UNION ORGANIZING HIRING IN ORGANIZED FACILITIES Union Security Provisions Does not increase number of bargaining units VOLUNTARY EMPLOYER RECOGNITION Rare Neutrality Pledges New Units

ORGANIZING NEW UNITS LEGAL DOCTRINE BARGAINING UNIT EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION EMPLOYER RESISTANCE FIRST CONTACT EES ORGANIZE ON THEIR OWN EES CONTACT UNION UNION CONTACTS EES ULTIMATELY EES MUST DESIRE UNION REPRESENTATION

ORGANIZING NEW UNITS (continued) HARD WORK BY EES AT THE WORKPLACE BY ORGANIZER USUALLY OFF WORK HOME VISITS, UNION MEETINGS LAW GENERALLY PERMITS ER TO KEEP NONEE ORGANIZERS OFF PROPERTY ER MAY NOT PROHIBIT UNION SOLICITATION DURING BREAKS, LUNCH, ETC.

ORGANIZING NEW UNITS (continued) DOES UNION NOTIFY THE EMPLOYER? GOAL: TO OBTAIN SIGNATURES OF 50-60% OF EES ON AUTHORIZATION CARDS ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION

ORGANIZING NEW UNITS (continued) TAKE CARDS TO NLRB REGIONAL OFFICE ONLY 30% REQUIRED FOR A REPRESENTATION ELECTION ER MAY CHALLENGE UNIT ELECTION CAMPAIGN LAST 10 YEARS 2500 ELECTIONS PER YEAR ABOUT 45%-50% SELECT UNIONS UNIONS MORE SUCCESSFUL IN SMALLER UNITS DELAY HELPS EMPLOYERS CARD CHECKS?

Strategic Issues in Union Organizing How does a union increase membership? Organizing Mergers Level of labor movement at which organizing should occur AFL-CIO International Intermediate Local