• Authorization for Representation Under the National Labor Relations Act

    Complete this secure, multi-step authorization on your phone, then submit to receive a confirmation email.
  • I, the undersigned employee of
  • Authorize the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (or one of its Chartered Teamster Local Unions or National Bargaining Committee) to represent me in negotiations for better wages, hours and working conditions.
  • (PLEASE PRINT)
  • Date*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Use your personal e-mail address and personal phone number, not contact information provided or controlled by your employer.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • This is not a dues deduction card
  • You Have The Right to ORGANIZE!

  • “Employees shall have the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations (unions), to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing...” —National Labor Relations Act, Sec. 7
  • UNDER THE LAW, the government guarantees your right to: • help form or join a union • bargain over wages, benefits and working conditions with your employer • have small group meetings at lunchtime or break time in a non-work area • talk about the union on your own time • distribute literature in non-work areas on non-work time • attend union meetings without interference from your boss • wear union buttons • solicit other employees for union membership, both on lunch or break—even on company property such as break rooms and parking lots
  • An employer may not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
  • IT IS ILLEGAL FOR YOUR EMPLOYER OR SUPERVISOR TO:

  • • threaten or coerce you • threaten to close the facility if the union is voted in • bribe or promise special favors to employees to vote against the union • deny you the right to vote for union representation • spy on your union activities • ask you about your union activities or attitude • fire, transfer, demote or discipline you (or lay you off) in retaliation for union activities
  • Organizer Date
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Should be Empty: