[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1206.2]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                                  BOARD
 
PART 1206--HANDLING REPRESENTATION DISPUTES UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT--
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Sec. 1206.2  Percentage of valid authorizations required to determine 
existence of a representation dispute.

    (a) Where the employees involved in a representation dispute are 
represented by an individual or labor organization, either local or 
national in scope and are covered by a valid existing contract between 
such representative and the carrier a showing of proved authorizations 
(checked and verified as to date, signature, and employment status) from 
at least a majority of the craft or class must be made before the 
National Mediation Board will authorize an election or otherwise 
determine the representation desires of the employees under the 
provisions of section 2, Ninth, of the Railway Labor Act.
    (b) Where the employees involved in a representation dispute are 
unrepresented, a showing of proved authorizations from at least thirty-
five (35) percent of the employees in the craft or class must be made 
before the National Mediation Board will authorize an election or 
otherwise determine the representation desires of the employees under 
the provisions of section 2, Ninth, of the Railway Labor Act.