of all the vessels owned and operated by the Company, employed in such capacity by said Company on June 3, 1938, except those who since had quit or had been discharged for cause, to determine whether they desired to be represented by Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Association or by National Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, or by none of them, for the purposes of collective bargaining. ' 8 N. L R. B 936 2 8 N. L R B. 943. 3 9 N. L. It. B. 12. 11 N. L R. B., No. 73. 922 STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY ET AL. 923 Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, as amended, elections by secret ballot were conducted under the direction and supervision of the said Regional Director. Full opportunity was accorded all the) parties to the investigation to participate in the conduct of the secret ballots and to make challenges. On February 2, 1939, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, issued and, on February 4 and 6, 1939, duly served on the interested parties 4 an Intermediate Report on the elections. No objections or excep- tions to the ballots or Intermediate 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_______________________________ 341 Total number of ballots cast________________________________ 334 Total number of ballots counted_____________________________ Total number of votes in favor of- 334 Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Association_____________ 267 Marine Engineers Beneficial Association__________________ 61 Neither organization___________________________________ 6 Total number of blank votes________________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0 Total number of challenged votes___________________________ 0 LICENSED DECK OFFICERS Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 323 Total number of ballots cast_______________________________ 320 Total number of ballots counted_____________________________ 320 Total number of votes in favor of- Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Association ____________ 299 National Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots________ 13 Neither organization___________________________________ 8 Total number of blank votes________________________________ 0 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 Re- lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 1, as amended, IT IS minim' CERTIFIED that Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Asso- ciation has been designated and selected by a majority of the licensed engineers of all the vessels owned and operated by Standard Oil 4 These parties aie • Standard Oil Company of New Jersey ; National Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots ; Marine Engineers Beneficial Association ; Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Association. 924 DECISIONS Ol NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Company of New Jersey as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Association is the exclusive repre- sentative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargain- ing with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment; IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Asso- ciation has been designated and selected by a majority of the licensed deck officers, including the masters, of all the vessels owned and oper- ated by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, as their representa- tive for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, Jersey Standard Tanker Officers Association 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.