United States Lines Co.

In the Matter of UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY and NATIONAL ORGANIZATION MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS In the Matter of UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY and MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION In the Matter of UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY and MARINE DIVISION, COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS UNION, A. F. OF L. Cases Nos. R-2205 to R-2207, inclusive AMENDMENT TO DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS January 21, 1941 On January 4, 1941, the Board issued a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled case.¹ The Board therein directed elections among licensed deck officers, licensed engineer officers, and radio operators of United States Lines Company "who are employed on the vessels operated by the United States Lines Company at the time the vessels are posted and still employed in the same capacity at the time the respective elections are held, excluding those who have since quit or been discharged for cause." For the reasons noted below, the Board is of the opinion that a different eligibility standard must be directed for the election among the radio operators. Accordingly, the Board hereby amends its Decision and Direction of Elections by Deleting the first word of the third paragraph of Section V, and inserting instead the words "In respect to the elections among the licensed deck and engineer officers, those"; Inserting as the fourth paragraph of Section V the words "The A. C. A. had a closed-shop contract with the Company which expired and which was renewed during the pendency of this proceeding. Consequently, the C. T. U. proposed that radio operators employed during the hearing be eligible to participate in the election. The A. C. A. agreed to this proposal, and we adopt it. Accordingly, we shall direct that all radio operators employed by the Company on 1 28 N. L R B 896 29 N. L. R. B, No. 23 UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY December 12, 1940, including employees who did not work on that date because they were ill or on vacation and employees who were then or who have since been temporarily laid off, but excluding employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause, shall be eligible to vote."; Deleting from the Direction of Elections the clause which begins with the words "who are employed on the vessels" and ends with the words "discharged for cause" and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) and inserting instead the following: "(a) All licensed deck officers, excluding masters, who are employed on the vessels operated by the United States Lines Company at the time the vessels are posted and still employed in the same capacity at the time the election is held, excluding those who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether they desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining by National Organization Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by United Licensed Officers, or by neither; "(b) All licensed engineer officers, who are employed on the vessels operated by the United States Lines Company at the time the vessels are posted and still employed in the same capacity at the time the election is held, excluding those who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether or not they desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining by Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations; "(c) All' radio operators, who were employed on December 12, 1940, including employees who did not work on that date because they were ill or on vacation and employees who were then or have since been temporarily laid off, but excluding employees who have since quit or been discharged for cause, to determine whether they desire to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining by Marine Division, Commercial Telegraphers Union, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, or by American Communications Association, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or by neither." CHAIRMAN HARRY A. MILLIS took no part in the consideration of the above Amendment to Decision and Direction of Elections.