Wisconsin Administrative Code
Employment Relations Commission
ERC 20-29 - State Employment Labor Relations Act
Chapter ERC 29 - Authorization card majority determination of representative of unrepresented research assistants
Section ERC 29.04 - Commission action on petition

(a) The commission shall determine whether the authorization cards, signed within one year of the filing of the petition, are sufficient to constitute a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit involved.

(b) Furnishing of employee list by employer. The employer involved shall, within 14 days, furnish in writing to the commission a list containing the names of the employees, in alphabetical order, employed in the collective bargaining unit involved during the payroll period which includes the date the petition was filed. For good cause shown, the commission may extend the time for furnishing a list of employees or establish a different date or dates when an employee must have been employed to be included on the list.

(c) Determination. The commission shall determine the sufficiency of the authorization cards upon the receipt from the employer of the names of the employees in the bargaining unit. Except as provided in s. ERC 29.06(1), no party, other than the party submitting the authorization cards to the commission, may receive a copy of, or examine, the authorization cards. The commission shall inform all parties as to its determination whether the authorization cards are sufficient to constitute a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit involved. The commission shall also provide all parties with a tally specifying the number of employees in the collective bargaining unit, the total number of cards submitted in support of the petition, and the number of valid authorization cards.