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A union has represented a workforce for several years and the members have grown dissatisfied with it. Which route lets them act on that?
AA grievance filed with the supervisor by each member
BAn arbitration hearing on the terms of the contract
CA decertification election to vote the union out
DA boycott of the products the employer produces
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A decertification election to vote the union out
1. A certification election puts a union in, so the reverse action needs its own procedure.
2. Workers petition for a decertification election, which is run in a similar way to a certification election.
3. The difference is the outcome, because this ballot allows workers to vote the union out.
4. Such elections are also held when a union and employer fail to reach an agreement within a year of certification.
5. A grievance challenges a management action under an existing contract, so it cannot remove the union itself.
6. A boycott is pressure aimed at the employer and would not change who represents the workers, which rules option D out.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 8 "Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations", section Union Organizing_
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