Vermont § 1724 - Certification procedure

§ 1724. Certification procedure

• (a)(1) A petition may be filed with the Board, in accordance with rules adopted by the Board: (A) By an employee or group of employees, or any individual or employee organization purporting
  to act on their behalf, alleging that not less than 30 percent of the employees wish
  to form a bargaining unit and be represented for collective bargaining, or assert
  that the individual or employee organization currently certified as bargaining agent
  is no longer supported by at least 51 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit,
  or that not less than 51 percent of the employees now included in an approved bargaining
  unit wish to form a separate bargaining unit under Board criteria for purposes of
  collective bargaining. The employee, group of employees, individual, or employee organization
  that files the petition shall, at the same time that the petition is filed with the
  Board, provide a copy of the petition to the employer and, if appropriate, the current
  bargaining agent. (B) By the employer alleging that the presently certified bargaining unit is no longer
  appropriate under Board criteria. The employer shall provide a copy of the petition
  to the current bargaining agent at the same time that the petition is filed with the
  Board. (2)(A)