Continental Oil Co.

In the Matter Of CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY and OIL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, C. I. O. Case No. R-3146 CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 1942 On December 3, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed- ings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election an election by secret ballot was conducted on December 17, 18, and 19, 1941, under the, direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Twenty- first Region (Los Angeles, California). On December 24, 1941, the Regional Director; acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued an Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon the parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the Election Report were filed by any of the parties. As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported as follows: Total on eligibility list___________________________________ 185 Total ballots cast__ ______________________________________ 175 Total ballots challenged__________________________________ 5 Total blank ballots______________________________________ 0 Total void ballots_______________________________________ 0 Total ballots not counted ------------------------------ .__ 5 Total ballots counted------------------------------------ 170 Total votes for Oil Workers International Union, C. I. 0----- 105 Total votes against Oil Workers International Union, C. I. O__ 65 By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Rela- tions 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 Oil Workers International Union, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations , has been 1 37 N. L R B., 234 38 N L. R. B, No. 57. 222 CONT'IN'ENTAL OIL COMPANY 223 designated and selected by a majority of all drillers, relief drillers, derrickmen, rotary helpers, drilling firemen, head well pullers, well pullers, dehydrator operators, dehydrator pumpers, compressor opera- tors, compressor oilers, pumpers, gang pushers, roustabouts, welders, carpenters, painters , truck drivers , tractor drivers , grader operators, yardmen, laborers, warehousemen, and relief compressor operators in the Los Angeles Basin, Ventura , and San Joaquin Districts , compris- ing the California Division of Continental Oil Company , Los Angeles, California, but excluding supervisory and office and clerical employees, and the water-well pumper in the Ventura District , as their represen- tative for the purposes of collective bargaining , and that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act, Oil Workers International Union, C. I. 0., is the exclusive represen- tative of all such employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages , hours of employment , and other conditions of employment.