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Some of the employees of Alpha Computers, Inc., decide that they want to be represented by the Science Workers Union in bargaining with Alpha over overtime pay and the times that the plant opens and closes. Other employees, including Bob, are against the union. Alpha also opposes the union. Who can demand that a union election be held? If the union loses the election, can it picket Alpha? If the union is elected, does it have to represent Bob? If the union is elected, does Alpha have to bargain over overtime pay and the times that the plant opens and closes? If the union is elected, how soon can a decertification election be held?

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Your right to organize or join a union is protected by legislation. The act clearly states "an employee has the right to be a member of a trade union and to participate in its lawful activities, and to bargain collectively with the employee's employer through a bargaining unit." workers should always use caution when researching, communicating with or organizing a union at their workplace. The actual process of forming a union in your workplace is not complicated. To be certified, a union must demonstrate that it has the support of the majority of employees in a workplace.
This is done is by having employees sign a union membership card (or sometimes a petition) indicating the desire to be represented by a particular union. Once at least 40 percent of employees have signed cards indicating their support for a union, an application for certification is made to the Labour Relations Board. The application is made by completing and filing a form supplied by the Board and providing proof of support. In practice very few unions would file for application with only 40 percent support. The goal is to talk to all employees and have as many employees as possible support the union.
? the union has at least 40 percent support
? the union is properly set up
? the group of employees which the union seeks to organize is a proper bargaining unit
? the application for certification was filed in a timely fashion
? there has not been any undue influence used by the union to get support.
If 50% plus 1 of the employees who vote support the union, it is certified as the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees.
The Board then issues a certificate which confirms that the union is the exclusive agent for every employee in the bargaining unit, regardless of whether or not they are a member of the union

Another important rule is the "contract bar," which holds that petitions for a decertification election cannot be filed during the first 3 years of a collective bargaining agreement, except for during a certain 30-day "window period." In most workplaces, the 30-day "window period" for filing a decertification petition with the NLRB occurs 60 to 90 days prior to the expiration date or 3 year anniversary of the contract, whichever comes first. In the health care industry (such as hospitals), the 30-day "window period" occurs 90 to 120 days prior to the expiration date of the contract or 3 year anniversary of the contract, whichever comes first.
A decertification petition can also be filed anytime after a contract expires or becomes more than 3 years old. However, if your employer and the union enter into a successor contract, the new contract will begin another 3 year "contract bar" on decertification elections. Thus, if you miss the "window period" for filing a petition for a decertification election, you may have to wait for another 3 years to request a decertification election.

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Some of the employees of Alpha Computers, Inc., decide that they want to be represented by the Science Workers Union in bargaining with Alpha over overtime pay and the times that the plant opens and closes. Other employees, including Bob, are against the union. Alpha also opposes the union. Who can demand that a union election be held? If the union loses the election, can it picket Alpha? If the union is elected, does it have to represent Bob? If the union is elected, does Alpha have to bargain over overtime pay and the times that the plant opens and closes? If the union is elected, how soon ...

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