The National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey, L. I. City Refinery

In the Matter of THE NATIONAL SUGAR REFINING COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, L. I. CITY REFINERY and LOCAL No. 1476, SUGAR REFINERY WORKERS, INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMAN'S ASSN In the Matter of TIIE NATIONAL SUGAR REFINING COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, L. I. CITY REFINERY and UNITED SUGAR REFINERY W ORKERS (L. I. U. 580, C. I. 0.) Cases Nos. R-1313 and R-1314, respectively CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES August 29, 1939 On July 1, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above- entitled cases.' On July 19; 1939, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Election.2 The Direction of Election, as amended, directed that an election be held within forty-five (45) days from the date of said Direction, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City) among all regular employees of The National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey at its Long Island City plant, who were employed during the pay-roll period ending February 25, 1939, including employees who did not work during such pay-roll period because they were ill or on vacation, exclusive of stevedores, chauffeurs, chauffeurs' helpers, persons on the office pay roll, watchmen, and employees engaged in executive, technical or supervisory capacity and exclusive of those who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether they desired to be represented by Local No. 1476, Sugar Refinery Workers, International Longshoreman's Association, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by United Sugar Workers Local Industrial Union No. 580, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or by neither, for the purposes of collective bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction of Election, as amended, an election by secret ballot was conducted under the direction and supervision of the said Regional Director. On August 3, 1939, the Regional Direc- tor, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Re- 113 N. L. R. B. 492. 213 N. L. R. B. 499. 14 N. L. R. B., No. 90. 1167 1168 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD lations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served on the interested parties on August 4, 1939, an Intermediate Report on the election . No objections or exceptions to the ballots or Inter- mediate Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results , the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible to vote------------------------------ 963 Total number of votes cast -------------------------------- 933 Total number of votes counted----------------------------- 928 Total number of votes in favor of- Local 1476, Sugar Refinery Workers, International Long- shoreman's Ass'n------------------------------------ 79 United Sugar Refinery Workers Industrial Union No. 580------------------ ------------------------------- 820 Neither organization ---------------------------------- 29 Total number of blank votes------------------------------- 1 Total number of void ballots ------------------------------ 4 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, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Sugar Refinery Workers Local Industrial Union No. 580, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, has been designated and selected by a majority of the regular employees of the National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey at its Long Island City plant, exclusive of stevedores, chauf- feurs, chauffeurs' helpers, persons on the office pay roll, watchmen and employees engaged in executive, technical, or supervisory capacity, as their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, United Sugar Refinery Workers Local Industrial Union No. 580, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. MR. WILLIAM M. LEISERSON took no part in the consideration of the above Certification of Representatives.