IBEW Union Authorization Card
What is union authorization for representation? The authorization is a card or petition signed by an employee indicating his or her desire to form a union at their place of employment. The authorization states that the employee “authorizes IBEW 911 to represent them in collective bargaining. The Company (TVA) will require that a majority of you sign cards authorizing us to represent you before we can seek to be recognized as your exclusive bargaining representative. The cards are a way of proving that most of you want IBEW 911 to represent you.
***NOTE — Do **not** use your work email, and do **not** complete or submit the authorization form below on TVA-owned computers or servers.***
While TVA is not under NLRB jurisdiction as a federal agency, it has committed to follow NLRB standards protecting workers’ rights to organize and select union representation.
35 THINGS
35 things your company cannot do when you trying to organize a union or during an election campaign.
RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
Employees shall have the right to self-organization, form, join and collectively bargain.
AUTHORIZATION CARD
An authorization card is a card signed by an employee signifying his or her desire to form a union.