New Jersey Statutes Title 53. State Police 53 § 2-17

a. the joint recommendation in writing of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port of New York district in this State, acting through their representative for the purposes of collective bargaining with a labor organization representing the longshoremen in the district, and that labor organization; or

b. the petition in writing of a stevedore or other employer of longshoremen in the port of New York district in this State which does not have a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining with a labor organization representing those longshoremen.