The Texas Co.

In the Matter of THE TEXAS COMPANY and AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, MARINE DIVISION In the Matter of THE TEXAS COMPANY and MARINE ENGINEERS' BENE- FICIAL ASSOCIATION Cases Nos. R-1025 and R-1026 respectively SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER December 1, 193.9 On December 27, 1938, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceedings.' On February 8, 1939, the Board issued an Amendment to Direction of Elections.2 The Direction of Elections, as amended, provided that elections by secret ballot be conducted as soon as convenient and beginning as promptly as practicable after the date of the Direction, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region, among those employees of The Texas Company, herein called the Company, who fell within the groups described below: (1) among the radio operators of all the vessels owned and operated under the American flag by the Company, to determines whether or not they desired to be represented by Ameri- can Communications Association, Marine Division, for the purposes of collective bargaining; and (2) among the engineers of all vessels owned and operated under the American flag by the Company to determine whether or not they desired to be represented by Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, for the purposes of collective bargaining. Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, as amended, elections by secret ballot were conducted among the above-described employees of the Company, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region. On November 20, 1939, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor 110 N. L. R. B. 824. 2 11 N. L. R. B. 59. 18 N. L. R. B., No. 7. 38 THE TEXAS COMPANY 39 Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, issued and duly served upon the parties to the proceeding her Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report have been filed by any of the parties. As to the results of the secret ballots, the Regional Director reported as follows : (1) Among the group of employees listed in paragraph (1) of the Direction : Total number eligible to vote____________________________ 24 Total number of ballots cast____________________________ 23 Total number of ballots counted_________________________ 22 Total number of votes in favor of American Communica- tions Association, Marine Division_____________________ 8 Total number of votes against afore-mentioned organization- 14 Total number of void ballots_____________________________ 1 (2) Among the group of employees listed in paragraph (2) of the Direction : Total number eligible to vote____________________________ 105 Total number of ballots cast_____________________________ 103 Total number of ballots counted_________________________ 100 Total number of votes in favor of Marine Engineers' Bene- ficial Association______________________________________ 17 Total number of votes against afore-mentioned organization- 83 Total number of challenged ballots_______________________ 3 The results of the elections show that no collective bargaining rep- resentative has been selected by a majority of the employees in each group. The petitions for investigation and certification of representa- tives of employees of The Texas Company will therefore be dismissed. ORDER By virtue of Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations 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 ORDERED that the petitions for investigation and cer- tification of representatives of employees of The Texas Company, filed .by American Communications Association, Marine Division, and Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, be, and they hereby are, dismissed. 283029-41-vol. 18-4