Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 49 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Article 6 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT; SELECTION
Section 49-6-2 - Petition for collective bargaining unit
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
Any employee, labor organization, or the agent of either of them may petition the commissioner to determine a collective bargaining unit for all employees in a unit appropriate for such purpose, and for a determination of said unit whenever such a question arises. The petition shall be prepared on a form furnished by the commissioner and the original and three (3) copies shall be signed and filed with the commissioner. The petition shall include:
(a) A full name and address of a petitioner.
(b) The name and address of the employer, the general nature of his business, and the approximate number of his employees.
(c) A description of the bargaining unit claimed to be appropriate, the approximate number of the employees constituting such unit, and the approximate number of employees on whose behalf the petition is filed.
(d) The names of any known persons or organizations of employees who claim to represent any of the employees in the alleged bargaining unit other than the petitioner.
(e) A brief statement setting forth the desire of the employees to organize themselves into a collective bargaining unit.
(f) A description of the employer's business with particular questions and answers relative to interstate commerce which shall show in each case that the employer is within the jurisdiction of the commissioner.
(g) Evidence of interest of at least thirty percent (30%) of the employees in the proposed appropriate collective bargaining unit or units which may be evidenced to the commissioner by the use of signed authorization cards, membership cards, or in petition form.
(h) Any other relevant facts.
If it appears to the commissioner that the petition presents a question relative to the selection of a collective bargaining unit, the commissioner shall thereupon hold and conduct an election by secret ballot in accordance with rules and regulations hereinafter set out.
