Scenario 11.1
Multinational, Inc. has recently closed a number of plants in the United States and is planning to move the work of those plants to facilities in developing countries in the Pacific Rim. The employees of Multinational, Inc. have never been unionized. Zachary Bowman thinks it would be a good idea for him and his fellow employees to unionize.
-Refer to Scenario 11.1. For a certification election to succeed,
A) a majority of the workers in the bargaining unit must approve the union.
B) a majority of workers who signed authorization cards must approve the union.
C) 30 percent of the workers in the bargaining unit must approve the union.
D) 30 percent of the workers voting in the election must approve the union.
E) a majority of the workers voting in the election must approve the union.

Question

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For a certification election to succeed, a majority of the workers voting in the election must approve the union. This means that more than 50% of the employees who participate in the election must vote in favor of unionization for it to be certified. It is important to note that in some cases, a union may need to collect authorization cards from a certain percentage of workers (such as 30%) before a certification election can be held, but ultimately the union must still receive a majority of votes in the election to be certified.

Scenario 11.1 Multinational, Inc. Has Recently Closed a Number of Plants in Plants