Mobil Oil Corp., 511 (1975)

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Mobil Oil Corp., 511 (1975)

MOBIL OIL CORP.

Mobil Oil Corporation and Alaska Roughnecks and Drillers Association. Case 19-CA-7181

July 25, 1975 DECISION AND ORDER

BY CHAIRMAN MURPHY AND MEMBERS JENKINS

AND KENNEDY

On February 6, 1975, Administrative Law Judge Richard J. Boyce issued the attached Decision in this proceeding. Thereafter, Respondent filed exceptions and a supporting brief ' and the General Counsel filed an answering brief.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, the National Labor Relations Board has delegated its authority in this proceeding to a three-member panel.

The Board has considered the record and the attached decision in light of the exceptions and briefs and has decided to affirm the rulings, findings, and conclusions of the Administrative Law Judge and to adopt his recommended Order, as modified herein.

For the reasons stated below, we agree with the Administrative Law Judge's conclusions that Respondent is a joint employer with Santa Fe Drilling Company of the employees employed on the Mobil Granite Point Platform and as such was obligated to bargain, upon request, with the Union about the decision and effects of displacing the unit employees.

We also agree with his conclusion that Respondent violated Section 8(a)(1) when one of its production foremen, William Barlett, stated to unit employees that: (1) Respondent was not going to have a union contractor on the platform and instead would cancel its contract with Santa Fe and bring in a nonunion contractor; and (2) if there was a strike, the contract would be canceled and a nonunion contractor brought in.

We do not agree, however, with the Administrative Law Judge's conclusion that Respondent violated Section 8(a)(1) of the Act through a comment made by Production Foreman John Green, nor with his conclusion that V. E. Construction, Inc., is a joint employer with Respondent. Finally, the Administrative Law Judge's recommended remedy is modified in the manner described below.

1. The Administrative Law Judge's conclusion that Respondent and Santa Fe Drilling Company are joint employers is well supported by record evidence.

In addition to the reasons offered by the Administra1 Respondent's request for oral argument is hereby denied, as the record and the briefs adequately present the issues and positions of the...

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