22 U.S.C. § 4111
Exclusive recognition
United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective
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The Department shall accord exclusive recognition to a labor organization if the organization has been selected as the representative, in a secret ballot election, by a majority of the employees in a unit who cast valid ballots in the election.
If a petition is filed with the Board—
by any person alleging—
A labor organization which—
The Board shall determine who is eligible to vote in any election under this section and shall establish regulations governing any such election, which shall include regulations allowing employees eligible to vote the opportunity to choose—
A labor organization seeking exclusive recognition shall submit to the Board and to the Department a roster of its officers and representatives, a copy of its constitution and bylaws, and a statement of its objectives.
Exclusive recognition shall not be accorded to a labor organization—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the waiving of hearings by stipulation for the purpose of a consent election in conformity with regulations and rules or decisions of the Board.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Foreign Service Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally