PURPOSE: This rule describes the contents of a petition for certification.

1. (1) A petition for certification of public employee representative, when filed by a public employee, group of public employees, any individual or employee organization, shall contain the following:

   1. (A) Name, address, telephone number of the public employer and the person to contact including his/her title, if known;
   2. (B) A description of the bargaining unit claimed to be appropriate for the purpose of exclusive representation by the petitioner. 8 CSR 40-2

Such description shall indicate the general classifications of employees sought to be included and those sought to be excluded and the approximate number of employees in the unit claimed to be appropriate;

1. (C) Date of the request for recognition as majority representative and date such request was declined by the public employer or a statement that no reply has been received;
2. (D) Name, address and telephone number of the recognized or certified exclusive representative, if any, and the date of such certification or recognition and the expiration date of any applicable contract, if known to the petitioner;
3. (E) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of any other interested employee organizations, if known to the petitioner;
4. (F) Any other relevant facts;
5. (G) Name and affiliation, if any, of the petitioner and its address and telephone number;
6. (H) The signature of the petitioner’s representative, including his/her title and telephone number; and
7. (I) A petition for certification of public employee representative shall be accompanied by a showing of interest as defined in 8 CSR 40-2.010(7) of not less than thirty percent (30%) of the employees in the unit alleged to be appropriate. Such showing of interest shall be dated not more than six (6) months prior to filing of petition.

1. (2) A petition for certification of public employee representative filed by a public employer shall state that a claim for representation has been made by one (1) or more public employees, groups of public employees, individuals or employee organizations and that the public employer has a good faith doubt concerning the majority representative of its employees.
2. (3) A petition for certification of representative filed by a public employer shall include all the information set forth in 8 CSR 40- 2.030(1), except subsection (I).

AUTHORITY: section 295.070, RSMo 1986. Original rule filed Dec. 31, 1975, effective Jan. 10, 1976.