American Republics Corporation, Employer And Oil Workers International Union, C. I. O., Petitioner, 1025 (1948)

In the Matter of AMERICAN REPUBLICS CORPORATION, EMPLOYER and OIL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, C. I. O., PETITIONER Case No. 16-RC-79.-Decided August 17, 1948 DECISION AND ORDER Upon a petition duly filed, a hearing was held before a hearing officer of the National Labor Relations Board. The hearing officer's rulings made at the hearing are free from prejudicial error and are hereby affirmed.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act, the Board has delegated its powers in connection with this case to a three-man panel consisting of the undersigned Board Members.* The Employer is engaged in commerce within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.' The labor organization involved claims to represent employees of the Employer.

Upon the entire record in this case, the Board finds that no question affecting commerce exists concerning the representation of employees of the Employer, within the meaning of Section 9 (c) (1) and Section 2 (6) and (7) of the Act for the following reasons:

The Petitioner contends that all production and maintenance employees in the Employer's production department at Brooks Field,

Beech Creek Fields, Joe's Lake, and Hlull-Daisetta Field, all in the State of Texas, including warehouse clerks and gas plant employees, but excluding drilling employees, office and plant protection employees, and professional employees, and supervisors as defined in the Act, constitute an appropriate unit. The Employer contends that the unit * Houston, Reynolds, and Gray.

1The Employer refuses to admit that it is engaged in commerce within the meaning of the Act. In its oil producing operations, the Employer is engaged in production of petroleum and related products in the States of Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arkansas, and in the sale of these products to various major oil pipe-line and gas companies in various States. See Matter of American Republics Corporation (Norsworthy Terminal Division), 74 N. L. II. B. 962.

1025 appropriate for its employees should be coextensive with Employer's entire operation in its fields in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana, including drilling employees and gas plant employees, and all other production and maintenance employees in this area, but excluding warehouse clerks, all clerical employees, administrative, technical, and professional employees, rotary drillers, and all other supervisors as defined in the Act.

The Employer is an independent oil...

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