Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations Act

Bars 
to 
Election ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Existing 
collective-bargaining contract .............................................................................................. 10
Time 
provisions .................................................................................................................................. 10
When a petition can be filed if there is an existing contract ............................................................... 10
Effect 
of 
certification.......................................................................................................................... 10
Effect 
of 
prior election........................................................................................................................ 11
When a petition can be filed if there has been a prior election ........................................................... 11
The 
Representation Election................................................................................................................... 11

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 Consent-election agreements .............................................................................................................. 11
Who 
determines 
election matters........................................................................................................ 11
Who may vote in a representation election......................................................................................... 11
When strikers 
may 
be allowed to vote................................................................................................ 12
When 
elections are held...................................................................................................................... 12
Conduct 
of elections ........................................................................................................................... 12