RECOGNITIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL PICKETING Sec. 8b7 Who What When

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RECOGNITIONAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PICKETINGSec.
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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PICKETING THAT IS NOT FOR RECOGNITION/
ORGANIZATION NOT COVERED BY 8(b)(7)
RECOGNITIONAL/ORGANIZATIONAL
PICKETING PROHIBITIONS
A. A LAWFULLY REC UNION
A QUESTION OF REP CANNOT
BE RAISED
B. WITHIN 12 MOS. OF VALID ELECTION C.
IF CONTINUING FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS
WITHOUT A REP PETITION FILED
8(b)(7)(C)
Escape Hatch
Informational
AREA STANDARDS PICKETING INFORMATIONAL PICKETING
picketing if employees not Induced to cease work