Resolving Uncertainty About a Union's Continued Majority Support and NLRB RM Petitions | Practical Law

Resolving Uncertainty About a Union's Continued Majority Support and NLRB RM Petitions | Practical Law

A Practice Note describing how employers may resolve reasonable uncertainty about whether an incumbent union continues to be supported by a majority of a bargaining unit under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). It focuses on employer petitions for representation elections. These petitions, which are also known as Representation Management petitions but generally referred to as RM petitions, are the method that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) endorses for resolving that uncertainty.

Resolving Uncertainty About a Union's Continued Majority Support and NLRB RM Petitions

Practical Law Practice Note w-023-4391 (Approx. 20 pages)

Resolving Uncertainty About a Union's Continued Majority Support and NLRB RM Petitions

by Practical Law Labor & Employment
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note describing how employers may resolve reasonable uncertainty about whether an incumbent union continues to be supported by a majority of a bargaining unit under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). It focuses on employer petitions for representation elections. These petitions, which are also known as Representation Management petitions but generally referred to as RM petitions, are the method that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) endorses for resolving that uncertainty.