Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc.

I In the Matter of LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP CO., INC. and NAT'L. ORG., MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS OF AMERICA, LOCAL No. 17, INC. Case No. R-1827 SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION AND ORDER August 19, 1940 On July 13, 1940, the National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issued a Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceeding.' The Direction of Election provided that an'election'by secret ballot be conducted within thirty (30) days from the date of the Direction among the'four pilots of Luckenbach Steam- ship Co., Inc., herein called the Company, engaged in' piloting 'the Company's 'vessels from Astoria to Portland and Vancouver, Wash- ington„and from Vancouver, Washington, and Portla'nd,'to Astoria on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, and its tributaries and intermediate points, to determine whether they desire to be represented by National Organization, Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, Local No. 17, Inc., or by Licensed Marine Deck Officers, L. I. Union, Local No. 998, for the purposes of collective bargaining, or by neither. Pursuant to the Direction, an election by secret ballot was held on July 31, 1940, at Portland, Oregon, under the direction and super- vision of the Regional Director for the Nineteenth Region.2 On August 1, 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 Elec- tion Report containing a tally of the ballots. In his Report the 'Regional Director certified that the ballot was fairly and impartially conducted, that the ballots cast were duly and fairly counted under his supervision, and that statements to such effect had been filed with 1 25 N. L. R. B. 372 1 Prior to the election, on July 23, 1940, a stipulation for the conduct of the election was entered into be- tween the Company, the unions, and the representative of the Board. On July 27, 1940, the Board issued its Order Approving Stipulation. 26 N. L. R. B., No. 80. 747 748 DECISIONS OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD him by the observers. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to 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 on eligibility list___________________________________ Total,ballotsicast___________- -------------------------- ,Total votes in favor of National Organization, Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, Local No. 17, Inc------------------- 2 Total votes in favor of Licensed Marine Deck Officers, L. I. Union, Local No. 998------ ' - ___________________ 2 The results of the election sho'w' that no collective bargaining representative has been selected by a majority of the employees in the appropriate unit. The petition of National Organization, Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, Local No. '17, Inc., for investigation and certification of representatives of employees of Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., will, therefore be dismissed. 'ORDER By virtue of Sectibn 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 ORDERED that the petition for investigation and, certification of representatives of employees of Liickenbach Steamship Co., Inc., filed by National Organization, Masters, Mates & Pilots of America Local No. 17, Inc., be,+ and it hereby is, dismissed.