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

2. 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

3. 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.

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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