§7112 Determination of Appropriate Units for Labor Organization Representation

Summary

Decides what group of workers a union can represent. The Authority must pick the unit by looking at things like agency, plant, installation, function, or other groupings. A unit is allowed only if workers in it share a clear common interest and if the unit helps the agency work well and lets employees exercise their rights. A unit cannot be approved just because workers have organized. It also must not include certain people: managers or supervisors (except as in section 7135(a)(2)), confidential staff, non‑clerical personnel workers, those who administer this law, mixed groups of professionals and others unless most professionals agree, people in national‑security intelligence or security roles, or those doing internal security audits/investigations. Employees who run labor‑management rules cannot be represented by a union that represents others covered by those rules or is tied to such a union. Two or more exclusive units in an agency can be merged into a larger unit, with the Authority’s approval, and the union is certified for the new unit.