Ohio Greyhound Lines, Inc.

In the Matter of OHIO GREYHOUND LINES, INC. and AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF STREET ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND; MOTOR COACH EM- PLOYEES OF AMERICA AND DIVISION 1207 THEREOF (A. F. OF L. AFFILIATE) In the Matter of OHIO GREYHOUND LINES, INC. and BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN, LODGE 974 In the Matter Of CENTRAL GREYHOUND LINES, INC. and BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN , LODGE 974 Cases Nos. R-1225, C-1246, and C-1247, respectively SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND AMENDMENT TO DIRECTION OF ELECTION April 2, 1940 On March 18, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued an Order, Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceedings,' ordering, inter alia, that Ohio Greyhound Lines, Inc., herein called Ohio cease and desist from certain unfair labor practices, and directing that an election by secret ballot be conducted within thirty (30) days of the Direction of Election to determine whether the bus drivers on Ohio desired to be represented by Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Rail- way and Motor Coach Employees of America and Division 1207 thereof (A. F. of L. affiliate), herein called the Amalgamated, or by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Lodge 974, herein called the B. R. T., forthe purposes-of collective bargaining, or by neither. On August 16, 1939, subsequent to the hearing in the above-entitled proceedings, the B. R. T. filed with the Regional Director of the Third Region (Buffalo, New York) charges alleging, in substance, among other things, that certain Greyhound companies, including Ohio, had caused their employees to sever relations with the B. R. T., had coerced them into joining the Amalgamated, and by these and other actions had engaged in and were engaging in unfair labor X21 N L R B 751 22 N. L. R. B., No. 29. 659 660 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD practices affecting commerce, within the meaning of Section 8 (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449. The Board has not completed the investigation of the charges. On March 21, 1940, the B. R. T. petitioned the Board to postpone the election among the bus drivers employed by Ohio pending the com- pletion of said investigation. Under the circumstances we shall defer the election. The Board hereby amends its Direction of Election by striking therefrom the words "as early as possible but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Direction of Election" and substitut- ing therefor the words "at such time as the Board shall hereafter direct" and by striking therefrom the words "the pay-roll period immediately preceding the date of this Direction of Election" and substituting therefor the words "a pay-roll period which the Board shall in the future specify." MR. WILLIAM M. LEIsr.RsoN took no part in the consideration of the above Supplemental Decision and Amendment to Direction of Election.