Revocation of Union Cards

Abstract

A requisite element of a union organizing campaign is the collection of evidence of union support, commonly referred to as “union cards.” Organizers can, and frequently do, say anything to get employees to “sign on the dotted line.” With signed union cards, a union can demand an election or even secure representation status without the benefit of a vote. An election campaign, therefore, is about more than the ballots: it is a battle about the cards themselves. Without sufficient evidence of support, a union is unable to gain any ground in the fight for status as collective bargaining representative.