Card check

<p>Card check, also called majority sign-up, is a method for employees to organize into a <a href="/facts/Labor_union/PjeN2WKu">labor union</a> in which a majority of employees in a <a href="/facts/Bargaining_unit/voLteXLo">bargaining unit</a> sign authorization forms, or "cards", stating they wish to be represented by the union. Since the <a href="/facts/National_Labor_Relations_Act/pqwjUtLu">National Labor Relations Act</a> (NLRA) became law in 1935, card check has been an alternative to the <a href="/facts/National_Labor_Relations_Board/Wgzd9GWm">National Labor Relations Board</a>'s (NLRB) election process. Card check and election are both overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. The difference is that with card sign-up, employees sign authorization cards stating they want a union, the cards are submitted to the NLRB and if more than 50% of the employees submitted cards, the NLRB requires the employer to recognize the union. The NLRA election process is an additional step with the NLRB conducting a secret ballot election after authorization cards are submitted. In both cases the employer never sees the authorization cards or any information that would disclose how individual employees voted.
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Card check