Neutrality recognition
Neutrality recognition (card-check recognition). The employer and union agree in advance before the union obtains cards signed by a majority of the employees that the parties will use a card check by a neutral third party as a means of determining majority support and the employer will voluntarily recognize the union if the card check shows majority support for a union.
Definitions
According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),
- Neutrality recognition (card-check recognition). The employer and union agree in advance before the union obtains cards signed by a majority of the employees that the parties will use a card check by a neutral third party as a means of determining majority support and the employer will voluntarily recognize the union if the card check shows majority support for a union.
Related concepts
- Labor relations. The systematic study of attitudes, motivations, and behaviors which two or more job-market actors assume toward each another.
