Who may file a representation petition with the IELRB?
Petitions may be filed by an employee, a group of employees or a labor organization acting on employees’ behalf, and must provide evidence that 30 percent or more of the employees in the bargaining unit wish to be represented for collective bargaining, or no longer wish to be represented by the labor organization currently acting as the exclusive bargaining representative. A representation petition may also be filed by an employer alleging that one or more labor organizations have presented a claim to be recognized as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees in the unit and that it doubts the majority status of any of the organizations, or alleging that it doubts the majority status of the current exclusive bargaining representative. A petition for clarification of an existing bargaining unit may be filed by either the employer or the exclusive bargaining representative. Q: What is a “showing of interest?” A: A showing of interest in support of a representation petition see
