Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc.

In the Matter of SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO., INC. and COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS UNION, MARINE DIVISION, A. F. OF L. Case No. R-1579 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 1940 On November 30, 1939, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election an election by secret ballot was conducted under the direction and super- vision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City). On March 25, 1940, the Regional Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and, Regulations-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 were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows : Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 34 Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 34 Total number of valid ballots -------------------------------- 33 Total number of votes in favor of Commercial Telegraphers Union, Marine Division, A. F. of L_________________________ 20 Total number of votes in favor of American Communications Association , Marine Division, C. I. 0_______________________ 7 -- Total number of votes in favor of neither union ______________ 6 Total number of blank votes _________________________________ 0 Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0 Total number of challenged votes____________________________ 1 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, IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that The Commercial Telegraphers Union, Marine Division, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has 117 N. L R B. 1058. 22 N. L. R. B., No. 62. 855 856 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD been designated and selected by a majority of the radio telegraphers employed by Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Incorporated, on its ocean-going tanker vessels flying the American flag, as their repre- sentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act, The Commercial Telegraphers Union, Ma- rine Division, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the exclusive representative of all such employees for the purposes of col- lective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employ- ment, and other conditions of employment.