Nev. Admin. Code § 288.146 - Withdrawal of recognition of organization upon petition by another employee organization

1. During the term of an existing labor agreement which covers a period of not more than 3 years and during negotiations for a successor agreement through fact-finding or binding arbitration, or both, recognition of an employee organization may be withdrawn at the request of another employee organization if the Board has determined, pursuant to a hearing requested during a period specified in subsection 2, that the recognized employee organization has ceased to be supported by a majority of the local government employees in the bargaining unit for which it is recognized.

2. An employee organization may challenge recognition of another employee organization by filing with the Board a petition for a hearing to determine whether a recognized employee organization has ceased to be supported by a majority of the local government employees in a bargaining unit. The petition must be filed in the form of a pleading and may only be filed during the period:

(a) Beginning upon the filing of notice by the recognized employee organization pursuant to NRS 288.180 of its desire to negotiate a successor agreement and ending upon the commencement of negotiations for such an agreement; or

(b) Beginning 242 days before the expiration date of the existing labor agreement and ending 212 days before the expiration of the labor agreement.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 288.146

Added to NAC by Local Gov't Employee-Mgt. Rel. Bd., eff. 3-11-96; A by R135-03, 10-30-2003

NRS 288.110