According to the ________ doctrine, the use of authorization cards is allowed as a substitute for a certification election when an employer's actions amount for unfair labor practices and when the results of an election may be unreliable.
A) sovereignty
B) severability
C) Gissel
D) Globe

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The Gissel doctrine, established by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 1969, allows the use of authorization cards as an alternative to holding a certification election when an employer's unfair labor practices make it unlikely that the election results would accurately reflect the employees' true wishes. The doctrine is named after the case NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co., in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the NLRB's use of authorization cards in such circumstances. Sovereignty refers to a government's authority to govern without interference, severability relates to clauses in legal agreements that can be removed without invalidating the entire agreement, and Globe does not refer to any particular labor law doctrine.

According to the ________ Doctrine, the Use of Authorization Cards