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File a written majority authorization petition (WMA)
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The Details of File a written majority authorization petition (WMA)
What you need for File a written majority authorization petition (WMA)
Written majority authorization evidence may be in card or petition form and must be signed and individually dated. It must include the following language:
I, (FULL NAME & JOB CLASSIFCATION), designate (PRINT OR TYPE NAME OF EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION) as my representative for the purposes of collective bargaining. I certify that this designation is my free act and deed and is given without consideration.
SIGN AND DATE
If the petitioned-for unit consists of both professional and non-professional employees, all professional employees must include an additional statement (either on the card/petition itself or on an accompanying signed and dated document) that they agree to be included in a collective bargaining unit consisting of both professional and nonprofessional employees.
Signatures must be dated within 12 months prior to the filing of the petition.
How to file File a written majority authorization petition (WMA)
- Fill out the form
- Electronically sign the form and the certificate of service
- Follow the instructions to electronically submit a copy to the employer representative or the union representative
- Follow the instructions to electronically submit a copy to the DLR
- Mail or hand-deliver the original written majority authorization cards to the DLR at Lafayette City Center, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111-1750
- Fill out the form
- Sign the form and the certificate of service
- Send a copy of the form to the employer representative or the union representative
- Mail the form and the original written majority authorization cards to the DLR at Lafayette City Center, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111-1750
- Fill out the form
- Sign the form and the certificate of service
- Send a copy of the form to the employer representative or the union representative
- Deliver the form and the original written majority authorization cards to the DLR at Lafayette City Center, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111-1750