Common use of Unchallenged Representation Status Clause in Contracts

Unchallenged Representation Status. 1.2.1 The period of unchallenged representation status shall extend until 120 days prior to the expiration of the agreement in 2020 and automatically thereafter for successive periods of four years each, or the maximum lawful period, unless a bona fide employee organization showing membership of and support by at least 30 percent of the employees in such negotiating unit, shall claim the right to representation of the employees in said unit during the 120-day period prior to the above deadline or the four-year anniversary dates thereof. 1.2.2 In the event that any competing employee organization claims the right to represent the employees in said unit and furnishes the proof of membership and support as above specified, then the selection of employee representatives shall be determined in accordance with the public Employees Fair Employment Act and the rules of the Public Employment Relations Board.