An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 116-392 to allow employees to petition for a union certification election when fewer than 50% of current "unit members" were members during the last election.

1. 1

   Change 1: Rewrites subparagraph (A)

   ReplacesPage 16, line 1Printed page

   Removes subparagraph (A) of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking "or" at the end;

   Inserted: (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding "or" at the end; and

   Inserted: (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

   Inserted: "(C) by an employee or a group of employees or any individual or labor organization acting in their behalf, or an employer, alleging that the labor organization that has been certified or is currently recognized by the employer as the bargaining representative is no longer a representative as defined in subsection (a), if--

   Inserted: "(i) fewer than 50 percent of the members of the bargaining unit in question had an opportunity to vote in the certification election that resulted in certifying the labor organization then recognized as the bargaining representative for such unit; or

   Inserted: "(ii) no certification election was conducted regarding such unit;";

   Original wording

   Page 16, beginning line 1, strike subparagraph (A) and insert the following:

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   Change 2: Inserts new text on page 17, line 8

   InsertsPrinted page

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: "When a petition is filed under paragraph (1)(C), a question of representation affecting commerce exists if the petitioner establishes the existence of the circumstances described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) or paragraph (1)(C)(ii).";

   Original wording

   Page 17, after line 8, insert the following:

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As printed