New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 21 - LABOR UNIONS/LABOR RELATIONS
Part 2 - REPRESENTATION PROCEEDINGS
Section 11.21.2.39 - VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION

A. A labor organization representing the majority of employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit and a public employer, after a petition for certification has been filed, may enter into a voluntary recognition agreement in which the employer recognizes the labor organization as the exclusive representative of all of the employees in the unit. Such petition shall be accompanied by a showing of majority support, which shall be verified in accordance with the procedures of Section 11, above.

B. Prior to board approval of any voluntary recognition, the director shall post notice of filing of petition in the manner provided for in Section 15, above. The director shall also give notice to any individuals or labor organizations that register with the director to be informed of such petitions.

C. If an intervenor does not file a petition for intervention within 10 days then the board shall consider the petition for approval of the voluntary recognition if accompanied by consent of the employer.

D. The board shall treat a voluntary recognition relationship so established and approved the same as a relationship established through board election and certification, unless the board finds the agreed-to bargaining unit to be inappropriate. In that event, the board may require the filing and processing of a petition as provided for in these rules, and the conduct of an election, before recognizing the relationship.

E. If an intervenor files a proper petition pursuant to Section 16 above, within the 10 day time period, then the board may not approve a voluntary recognition, and the director shall proceed in the manner set forth for representation petitions as provided in Section 10 to 14 and 17 to 34 above.