The Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry Co.

In the Matter of THE RIVERSIDE AND FORT LEE FERRY COMPANY and UNITED MARINE DIVISION, LOCAL 333, I . L. A., A. F. OF L. Case No. R-1756 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1311940 On May 1, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings? Pursuant to the Direction of Election, an election by secret ballot was conducted on May 27, 1940, under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City). On May 29, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regu- lations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or the Election 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______________________________ 106 Total Number of Ballots Cast______________________________ 105 Total Number of Valid Ballots______________________________ 103 Total Number of Votes in favor of Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry Association ---------------------------------------- 58 Total Number of Votes in favor of United Marine Division, Local 333, I. L. A., A. F. of L_____________________________ 44 Total Number of Votes in favor of Neither Union ------------ 1 Total Number of Blank Votes_______________________________ 0 Total Number of Void Ballots______________________________ 0 Total Number of Challenged Votes__________________________ 2 The Regional Director made no ruling on the two challenged bal- lots, as they could not affect the result of the election. By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by 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, as amended, 123 N. L. R. B. 493. 674 RIVERSIDE AND FORT LEE FERRY COMPANY 675 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry As- sociation has been designated and selected by a majority of the marine employees of The Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry Company, Newark, New Jersey, including captains, engineers, oilers, firemen, quartermasters, and deckhands, as their representative for the pur- poses of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry Association is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other con- ditions of employment.