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Well, it sounds like management has been in your ear.
What you have "heard" or been told about the Authorization Cards is
NOT
TRUE. An Election MUST be held.
The ONLY Union we know of that has that in place is the Culinary.
Yet, they
refuse to represent the Dealers for some unknown reason.
The A-Cards show the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that the
workforce wants to VOTE on Union representation. For any workforce
to obtain
a secret ballot held by the NLRB they must have a minimum of 30% of
the work
force submit A-Cards to the Union. However, the TWU will normally
not file
for the secret ballot with the NLRB until they have secured about
70% of the
work force's signed cards. This is to create a "cushion".
Once the NLRB is petitioned by a Union for a secret ballot, the
employer has
up to 44 days to agree with and hold a scheduled secret ballot
election. The
election will be conducted by representatives of the NLRB (Federal
Government) and nobody from mangement will be allowed within 75 feet
of the
balloting room. No cameras will be allowed, surveillance or
otherwise.
Keep in mind, that just because someone submits an A-Card, that does
NOT
mean they are voting either for or against Union representation. The
cards
are ONLY to secure an election process. Once inside the polls, ALL
members
of the eligible voters will have the opportunity to vote either
"YES" or
"no" on their ballot. The ballots are STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and will
have no
numbers or names on them to indicate who cast a particular ballot.
On election day, eligible voters may enter the ballot room. There
will be
DEALERS there representing either the Union or the company. They
will BOTH
have a list of eligible voters provided by the company and checked
by the
Union. Each eligible voter will have their name checked off the lst
by BOTH
sides once they receive their ballot. The "checklist" will be kept
by the
NLRB so nobody will ever know even who voted and who did not vote.
The NLRB
Rep will hand a blank ballot to the voter. The ballot will have two
boxes,
"YES" and "NO" on the ballot. The voter takes the ballot to a
covered poll
and marks their ballot, folds it, then drops it in the ballot box.
At the
end of the last designated ballot period, the box is opened by the
NLRB and
the ballots are counted.
For an election either the "yes" or the "no" must prevail by a
simple
majority (50% + 1).
I hope this helps clear things up for you.
In order to get a vote for Union Representation, we must first
submit a sufficient number of authorization cards to TWU to petition
a vote with the National Labor Relations Board.
As stated verbatim on the
card,
These cards are CONFIDENTIAL. Your employer
WILL NEVER SEE THEM. These cards indicate your desire to have a
union election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board among
you and your co-workers. Signing this card DOES NOT
OBLIGATE you financially to TWU
If you have any questions, you may contact TWU Local
721 at (702)476-0648.
Click here,
print out your card, complete it and submit to: Transport Workers Union Of America
Las Vegas Dealers Local 721
2770 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 510
Las Vegas, NV 89109
more
information about your authorization card
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