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RECOGNITIONAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PICKETING

Sec. 8(b)(7)Who? What? When?

• WHO IS CONSTRAINED BY SEC. 8(b)(7)?– LABOR ORGANIZATIONS (SEC. 8(b)).

• WHAT ACTIONS ARE LIMITED /PROHIBITED BY 8(b)(7)?– RECOGNITIONAL/ORGANIZATIONAL

PICKETING

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RECOGNITIONAL PICKETINGSec. 8(b)(7) (continued)

• WHEN, OR UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, IS RECOGNITIONAL/ ORGANIZATIONAL PICKETING PROHIBITED [8(b)(7)(A), (B), and (C)]?– WHEN ANOTHER UNION LEGALLY RECOGNIZED AND

A QUESTION OF REP CANNOT BE RAISED [8(b)(7)(A)]– WHEN A VALID ELECTION HELD WITHIN LAST 12

MOS. [8(b)(7)(B)]– WHEN, IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE, PICKETING

HAS CONTINUED FOR 30 DAYS WITHOUT FILING OF A REP PETITION [8(b)(7)(C)]

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8(b)(7)(C) Provisions

• Prohibitions

• Expedited Election

• Proviso (exception)

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RECOGNITIONAL/ORGANIZATIONAL

PICKETING THAT IS NOT FOR RECOGNITION/

AREA STANDARDS PICKETINGINFORMATIONAL PICKETING

ORGANIZATION NOT COVERED BY 8(b)(7)

PICKETING PROHIBITIONS

B. WITHIN 12 MOS. OF VALID ELECTIONC. IF CONTINUING FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS WITHOUT A REP PETITION FILED

Escape Hatch:Informationalpicketing ifemployees not Induced to cease work

8(b)(7)(C)

A. A LAWFULLY REC UNION &A QUESTION OF REP CANNOT

BE RAISED