Section 13 Majority Representative Status

• Library: Emp-Emp Law 2000

In International Ass’n of Fire Fighters v. Northern Warren County Ambulance District, Public Case No. 98-003 (1998), the State Board of Mediation considered whether an employee was eligible to vote in the representation election after the union filed a challenge. The Board, following the National Labor Relation Board’s policy, stated that “an individual must be both hired and working on the eligibility date in order to participate in a Board-directed election.” Furthermore, the work performed must be bargaining unit work, excluding training, orientation, etc. As a result, because the challenged voter had not completed her training before the eligibility date, her...