On September 1, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel issued a guidance memorandum on using electronic signatures to support a showing of interest related to a union petition. The General Counsel announced that its current regulations allow the Board to accept electronic signatures to support a union’s showing of interest for an election petition. As with all petitions, the union must provide evidence that at least 30 percent of the bargaining unit supports its petition before the Board will schedule an election.
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