Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A petition for certification election
filed under A.R.S. §
23-1389(C)
by an agricultural employee, a group of
agricultural employees, an individual, or a labor organization acting on the
employees' behalf, shall be signed under oath and shall contain the following
information:
1. The name and complete contact
information of the agricultural employer;
2. A description of the
bargaining unit that the petitioner claims to be appropriate;
3. The
approximate number of employees in the alleged appropriate unit;
4. A
brief statement that the employer declines to recognize the petitioner as a
bargaining representative, or that the petitioner is currently recognized but
desires certification under the Act;
5. The name,
affiliation, if any, and complete contact information of petitioner;
6. The
name and complete contact information of any other person who claims to
represent an employee in the alleged appropriate bargaining unit;
7.
Whether a strike or picketing is in progress at the agricultural employer's
establishment and, if so, the approximate number of employees participating,
and the date the strike or picketing commenced;
8. A statement that the
petition for election is supported by 30 % or more of the agricultural
employees in the bargaining unit; and
9. Any other relevant
fact.
B. A petition for
decertification election filed under A.R.S. §
23-1389(J)
by an agricultural employee, a group of
agricultural employees, a labor organization, or an individual acting on the
employees' behalf, shall be signed under oath and contain the following
information:
1. The name and complete contact
information of the petitioner;
2. A
statement that:
a. A representative other
than petitioner has been certified, or is currently recognized by the
employer;
b. Petitioner desires to
rescind the certification; and
c.
Includes the unit claimed to be appropriate, a description of the unit, and the
number of employees in the unit;
3. The name, affiliation, if any, and
complete contact information of the person whose recognition or certification
the petitioner seeks to rescind;
4.
A statement whether the agricultural employer has a contract with any labor
organization or other representative of its employees and, if so, the
expiration date;
5. Whether a
strike or picketing is in progress at the agricultural employer's establishment
and, if so, the approximate number of employees participating, and the date the
strike or picketing commenced;
6. A
statement that the petition for decertification election is supported by 30 %
or more of the agricultural employees in the bargaining unit; and
7. Any other relevant fact.
C. The Board shall not accept a
petition for election that is submitted for filing if it does not contain all
the information required by subsections (A) or (B).
D. The Executive Secretary shall, within 10
days after the filing of a petition for election with the Board, send a copy of
the petition to the respondent named in the petition. If the Board certified a
representative other than the petitioner, a copy of the petition shall also be
sent to the certified representative.
